Conflict & Security
Taiz governor and groups sound alarm over Houthi siege
October 12, 2026 at 09:00 AM · Updated 4d ago
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SNSky News Arabia
لمواجهة التصعيد الحوثي.. محافظة تعز يطلق نداء عاجلا
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لمواجهة التصعيد الحوثي.. محافظ تعز يطلق نداء عاجلا
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مصالمصرى اليوم
«الصحة اليمنية» تحذر من كارثة إنسانية بسبب حصار الحوثيين لـ«تعز»
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مصالمصرى اليوم
منظمة حقوقية: حصار ميليشيا الحوثي لتعز يفاقم معاناة أكثر من 2.5 مليون نسمة
(opens the publisher’s site)Officials issued urgent appeals to break the Houthi siege of Taiz and avert worsening humanitarian conditions in the Yemeni city.
- Taiz Governor Nabil Shamsan issued an urgent appeal calling for national and international action to break the 12-year siege and secure residents' basic needs.
- Yemen's Health Ministry warned that dwindling medicines and fuel could halt life-saving medical services, blaming the Houthis for blocking supplies.
- The Rassd rights organization said the siege, affecting over 2.5 million people including 140,000 displaced, may amount to war crimes.
- Shamsan urged Saudi Arabia, Gulf states, the UN, and the Security Council to open safe humanitarian corridors and called for peaceful marches.
- Shamsan urged state leadership, local authorities, businesses, and civil society to launch a solidarity campaign and send relief convoys to Taiz.