US EditionHouthi rebels detain 2 more UN staffers in Yemen as the world body reevaluates its operations
Houthi rebels hold 55 UN staff and raid multiple facilities, prompting the UN to reconsider its operations amid accusations of espionage denied by the UN.
- On October 25, 2025, Houthi rebels detained two additional United Nations staff members and raided homes in Sanaa, Yemen, following a separate U.N. facility raid the day before.
- Since 2021, de facto authorities have detained U.N. staff and claimed they were spies, a contested allegation amid a long-running crackdown on humanitarian workers, the U.N. says.
- Confiscating phones and servers, the Houthis seized communications equipment from the Sanaa U.N. facility and released a dozen international staffers who left on a U.N. humanitarian flight to Jordan.
- The U.N. said `These actions are forcing us to reassess the way in which we work in areas controlled by the Houthis.` and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres renewed the call for immediate release as 55 staffers remain detained.
- The pattern since 2021 shows Houthis have escalated actions against U.N. offices in Sanaa, including a raid that detained 15 employees and seized communications equipment.
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Houthis detain two more UN staffers in Yemen
Houthi rebels detained two additional United Nations staff members and raided the homes of several others in Yemen over the last 48 hours, the latest in a series of events now forcing the world body to reassess how it operates in the war-torn country. The detainment of two staffers was confirmed by Farhan Haqq, the deputy U.N. spokesperson, on Friday. Three officials with the World Food Program confirmed the raids on the homes of Yemeni staff an…
Houthi rebels detain two more UN staffers, raid homes in Yemen
United Nations: Houthi rebels detained two additional United Nations staff members and raided the homes of several others in Yemen over the last 48 hours, the latest in a series of events now forcing the world body to reassess how it operates in the war-torn country. The detainment of two staffers was confirmed by Farhan Haqq, the deputy UN spokesperson, on Friday, October 24. Three officials with the World Food Program confirmed the raids on th…
Houthi rebels detain two more UN staffers in Yemen as the world body reevaluates its operations
Houthi rebels detained two additional United Nations staff members and raided the homes of several others in Yemen over the last 48 hours, the latest in a series of events now forcing the world body to reassess how it operates in the war-torn country.
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Houthi rebels detain 2 more UN staffers in Yemen as the world body reevaluates its operations
The Houthi rebels have detained two additional United Nations staff members and raided the homes of several others in Yemen over the last 48 hours.
Seven Yemeni UN workers detained in Sanaa: Houthi security source
“Seven UN employees, all of them Yemenis, have been arrested from late last night until this afternoon on charges of spying for Israel,” a source said The internationally recognized Yemeni government in Aden condemned the new arrestsDUBAI: Several Yemenis working for the United Nations in the militant-held capital Sanaa have been detained on accusations of spying for Israel, a
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