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Millions of Yemenis are enduring a brutal heatwave, with temperatures exceeding 40°C, while prolonged power cuts devastate daily life in a country already shattered by over a decade of war. Homes have become 'ovens' as the power grid collapses, paralyzing businesses and worsening a humanitarian crisis.
Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, the internationally recognised former president of Yemen who fled house arrest by Houthi rebels and spent his final years in exile in Saudi Arabia, has died at the age of 80. He led a fractured government largely from abroad for eight years as the country descended into civil war and famine, before resigning in 2022.
Yemen's internationally recognized government and the Houthi group have signed a UN-brokered agreement in Jordan to exchange more than 1,600 prisoners, marking the largest such swap since the civil war began in 2014. The deal, reached after months of negotiations, includes the release of Saudi and Sudanese nationals held by the Houthis and hundreds of Houthi detainees held by the government.
Yemeni soldiers in the internationally recognized military earn as little as $38 per month, with salary delays and inflation undermining their effectiveness and discipline. The Defense Ministry blames financial constraints, but soldiers say they are forced to borrow money and some may defect to better-paid irregular forces. The crisis reflects Yemen's wider economic collapse and threatens the military's ability to fight the Houthi insurgency.
Starlink satellite internet is enabling a digital workforce in Yemen despite high costs and Houthi opposition. It helps freelancers, teachers, and others bypass telecom controls, earn better incomes, and stay connected in remote areas, though access remains limited due to poverty.
Yemen's coast guard said on May 24 it was trying to recover an oil tanker hijacked off Shabwa province, now sailing toward Somalia. The attack is at least the fourth near Somalia in recent weeks. Piracy has increased as naval forces are distracted by the Iran war.
Yemen's coast guard says armed assailants seized the M/T EUREKA oil tanker off Shabwa province and are steering it toward the Gulf of Aden, with authorities tracking the vessel and working to secure the crew's safety.
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for nearly 3,000 Yemeni nationals, dealing a new legal blow to the White House's immigration policies. The ruling halts the planned TPS termination that was set to take effect May 12.
