The Houthis in Yemen have emerged as one of Iran’s most visible and consequential regional proxies, stepping beyond a local war to become a key player closely tied to the calculations of an increasingly internationalized confrontation.

In a move aimed at reshuffling the executive branch and offering a glimmer of hope to a crisis-weary public, PLC Chairman Rashad al-Alimi issued Republican Decree No. 3 of 2026, forming a new government headed by Shaea al-Zandani, who will also retain the foreign affairs portfolio.

Developments in southern Yemen, amid the rapid transformations on the Yemeni scene, have become a central element in the ongoing conflict.

The past few weeks have witnessed a pivotal moment, as the Yemeni crisis has transformed from a distant issue into a direct threat on the border with the Sultanate of Oman.

Are Bombings and Assassinations Returning to Yemen under Emirati hands? 4 trends outline Abu Dhabi’s behavior in the south after its withdrawal.

Recent shifts in Yemen’s political landscape suggest the country is entering a new phase, marked above all by a distinctly Saudi-led recalibration of how the Yemen file is managed, following the retreat of the Emirati role.

Yemen’s political landscape is shifting rapidly as local and regional power balances change and key actors reposition, reshaping the political and military map—most notably in the south.

Amid escalating unrest in Yemen's southern cities, Rashad al-Alimi, head of Yemen’s internationally recognized PLC, called for a conference in Riyadh to defuse the crisis, inviting all southern forces, including the UAE-backed separatist STC militia.

The clash between two of Washington’s central allies in Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, has unsettled long-standing U.S. calculations that reduced the Yemeni crisis to the Houthi threat alone, a narrow security lens shared by "Israel" and focused largely on shipping lanes and strategic interests.

The escalating tensions in Yemen's largest governorates represent a new episode in the series of dismantling the anti-Houthi camp, an outcome that the group has long sought and invested in politically and militarily.

Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry issued an unprecedented official warning to the UAE, calling for the immediate withdrawal of its troops and a halt to any military or financial support for armed actors inside Yemen.

A crisis erupted at Fujairah Port: A timeline to understand what is happening between Saudi Arabia and the UAE in Yemen.

The events in Hadramout Governorate transcend being a mere local incident, noting that they represent a political and social earthquake threatening the remaining cohesion of the anti-Houthi camp.

Saudi Arabia has not produced a stable allied state and has not eliminated the threat of militias: Al-Estiklal interview with Ahmed Al-Zurqa, Yemeni writer and political analyst.

In a move that sent political shockwaves through Iraq, the Official Gazette published a decision listing Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthi group as terrorist organizations, a step the Iraqi central bank later walked back, calling it an “unintentional mistake.”