Sanaa Center for Strategic Studies

1 week ago | sanaacenter.org | Ryan Bailey |Ned Whalley

A US aircraft carrier in the Red Sea region // Photo credit: US Central Command X account At a May 6 press conference with the Canadian prime minister, US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire with the Houthis (Ansar Allah). Trump said the group had agreed to end attacks on the US Navy and maritime shipping transiting the Red Sea in exchange for an immediate halt to US airstrikes in Yemen. Each side claimed the other had backed down.

1 week ago | sanaacenter.org | Hussam Radman

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with state governors on February 21, 2025 // Photo credit: White House Over the past few days, Yemen has witnessed a series of dramatic developments that could profoundly reshape the local and regional dynamics of the conflict. First, the Houthis succeeded in breaching Israeli air defenses with a ballistic missile attack targeting Ben Gurion Airport.

3 weeks ago | sanaacenter.org | Maysaa Shuja al-Deen |Assafir al Araby |Al Masdar

Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak speaks to former prime minister and now head of the National Political Bloc, Ahmed Obaid bin Dagher, during the coalition's launch event in Aden on November 5, 2024 // Photo by the National Political Bloc The formation of the National Political Bloc last November has raised pressing questions about the future of political parties and coalition-building in Yemen.

3 weeks ago | sanaacenter.org | Sam Ali

In mid-2015, Yousef[1] and his extended family escaped from an aerial bombardment near his hometown, Al-Shareefiah, a village outside Haradh in northern Hajjah governorate. The 68-year-old head of a large household had found refuge in Hayran, a nearby district, hoping the airstrikes would stop soon so he and his family could return to their homes and large banana plantation. But air and ground attacks intensified in Haradh and nearby areas, including Hayran, where they were taking shelter.

3 weeks ago | sanaacenter.org | Maysaa Shuja al-Deen |Assafir al Araby

As US airstrikes continue to target Houthi leaders in their strongholds, the prospect of Abdelmalek al-Houthi being eliminated raises important questions about the future of the group. This article first examines the significance of leadership within the Houthi group and the extent to which Abdelmalek al-Houthi influences it.