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Sanaa

  • 156 MEF articles
  • 5 Daily Readout items

Latest MEF Articles

MEF articles naming Sanaa, newest first
DateArticle
October 2, 2026Oil Might Be Flowing Through the Strait of Hormuz, but for All the Wrong Reasons
October 1, 2026The U.S. Can’t Win If It Keeps Rebuffing Allies
September 25, 2026Saudi Stability and Freedom of Navigation Require South Yemen’s Reemergence
September 22, 2026Nine Hundred Kilometers to Riyadh
September 22, 2026Inside the Houthi Advance: How Iran’s Allies Are Helping Tighten Tehran’s Grip on the Red Sea
September 18, 2026To Stop the Houthis, Recognize Somaliland and South Arabia
September 14, 2026Where the East-West Pipeline Actually Burned
September 10, 2026How to Counter the Houthi Capture of Mokha and Protect Red Sea Shipping
September 3, 2026Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council’s Tired Requests for More Money to Liberate Sana’a
September 3, 2026Starlink in Yemen Can Undermine the Houthis
August 1, 2026The Houthi Blockade Forces Berbera’s Proof of Concept
July 15, 2026The Red-Green Alliance on Parade

Showing the 12 most recent of 156 MEF articles naming Sanaa, the earliest dated October 14, 2005.

Daily Readout Items

Each item restates what a named outlet reported; it is not an MEF finding.

  • October 6, 2026 Al-Bayan reported that Yemeni government forces recaptured Bab al-Mandeb, including the city of al-Mukha and its port, after advancing toward the al-Zubayb district. Readout item
  • October 5, 2026 Al-Akhbar reported that Sanaa forces captured the town of Turbah, tightened a siege on Taiz and warned of a Saudi assault involving ‘‘Makkah’’-allied units. Readout item
  • September 20, 2026 Al-Akhbar reported that Sanaa has moved to reactivate Mokha port after control of Bab al-Mandab, citing economic and geoeconomic opportunities. Readout item
  • September 19, 2026 Al-Akhbar reported that Sanaa, under Ansar Allah control, has activated Mocha port, opening significant economic and geoeconomic opportunities after Bab al-Mandeb control. Readout item
  • September 16, 2026 Al-Akhbar reported that Sanaa escalated operations into the Saudi depth for a second time in 48 hours, striking military and oil facilities. Readout item
Spellings Matched

Mentions are counted when one of these spellings appears as a whole word. See the method.

  • Sanaa
  • Sana'a

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