This political tension unfolds amid a complex economic and social context, with mounting internal pressure on the group as living conditions deteriorate and governance failures persist ... . . .
Aden -- An international food security report has warned that nearly half of Yemen’s population will remain in urgent need of humanitarian food assistance by August 2026 ... .
The appeal came a day after massive demonstrations in the city of Mukalla, Hadramout governorate, where thousands demanded the restoration of the South and denounced arrests targeting STC members ... . .
Aden -- The Southern TransitionalCouncil (STC) has strongly criticized the newly formed Yemeni government, accusing it of excluding genuine southern representation ... .
Shabwa- A medical source in Shabwa Governorate reported that three people were killed and more than twenty others injured after live gunfire targeted peaceful demonstrators in the city of Ataq, the provincial capital, during protests held today ... .
The local STC leadership stressed that "security forces stormed the site of the rally at dawn, dismantled the stage, surrounded the area with dozens of armored vehicles and military trucks, before opening direct fire on unarmed demonstrators." ... .
Trump said Tuesday that he is considering sending a second aircraft carrier to the region, and one of the anonymous officials told The Wall Street Journal newspaper that his order to deploy could come within hours ...The Journal said the USS GeorgeH.W.
She added that the team intended to investigate the cases of 42 individuals from villages in al-Maqatara and al-Shamayatayn, noting that some of these detentions have lasted more than three years ... .