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Arcs in and about Yemen from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

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The Houthis' attacks on Red Sea shipping and the US and Israeli strikes on Yemen

33 of 156 stories this year

Tanker Hit by Houthi Rebels that Threatened a Red Sea Oil Spill Has Been Salvaged · 5 articles, Jan 10Yemen's Houthis signal they'll now limit their attacks in the Red Sea corridor to Israeli ships · 6 articles, Jan 20Yemen's Houthi Rebels Release Crew of Commercial Vessel Seized in Red Sea in November 2023 · 11 articles, Jan 22Trump designates Yemen’s Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization · 8 articles, Jan 22Trump administration again labels the Houthis a ‘foreign terrorist organization’ · 7 articles, Mar 4US strikes in Yemen kill 20 as Trump vows to end Huthi attacks · 13 articles, Mar 15Trump orders strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen and issues new warning - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 39 articles, Mar 15Trump threatens Houthi rebels that they'll be 'completely annihilated' as airstrikes pound Yemen · 58 articles, Mar 15Iran denies aiding Yemen's Houthi rebels after US strikes and threat from Trump · 14 articles, Mar 16New US strikes against Houthi rebels kill at least 1 in Yemen · 22 articles, Mar 24Suspected US Airstrikes Kill at Least 6 People in Yemen, Houthi Rebels Say · 9 articles, Apr 14US strikes on oil port in Yemen kill 74 people, Houthi rebels say · 27 articles, Apr 18US airstrikes killed 12 people in Yemen’s capital, the Houthi rebels say - The Daily Reporter · 20 articles, Apr 18Yemen's Houthi rebels report U.S. strikes in the capital and a coastal city · 5 articles, Apr 20Houthi rebels have shot down 7 US Reaper drones worth $200 million in recent weeks · 11 articles, Apr 25Yemen’s Houthis claim dozens killed in alleged US airstrike on prison holding African migrants · 12 articles, Apr 28US says it struck 800 targets in Yemen, killed 100s of Huthis since March 15 · 5 articles, Apr 28UK launches strikes against Houthis in Yemen, in first joint US operation under Trump · 14 articles, Apr 30Hegseth keeps 2 aircraft carriers in Middle East for another week for battle with Yemen’s Houthis · 6 articles, May 2Israel says it has disabled Yemen’s main airport with airstrikes against rebels · 46 articles, May 4Trump says US to stop strikes on Houthis in Yemen · 22 articles, May 6Israeli navy attacks Yemen's rebel-held port city of Hodeida for first time in the conflict · 6 articles, Jun 10U.K. military: Crew abandons Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned ship attacked in Red Sea · 5 articles, Jul 6Israel targets Yemen's Houthis with airstrikes after missile launched by rebel group · 18 articles, Jul 6Ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sinks in the Red Sea, 6 of 25 aboard rescued · 10 articles, Jul 7Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s capital, targeting Iran-backed Houthis · 23 articles, Aug 24Israeli airstrike kills Houthi rebel prime minister in Yemen’s capital · 37 articles, Aug 29Houthis storm UN buildings in Yemeni capital after Israel killed PM and other ministers · 9 articles, Aug 31Sirens fail as Houthi drone hits arrivals hall at Ramon Airport in southern Israel, authorities say · 19 articles, Sep 7Israel strikes Yemen's Sanaa, Houthi-run Al Masirah TV says · 6 articles, Sep 10Israeli airstrikes on Yemen kill at least 35, Houthi officials say · 9 articles, Sep 10Yemen drone attack injures more than 20 in Israeli city of Eilat, including two in serious condition · 16 articles, Sep 24Chief of staff of Yemen Houthi rebel’s military dies from wounds suffered in Israeli airstrike · 8 articles, Oct 16
The Signal chat leak of US strike plans on Yemen

