Media Analysis on Yemeni Affairs – November 11, 2024

The news monitoring covered the current events on the Yemeni arena for the period (2 November – 8 November) 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 (2 November – 8 November). The monitoring covered 36 media outlets and 58 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 58 news articles. Where the political side received 23 news articles, 44%. The humanitarian side received 2 news articles, 3%. The military side was covered with 19 articles, a rate of 33%. Then the rest of the frames come as shown in the table below.

Table (2)

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1. Arab media

News monitoring for Arab media was carried out during the period (2 November – 8 November). The monitoring covered 34 media outlets and 109 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 109 news articles. Where the political side received 30 articles, at a rate of 28%. The humanitarian framework received 16 articles, or 15%. As for the military framework, it received 25 articles, or 23%. Then the rest of the frames come as shown in the table below.

Table (4)

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• Local Media

During the period (2 November – 8 November), local media were searched in 32 media outlets, and 169 news articles were monitored, as shown in Table (5).

Table (5)

The local media covered the events on the Yemeni arena, and 169 articles were monitored in various aspects during the period (2 November – 8 November), where the political side received 59 articles, at a rate of 35%. The humanitarian framework received 20 articles, or 12%. As for the military framework, it received 23 articles, or 14%. Then the rest of the frames come as shown in the table below.

Table (6)

Graph (3)

Media Analysis

International, Arab, and local media have covered the Yemeni issue from all its political, humanitarian, military, and economic, etc. aspects. Political media outlets reported that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received the Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, on Monday evening, on the sidelines of the 12th session of the United Nations World Urban Forum held in Cairo. Al-Alimi expressed his hope for increased U.S. efforts to intercept and halt the flow of Iranian weapons to Yemen. The United Nations emphasized the urgent need for constructive dialogue to achieve a comprehensive ceasefire and initiate a political process. The American newspaper “The Washington Post” reported that Arab countries allied with the United States have resisted American pressure to condemn the “Ansar Allah” group (Houthis). In the city of Aden, Yemen, a new political coalition comprising 23 Yemeni political parties and groups was launched on Tuesday, attended by Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak and U.S. Ambassador to Yemen Steven Fagin. As for the humanitarian aspect, it witnessed widespread coverage due to the worsening humanitarian crisis. The military aspect also witnessed broader media coverage than in previous weeks. The Yemeni “Ansar Allah” group (Houthis) claimed that Israeli shipping companies are selling their assets or registering them under other names as a “deception” tactic against ongoing attacks. The group also issued a warning to Israeli shipping companies against selling or transferring their assets to other companies to circumvent the maritime blockade.