Escalating threats to Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea dominated an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Yemen on September 15, 2026, as Yemen called for stronger deterrence, the United States demanded Houthi withdrawal from seized territory, and Saudi Arabia warned against using intern...
Iran negotiated an agreement under which the United Arab Emirates would finance the Houthis’ campaign to seize Bab al-Mandab in exchange for an end to missile attacks on Abu Dhabi, a source told Sheba Intelligence. The source, who previously disclosed secret contacts b...
US Representative Joe Wilson has announced the introduction of the “Free Yemen from Iran Act,” proposing $300 million in assistance for Yemeni security forces, economic stabilisation and civil society, alongside sweeping sanctions targeting the Houthis’ intern...
Sources report heavy weapons moved to Sanaa and Saada, while government leaders seek to regroup troops and address growing displacement. Coalition aircraft have struck trucks carrying weapons seized by Houthi forces from National Resistance bases on Yemen’s western coast, source...
Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council chairman Rashad al-Alimi reaffirmed on Sunday, September 13, that battlefield reversals would not change the goal of restoring state authority nationwide, following the collapse of government defences along the western coast and t...
The Houthi takeover of Mayun Island and Dhubab, reported by Sheba Intelligence on September 11, could strengthen Israel’s case for expanding its security presence in Somaliland, as growing Iranian influence near Bab al-Mandab increases the strategic importance of the African coast....
Houthi forces have seized the coastal city of Mokha in western Taiz governorate, shifting the battle towards the defence of the approaches to Bab al-Mandab after successive government withdrawals from Hays, Al-Khokha a...
Yemen’s armed forces have designated a military targeting zone around Mokha on the western coast, describing it as a “kill box” in which they intend to use a range of weapons and firepower against Houthi military movements. The National Defence Co...
Saudi Arabia threatened to respond to Houthi attacks on its southern cities and energy infrastructure on Tuesday, September 8, after authorities reported 73 civilians wounded in strikes on four cities and fires that temporarily disrupted operations at several e...
Yemeni-American researcher Nadwa Al-Dawsari has warned US lawmakers that the Houthis have evolved from a localized insurgency into an increasingly autonomous regional military actor, arguing that airstrikes, sanctions and diplomacy alone cannot contain the threat. ...
Security officials from Somalia, Yemen, Djibouti and Ethiopia met in Nairobi to strengthen maritime cooperation as Somalia announced the recovery of a Turkish-linked cargo ship from pirates—an account challenged by Puntland authorities. The two-day Mariti...
UAE investment transformed Berbera into a logistics hub, while the Red Sea crisis has drawn Israel, Taiwan and the United States closer as Hargeisa leverages its location in pursuit of recognition Somaliland is using its position on the Gulf of Aden to expand its external re...
Türkiye’s first official statement stops short of denying involvement in two strikes that killed at least 13 people after pirates seized a vessel carrying Turkish weapons and communications equipment Two unclaimed strikes on Puntland’s N...
The suspension of flights follows growing scrutiny over unusually frequent arrivals, large cargo aircraft and flights operating without publicly available identification data Dr Abdulqader Al-Kharraz has confirmed to Sheba Intelligence earlier reports that foreign experts, s...
Saudi Arabia is deepening maritime, diplomatic and defense ties from Egypt and Sudan to Yemen and the Horn of Africa, as Houthi pressure adds urgency to Riyadh’s broader regional security strategy. Saudi Arabia has stepped up diplomatic and security activity along ...
Yemen’s National Defense Council has ordered an expansion of air and missile deterrence operations against Houthi sources of attack, alongside closer coordination among military commands and formations across the country. The decision coincided with an announ...
Officials in Somaliland welcomed its representative to Yemen, Idris Adam Rage, upon his arrival in Hargeisa on Sunday, August 9, following his release and deportation from Yemen after 55 days in detention. Several cabinet members, government officials and local...
The UN Security Council expressed concern over heightened tensions in Yemen but avoided directly addressing recent Houthi attacks in Marib, Hadramawt and Hudaydah. In a press statement issued on August 7, the Council condemned unauthorised aircraft landings at Sana’...
The newly signed Makkah Joint Defense Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan could face an early test from an Iran-linked, multi-front threat involving the Houthis in Yemen and Iraqi militias operating under the supervision of Iran’s Islamic Revolut...
Political sources told Sheba Intelligence that the United States and its allies are moving toward separating negotiations with Iran from the security file involving Houthi threats to international shipping lanes and regional security. According to the sources, t...