22 stories · gone quiet

Pete Hegseth claims ‘nobody was texting war plans’ in first comments since Yemen strike group text scandal · 6 articles, Mar 24Trump Officials Texted War Plans to a Group Chat in a Secure App That Included a Journalist · 56 articles, Mar 24Trump national security team messaged plans for Yemen strikes to Atlantic editor in chief · 12 articles, Mar 24Trump defends national security adviser Mike Waltz amid fallout from Signal texts on Houthi attack · 11 articles, Mar 25In their own words: Trump officials shrugging off Signal leak once decried Clinton’s server · 27 articles, Mar 25The Atlantic releases the entire Signal chat showing Hegseth's detailed attack plans against Houthis · 61 articles, Mar 25Mike Waltz, under the spotlight, takes ‘full responsibility’ for Signal group-chat breach · 5 articles, Mar 26Judge will order government to preserve Signal messages about Houthi military strike - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 27 articles, Mar 27Was classified information shared? Senators overseeing military request probe into Signal leak · 10 articles, Mar 27Trump stands by security team, says he won’t ‘fire people’ over Signal leak · 17 articles, Mar 30Mikey Madison texts with government officials in ‘SNL’ cold open spoof of Signal group chat leak · 7 articles, Mar 30Pentagon watchdog to review Hegseth’s use of Signal app to convey plans for Houthi strike · 43 articles, Apr 3Hegseth had a second Signal chat where he shared details of Yemen strike, New York Times reports · 84 articles, Apr 21Hegseth had an unsecured internet line set up in his office to connect to Signal, AP sources say · 32 articles, Apr 24Photo appears to show Mike Waltz using Signal-like app that can archive messages · 11 articles, May 1Trump nominates Mike Waltz for UN ambassador in major shake-up of national security team · 72 articles, May 1Michael Waltz expected to depart as Trump's national security adviser, sources say · 63 articles, May 1Mike Waltz Wasn’t MAGA Enough for Trump · 7 articles, May 1Pentagon watchdog investigates if staffers were asked to delete Hegseth’s Signal messages · 9 articles, Jun 6Trump’s UN nominee faces scrutiny over Signal chat but emerges largely unscathed · 17 articles, Jul 15Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth’s use of Signal posed risk to U.S. personnel, AP sources say · 49 articles, Dec 3Pentagon's Signalgate review finds Pete Hegseth violated military regulations · 11 articles, Dec 3

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Sep 28, 202626516

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else37 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Yemen that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 30Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen over shipment of weapons for separatists that arrived from UAE21 articles · 21 independent sources
    2 left, 6 center, 1 right
  2. Dec 30UAE says it will withdraw its remaining forces in Yemen after Saudi Arabia struck port city6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  3. Dec 25– 30Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen over weapons shipment it claims UAE sent to separatists14 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  4. Dec 23Yemen’s warring parties agree on biggest prisoner exchange deal so far6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  5. Oct 18– 19Yemen's Houthi Rebels Raid a UN Facility But all Staff Are Reported Safe9 articles · 9 independent sources
    3 left, 2 center, 1 right
  6. Aug 31Iran-backed Houthis raid UN food and children’s agencies in Yemen, detain employee13 articles · 11 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 1 right
  7. Aug 3– 4At least 68 African migrants killed after boat capsizes off Yemen coast, U.N. says14 articles · 14 independent sources
    3 left, 5 center, 0 right
  8. May 4Missile fired by Houthis halts flights in Israel ahead of Cabinet vote on intensifying Gaza war17 articles · 17 independent sources
    4 left, 5 center, 3 right
  9. Jan 24– 25UN chief says seven more workers detained by Huthi rebels in Yemen6 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  10. Jan 7Biden resettles 11 more Guantánamo detainees5 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 3 right

Stories that name Yemen

  1. Dec 26– 27Israel becomes first nation to recognize Somaliland – DW13 articles · 13 independent sources
    3 left, 2 center, 4 right
  2. Dec 25Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful to shed indifference in the face of suffering20 articles · 15 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 0 right
  3. Dec 3Trump administration halts immigration applications for migrants from 19 nations53 articles · 29 independent sources
    6 left, 9 center, 6 right
  4. Nov 24– 25This volcano erupted for the first time in 10,000 years sending ash clouds across continents23 articles · 16 independent sources
    0 left, 7 center, 0 right
  5. Sep 25– 27Trump upbeat about ending Gaza war as 21-point peace plan takes shape11 articles · 11 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 3 right
  6. Aug 25– 26Trump moves to ban flag burning despite Supreme Court ruling that Constitution allows it63 articles · 36 independent sources
    8 left, 7 center, 9 right
  7. Jul 18Men Deported by US to Eswatini in Africa Will Be Held in Solitary Confinement for Undetermined Time7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  8. Jul 16US deports immigrants from Jamaica, Cuba and other countries to the African kingdom of Eswatini19 articles · 17 independent sources
    1 left, 9 center, 1 right
  9. Jun 5– 6How Trump's sweeping new travel ban may affect the many nations it targets160 articles · 72 independent sources
    17 left, 32 center, 8 right
  10. Jun 5– 10Trump's new travel ban takes effect as tensions escalate over immigration enforcement73 articles · 38 independent sources
    5 left, 17 center, 5 right

Local coverage

  1. Jan 25Yemen's Houthi rebels unilaterally release 153 war detainees, Red Cross says - The Daily Reporter8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
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