South Yemen

Engineers and media attend the opening ceremony for a 120MW solar power plant, supplied by the United Arab Emirates, in Yemen's southern port city of Aden on March 4, 2024. (Photo by SALEH AL-OBEIDI/AFP via Getty Images)
Yemen
Energy
Live Story

UAE utility withdraws from Yemen, transfers solar plants to govt

An Abu Dhabi-based energy firm has completed the handover of two solar power plants to south Yemeni authorities as the UAE exits Yemen

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 January, 2026
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The New Arab Voice Podcast

Podcast

New Year, New Yemen?

Hugo Goodridge
22 January, 2026
This photograph taken on January 21, 2026 in the southern city of Aden shows damages After a car bomb exploded in an attack that appeared to target the convoy of a senior commander in the Giants Brigades, who survived.
Aden
MENA
Live Story

Attack on government-allied convoy in Yemen kills five

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 January, 2026
In Seiyun, Yemen, on January 09, 2026, aerial drone footage shows the city of Seiyun in southern Yemen amidst ongoing military unrest and conflict
Yemen
MENA
Live Story

Yemen leaders back Saudi effort to unify south

The New Arab Staff
19 January, 2026
In Seiyun, Yemen, on January 4, 2026, soldiers of the Yemeni Armed Forces take full control of the city following the withdrawal of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces. (Photo by Mohammad Daher/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Yemen
MENA
Live Story

Yemen prime minister quits, replaced by foreign minister

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 January, 2026
Yemenis brandishing the People's Republic of South Yemen flag and the image of Southern Transitional Council (STC) president Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, rally in support of Yemen's southern separatists, in Khormaksar Square, in the port city of Aden on Januray 10, 2026.
South Yemen
MENA
Live Story

Yemen presidential body sacks last UAE-backed member

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 January, 2026
A video grab taken on January 3, 2026 shows Pro-Saudi forces deployed at Seiyun International Airport in Yemen's Hadramawt province, following a recent offensive by UAE-backed secessionist Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces. Yemen's UAE-backed separatists announced a two-year transition to independence January 2, 2026
Saudi Arabia
Economy
Live Story

Saudi Arabia pledges $500 million Yemen development after UAE withdrawal

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 January, 2026
Yemenis brandishing the People's Republic of South Yemen flag rally in support of Yemen's southern separatists, in Khormaksar Square, in the port city of Aden on January 10, 2026. (Photo by Saleh Al-OBEIDI / AFP via Getty Images)
Yemen
MENA
Live Story

Yemen presidential council says Saudi coalition to lead all southern forces

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 January, 2026
Fighters affiliated with Yemen's separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) deploy amid tensions in the southern port city of Aden, on February 3, 2022
Yemen
MENA
Live Story

South Yemen separatists call foul as STC 'announce dissolution'

Paul McLoughlin
09 January, 2026
Aidarous al-Zubaidi
Southern Transitional Council
MENA
Live Story

Yemen separatist leader fled to UAE: Saudi-led coalition

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 January, 2026
Pro-government "Homeland Shield" forces take control of the city after seizing it from the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council in Seiyun, governorate of Hadhramaut, Yemen, on 5 January 2026. [Getty]
Egypt
MENA
Live Story

With Saudi-UAE showdown, can Egypt afford taking sides in Yemen?

Saleh Salem
07 January, 2026
President Trump Makes First Middle East Trip Of His Second Term
Yemen
MENA
Live Story

Saudi jets prowl Yemen skies as ground forces mass in Hadramawt

The New Arab Staff
29 December, 2025
A view of Shibam, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with its mud-brick skyscrapers built in the 16th century and referred to as the 'Manhattan of the Desert' or 'Chicago of the Desert' in Hadhramaut, Yemen on March 01, 2025.
South Yemen
MENA
Live Story

Yemen leader warns separatists a 'serious threat'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 December, 2025
A youth stands in front tyres set ablaze by Yemenis to protest against dire living condition and the lack basic necessities such as electricity and gas, in Aden on February 6, 2025. (Photo by SALEH AL-OBEIDI/AFP via Getty Images)
Yemen
MENA
Live Story

Protests intensify in east Yemen over prolonged power outages

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 July, 2025
South Yemen
Society
Live Story

How two Yemeni women are revolutionising Taiz's food scene

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A Yemeni journalist

17 May, 2024
A group of Houthi rebels in Yemen, some pointing rifles in the air
Houthis
MENA
Live Story

Houthi attack kills 11 loyalists in southern Yemen: official

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 April, 2024
How Belarusian tourist became “Mossad officer” in Yemen
OSINT
Fact Check

How Belarusian tourist became “Mossad officer” in Yemen

Anas Ambri
Andrea Glioti
06 September, 2023
Yemen
MENA
Live Story

Yemen's government raises customs exchange rate by 50%

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 January, 2023
STC - getty Aden
South Yemen
MENA
Live Story

Yemeni palace guards shoot dead 16-year-old boy in Aden

The New Arab
31 August, 2022
Yemen
Perspectives

Yemen’s unification is a divisive chapter in history

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A Yemeni journalist

26 May, 2022
South Yemen
MENA
Live Story

War and neglect endanger Yemen's historical sites

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 March, 2022