The Yemeni Maritime Security Partnership conference in Riyadh, which brought together representatives from 40 countries, sparked questions about the reasons behind the initiative, its timing, and what impact it might have on the ground.

The U.S. Department of State has appointed Joshua Harris as its new chargé d’affaires in Baghdad at a sensitive time, as Washington begins withdrawing troops from Iraq while pressing the Iraqi government to dismantle the Popular Mobilization Forces and curb Iran’s influence.

On its anniversary, the General People’s Congress (GPC) in Sana’a faces an unprecedented Houthi militia crackdown, with funds seized, meetings forcibly broken up, and a death sentence looming over its vice president, Ahmed Ali Saleh.

The decision by Yemeni authorities in al-Mahra province to release tribal sheikh Mohammed bin Ahmed al-Zaidi, a key figure in the Houthis' expansion across Yemeni cities since the 2014 coup, has triggered widespread anger.

The Houthis’ unilateral currency issuance is worsening Yemen’s economic divide, undermining the banking system, and risking a wider financial conflict with the government.