Adam Baron, a fellow at US-based think tank New America, said the Houthi offensive since Thursday had "shattered much of what was left of Yemen's tenuous ceasefire." "Things increasingly appear to be on a path to escalation with few potential off-ramps," he added. www.rfi.fr/en/internati...

More than 140 killed in latest Yemen clashes: military sources

Fighting between Yemeni government forces and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in southwest Yemen killed more than 140 combatants between midday Saturday and early Sunday morning, military sources said.

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The line "there is no military solution to [insert conflict]" is a classic cliche and, certainly been used plenty of times (including by this writer) with regards to Yemen. But its hard to imagine a more fertile time for a peace accord than the past few years (regional escalation notwithstanding).

Fighting between the Yemeni army and the Houthis is now raging in parts of Marib, Hudayda and Taiz province with anti-Houthi forces launching a sustained counter-offensive over the past few days.

NYT reviews “All the Presidents’ Wars.” Out Tuesday. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/b...

Book Review: ‘All the Presidents’ Wars,’ by Peter Bergen

In “All the Presidents’ Wars,” the journalist Peter Bergen traces the many missteps of U.S. military action in the Middle East.

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Continued escalation in Yemen as the Houthis target key areas of Taiz. Civilians caught in the crossfire as usual; the key road connecting Mokha (on the coast) and Taiz city at increasing risk of being cut off.

For people in Beirut, I'll be hosting Alex Simon and Lina Ghoutouk as they discuss their new book on Syria, next Monday at Beit Aam.

One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.

🇱🇧⚖️Lebanon abolishes death penalty in landmark parliament vote, making it the first country in the Middle East to do so. @apnews.com apnews.com/article/leba...

Lebanon abolishes death penalty in landmark parliament vote

Lebanon's parliament has abolished the death penalty, becoming the first Arab country to replace it with life imprisonment and aggravated hard labor.

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Key Yemeni front lines growing hot, with Houthi attacks on Marib, al-Abr and, now, Mokha over the past 48 hours. (Probably something to watch...)

Houthi military spox announces the targeting of Najran airport in a drone strike. (Yes, that whole thing is, indeed, still going on).

I don't think people are ready for this kind of joke yet.

Save yourself the decades of pointless effort involved in leading a fulfilling life by simply getting ChatGPT to write a headstone epitaph you'd like and then leaping into your grave to be buried alive

Veerender Singh Jubbal@veerenderjubbal.bsky.social · last mo.

Houthi TV report on burial ceremonies for fighters killed in recent fighting; beyond the Saudi airstrikes, the past week has also seen a significant uptick in fighting on key front lines in Marib and al-Jawf. x.com/ShahidAlmasi...

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Houthi military spox will release a statement on their response to last nights Saudi strikes at 1500 local time.

Adam Baron@adammbaron.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Saudi military spox Turki al-Maliki announces strikes on Houthi targets in Hudayda governorate. Notably, statement frames strikes as avoiding ports themselves (ie Hudayda, Ras Issa, Salif, suggesting an aim to maintain a degree of controlled calibration.

Saudi military spox Turki al-Maliki announces strikes on Houthi targets in Hudayda governorate. Notably, statement frames strikes as avoiding ports themselves (ie Hudayda, Ras Issa, Salif, suggesting an aim to maintain a degree of controlled calibration.

Beyond the question of attacks on Red Sea shipping, internal fronts also heating up in Yemen. Intensifying clashes between the Houthis and pro-government forces on the key front line area of Marib; Houthi surveilance drone shot down by anti-Houthi forces south of the port of Hudayda.

The current moment in Yemen--to my gut at least--most resembles late Feb/early March 2015. Red lines crossed, new ones tested. Communication channels breaking down. Rising risks of misunderstandings. Increasing assessments from key quarters that a shift to open conflict would serve their interests.

