Military information, photographs and international investigations trace an arsenal dependent on imported components, locally produced airframes and Iranian expertise—including two Meraj models reportedly delivered but not yet used in combat. The Houthis have received ...
Intelligence documents point to suspected chemical facilities, seized laboratory materials, Iranian-linked technical networks and allegations involving Iraqi, Syrian and Hezbollah specialists, as Yemeni authorities demand an international investigation into suspected toxic munitions. ...
Three months before the attacks on King Khalid International Airport, Sheba Intelligence revealed the deployment of Houthi cruise missile launchers near the Saudi border. A new investigation conducted by a military expert for the platform traces the origins of the gro...
A reported 25-minute airborne endurance does not match the standard configuration of the Iranian surface-to-air missiles examined by Sheba Intelligence. Tracing missiles, seekers and air-defense components linked to Yemen points instead to the possibility of a hybrid weapon combining air...
Sheba Intelligence traces a hybrid fiber-wireless system deployed during the Mocha–Bab al-Mandab offensive as Iran moves to harden Houthi command networks against penetration and disruption Sheba Intelligence | Investigation Sheba Intelligence has...
Sheba Intelligence identifies five Chinese-origin or Chinese-designed UAV platforms displayed by Yemen’s Nation Shield Forces, pointing to an emerging layered capability for reconnaissance, targeting, fire support and battlefield logistics. Sheba Intelligence | Investigati...
Jewellery and a dagger reportedly offered inside Yemen, a throne in a French museum and two statues before Swiss courts reveal a trade that extends beyond auction catalogues. Before Yemeni antiquities appear behind museum glass or on international auction platfo...
Amphetamine seizures nearly tripled in a year as Saudi authorities intercepted 3.6 million pills and 141 tonnes of drugs and qat. The figures also expose the growing intersection between narcotics, Yemen’s war economy and migrant-smuggling routes. Saudi Ar...
From the SIBU 1 hijacking to Houthi restrictions on Israeli-, US-, UK- and Saudi-linked shipping, Sheba Intelligence traces how overlapping threats are reshaping maritime security from the Somali coast to Bab al-Mandab. The hijacking of the tanker SIBU 1&...
Sheba Intelligence identifies the UAVs previously presented as “Aiban” and “Nuqm” as SKYWASP long-range attack drones supplied to government forces through coalition military support. Sheba Intelligence has identified a...
A new class of combat drone has appeared in the Houthi arsenal, adding a tactical capability that could reshape fighting along Yemen’s active frontlines. On August 11, 2026, Yemeni government forces in Marib recovered an FPV drone reportedly operated by the H...
Editor’s Note: This investigation builds on Sheba Intelligence’s earlier investigation, “Drones Reshape Yemen’s Battlefield: Artillery Eyes and Strategic Firepower on the Saada Border,” which examined how government forces are using tactical drones fo...
Video footage from Marib, Al-Dhale, the western coast, and Saada reveals a gradual shift in the Yemeni army’s use of unmanned aerial systems—from conventional reconnaissance to artillery fire control and precision strikes. Analysis of the footage, supported by mi...
Flight records reveal a durable civilian corridor between Dubai and Hargeisa. Viewed alongside Emirati-controlled port infrastructure, reported military construction in Berbera and new coastal logistics preparations, the route forms part of a broader network that has strengthened Somalil...
An investigation into a cross-border cycle in which commercial supply chains feed Houthi weapons production in Yemen, while arms, training and maritime networks generate money, recruits and strategic footholds across the Horn of Africa The Houthis no ...
In late May, security authorities in Hadramout, eastern Yemen, announced the dismantling of four illegal gold mining and processing workshops in the city of Mukalla, only one week after a similar workshop had been seized. The Criminal Investigation Department of Hadr...
Since the early 1990s, Yemen has been a safe haven for refugees from East African countries, particularly Ethiopia and Somalia. For these refugees, Yemen is not just a transit bridge to Saudi Arabia, as UN reports suggest, but a country where they can work freely or see...
Introduction: Yemen is grappling with a disturbing rise in rape cases, transforming what were once rare and isolated incidents into a pervasive threat to the social fabric. The situation is particularly alarming as many victims are minors and children. Areas controlled by the Ho...
A plan is being pursued by the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and the Abu Dhabi Ports Group to run the Port of Aden jointly. The head of the STC, Aidrous Al-Zubaidi, issued a letter dated June 12, 2024, to Yemen's prime minister, stating that a committee is discussing ...
A U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone went down in Yemen's Marib on Wednesday, marking the sixth American drone downed in Yemen since November last year. Sheba Intelligence obtained video footage showing the entire fuselage of the drone in a desert region as if it was not a missile that had hit the dr...
