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This photo taken on January 4, 2026, shows Saudi-backed forces deployed in the city of Mukalla in Yemen's coastal southern Hadramout province. (AFP)
January 4, 2026, 7:49 pm
Saudi-backed forces regain control of Yemen’s Hadramout from UAE-backed separatists
Residents in provincial capital Mukalla welcome National Shield Forces as they drive through streets in armored vehicles after days of airstrikes on Southern Transitional Council
By Ahmed al-Haj and FATMA KHALED
Illustrative: Frame grab from video shows United Arab Emirates-backed Southern Transitional Council separatist fighters as they prepare to storm the presidential palace in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen, in August 2019. (AP)
December 8, 2025, 5:18 pm
United Arab Emirates-backed separatists tighten grip on southern Yemen
Airspace briefly closed in what Yemeni official says was ‘Saudi message’ to Southern Transitional Council, whose UAE-supported fighters took over large oil-rich region
By Ahmed al-Haj and Samy Magdy
A crowd gathers at the airport ahead of a prisoner exchange in Sanaa, Yemen, April 14, 2023. (AP/Hani Mohammed)
April 14, 2023, 12:20 pm
Over 800 Yemen civil war prisoners set for release as part of UN-backed swap
Flights to carry detainees between Saudi Arabia and Yemen over three days, as international efforts seek to end long-running conflict between Houthis and Riyadh-backed government
By Ahmed al-Haj and Samy Magdy
A man walks in a mass graveyard where hundreds of Yemeni fighters are buried in Marib, Yemen, June 21, 2021. (AP Photo/ Nariman El-Mofty)
October 17, 2021, 8:34 pm
Yemen’s Houthis accused of committing ‘genocide’ with blockade on key district
Cutting off humanitarian aid and halting movement of its 37,000 people, rebels aim to take power in the energy-rich city of Marib and complete their control of the country’s north
By Ahmed al-Haj and Samy Magdy
Yemeni security forces and rescue teams gather around the skeleton of a burnt car following an explosion that hit Yemen's southern port city of Aden, on October 10, 2021. (Saleh Al-OBEIDI / AFP)
October 10, 2021, 5:33 pm
Car bomb in Yemen targets senior officials, kills six others
Explosion rocks the port city of Aden, where the internationally recognized government sits; officials say two ministers survived the attack
By Ahmed al-Haj
Screen capture from video of the scene following a blast at Aden Airport in Yemen, December 30, 2020. (Twitter)
December 30, 2020, 3:25 pm
Blast rips through Yemen’s Aden airport as new cabinet members land
No reports of casualties among the government delegation but officials say they saw bodies on the ground
By Ahmed al-Haj
A man inspects rubble after a Saudi-led coalition airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen, February 4, 2018. (Hani Mohammed/AP)
April 9, 2020, 10:58 am
Saudi officials announce Yemen ceasefire with Iran-backed Houthi amid pandemic
Houthi leaders and Yemen’s internationally recognized government do not immediately respond to the coalition statement as Riyadh and Tehran both face COVID-19 outbreaks at home
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and Ahmed al-Haj
Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, President of Yemen, after addressing the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, September 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)
January 21, 2020, 5:28 am
Yemeni president condemns rebel attack as death toll rises to 100
UN envoy warns of escalation after Houthi rebel missiles smash into a military training camp mosque in central province of Marib
By Ahmed al-Haj
This image grab taken from a AFPTV video shows Yemeni pro-government forces firing a heavy machine gun at the south of Hodeida airport, in Yemen's Hodeida province, on June 15, 2018. (AFP Photo/AFPTV)
June 16, 2018, 6:43 pm
Fighting rages around airport in Yemen port city of Hodeida
Iran-backed Houthi rebels chant ‘death to America, death to Israel, damn the Jews’ as they battle Saudi-led forces
By Ahmed al-Haj
In this April 15, 2011, photo then Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh waves to supporters in Sana'a, Yemen. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
December 5, 2017, 10:31 am
Yemen’s chaos deepens after rebels kill ex-president Saleh
Former leader’s death shatters government hopes his recent split with the Iranian-backed rebels could weaken them
By Ahmed al-Haj and MAGGIE MICHAEL
A Huthi rebel fighter is seen outside of the residence of Yemen's former President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa on December 4, 2017. (AFP/MOHAMMED HUWAIS)
December 5, 2017, 3:41 am
Houthis kill Yemen strongman Saleh as rebel alliance tatters
Death throws 3-year civil war into new era of unpredictability, with questions surrounding Saudi coalition’s ability to exploit split among Iran-backed insurgents
By Ahmed al-Haj and MAGGIE MICHAEL
Houthi fighters sit in the back of a pick-up truck in the Yemeni capital Sana'a on December 2, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Huwais)
December 3, 2017, 12:27 am
Iran-backed rebels clash with former ally in Yemen’s capital
Country’s ex-president says he is ready to open a ‘new page’ with Saudi coalition after breaking with Houthis
By Ahmed al-Haj
A Yemeni man gestures at the site of an air strike in the capital Sanaa, on November 5, 2017. (AFP/MOHAMMED HUWAIS)
November 6, 2017, 5:44 am
Saudi Arabia warns Iran Yemen missile attack ‘may be act of war’
Riyadh-led coalition threatens Tehran with retaliation after rocket shot toward Saudi airport by Iran-backed Houthi rebels
By Ahmed al-Haj and Jon Gambrell
A US F-15E Strike Eagle during a training run in Utah in 2010. (US Air Force)
March 2, 2017, 9:14 pm
Wave of US airstrikes target al-Qaeda in Yemen
At least seven terrorists killed in operation to degrade group’s ability to ‘coordinate external terror attacks’
By Ahmed al-Haj and Lolita C. Baldor
A Yemeni collects items amidst the rubble of a destroyed building following airstrikes reportedly by Saudi-led coalition airplanes on the capital Sana'a on October 8, 2016. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Huwais)
October 30, 2016, 4:25 am
Dozens feared dead after airstrikes hit prisons in Yemen
Houthi rebels’ television claims 43 dead in attack in Hodeida, hours after strike kills 18 in Taiz
By Ahmed al-Haj
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