Media Analysis on Yemeni Affairs – August 5, 2024

The news monitoring covered the current events on the Yemeni arena for the period (27 July – 2 August) in the international, Arab and local media. The media witnessed great coverage of various events, especially in the political, humanitarian, and military sides.

The media coverage of the international, Arab and local media of the Yemeni issue will be highlighted by explaining the complete frames that have been addressed and providing the numbers and statistical data for what has been monitored.

1. International media:

News monitoring for international media was carried out during the period (27 July – 2 August). The monitoring covered 51 media outlets and 106 news articles, as shown in Table (1).

Table (1)

The international media covered the Yemeni issue in a large way this week, with great emphasis on the political and humanitarian aspects, and the military aspect in particular. The number of articles that were monitored in the international media reached 106 news articles. Where the political side received 52 news articles, 49%. The humanitarian side received 8 news articles, 8%. The military side was covered with 23 articles, a rate of 22%. Then the rest of the frames come as shown in the table below.

Table (2)

Graph (1)

1. Arab media

News monitoring for Arab media was carried out during the period (27 July – 2 August). The monitoring covered 50 media outlets and 144 news articles, as shown in Table (3).

Table (3)

The Arab media covered the Yemeni issue extensively this week. The number of articles that were monitored during this week reached 144 news articles. Where the political side received 51 articles, at a rate of 35%. The humanitarian framework received 25 articles, or 17%. As for the military framework, it received 25 articles, or 17%. Then the rest of the frames come as shown in the table below.

Table (4)

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• Local Media

During the period (27 July – 2 August), local media were searched in 32 media outlets, and 219 news articles were monitored, as shown in Table (5).

Table (5)

The local media covered the events on the Yemeni arena, and 219 articles were monitored in various aspects during the period (27 July – 2 August), the political side monitored 78 articles, with a percentage of 36%. As for the military side, it received less media attention than the political side. 37 articles were monitored on the military side with a percentage of 17%. As for the humanitarian side, 28 articles were monitored, with a percentage of 13%. The rest of the frames are as shown in the table and graph as follows:

Table (6)

Graph (3)

Media Analysis

International, Arab, and local media covered the Yemeni file in all its political, humanitarian, military, economic, etc. aspects. The political media covered several important events, including the U.S. Treasury Department imposing sanctions on four companies and two individuals it claimed are part of Ansarallah weapons procurement networks in Hong Kong and Yemen. The UN Security Council’s sanctions committee has decided to remove the names of the late Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his son, Ahmed, from the list of international sanctions. As for the humanitarian aspect, it witnessed widespread coverage due to the worsening humanitarian crisis, as a UN report revealed that over 75,000 people have been displaced in Yemen due to escalating conflict and harsh weather conditions since the beginning of 2024. Yemeni Prime Minister, internationally recognized government, Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak announced that 50% of the country’s children suffer from chronic malnutrition. The military aspect also witnessed broader media coverage than in previous weeks, as the military media covered, the US Central Command announcing on Wednesday that it had destroyed drone boats belonging to Yemen’s Ansar Allah group in the Red Sea.