Red Sea dynamics are now back at the "watching oil tankers aiming to transit Bab al-Mandab like its a spectator sport" level. Not reassuring. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Two Chinese supertankers with Saudi oil head to Bab el-Mandeb for Red Sea exit

Two Chinese supertankers carrying a combined ​4 million barrels of Saudi Arabian oil are exiting the Red Sea via the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Thursday, shipping data showed, ‌even as a Saudi vessel cam...

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When it comes to the costs of shipping insurance, the credible threat of a blockade is arguably almost as good as an actual blockade...

Shibley Telhami@stelhami.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Tankers turn back in Red Sea after Houthis declare Saudi blockade as conflict escalates www.reuters.com/world/iran-w...

More escalation in the Red Sea as Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saria announces a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia.

And the Houthis reject anything short of a full reopening of Sanaa airport…crisis continues www.saba.ye/en/news37450...

Source in National Delegation: Our Demand is to Open Airport to All Destinations Without Exception

A source in the National Delegation affirmed that the announcement by some parties of opening flights to Sana'a is welcomed as part of an agreement with the competent authorities in Sana'a, ...

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Adam Baron@adammbaron.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Interesting timing: Royal Jordanian announces that preparations are ongoing for the resumption of flights to Sanaa… x.com/almamlakatv/...

Interesting timing: Royal Jordanian announces that preparations are ongoing for the resumption of flights to Sanaa… x.com/almamlakatv/...

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الملكية الأردنية تعمل على استكمال الإجراءات الفنية واللوجستية اللازمة لاستئناف رحلاتها إلى مدينة صنعاء في اليمن الشقيق #عاجل #هنا_المملكة

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Hard to escape a sinking feeling that things are about to heat up around the Bab al-Mandab. Houthi messaging growing louder, as is chatter about (re)deployments on the coast.

The internationally recognized (ie anti-Houthi) Yemeni Ministry of Defense now out with a statement claiming responsibility for the airstrikes targeting Sanaa airport. sabanew.net/story/ar/149...

وزارة الدفاع: القوات المسلحة استهدفت مدرج مطار صنعاء الدولي

عدن - سبأنت اعلنت وزارة الدفاع، ان القوات المسلحة اليمنية استهدفت مدرج مطار صنعاء الدولي لمنع الطائرة الإيرانية من الهبوط في الأرض اليمنية. وقالت الوزارة في بيان مقتضب \"لقد منعت مليشيات الحوثي الار...

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Is today a turning point for Yemen? So much of the conflict has been a bit of a game of chicken, particularly over the past few years, as different players test each others' red lines. "Stable in its instability" is an oft-used phrase--but one that arguably downplays the high risk of miscalculation.

(Most manic Yemen monday in a while) youtu.be/SsmVgoXDq2w?...

The Bangles - Manic Monday (Official Video)

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Airstrikes now reportedly targeting Hudayda airport as well in an effort to prevent an apparent attempt by the aircraft carrying the Houthi delegation from Tehran to divert and land there.

In a statement in response to the air strikes on Sanaa airport, Houthi military spox Yahya Saree announces an end to deescalation with Riyadh and vows retaliation. x.com/yahya_saree/...

العميد يحيى سريع (@Yahya_Saree) on X

في عدوان ظالم وسافر أقدم العدو السعودي المجرم على استهداف مطار صنعاء الدولي بعدد من الغارات الجوية منهياً بذلك مرحلة خفض التصعيد وعليه تحمل عواقب عدوانه. نؤكد أن هذا العدوان لن يمر دون رد وعقاب. #الرد...

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Houthi-aligned al-Masira tv reporting Saudi airstrikes on Sanaa airport ahead of the expected arrival of a plane carrying Houthi leaders back from Khamenei’s funeral in Tehran.

Rounding up some translations of Count Binface that have been appearing in foreign press 🇷🇴 Romanian: Contele Tomberonez 🇫🇷 French: Comte Tête-de-Poubelle (bin-head, more accurate than bin-face) 🇮🇹 Italian: Conte Faccia-da-Bidone 🇪🇸 Spanish: "un hombre con un cubo de basura en la cabeza" (!) Cont...