The news monitoring covered the current events on the Yemeni arena for the period (25 May – 31 May) 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.
- International media:
News monitoring for international media was carried out during the period (25 May – 31 May). The monitoring covered 58 media outlets and 149 news articles, as shown in Table (1).
| Types of media outlets | No. of media outlets | No. of stories |
| International agencies | 11 | 59 |
| International newspapers | 14 | 34 |
| International channels | 14 | 34 |
| International websites | 19 | 22 |
| Total | 58 | 149 |
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 149 news articles. Where the political side received 26 news articles, 17%. The humanitarian side received 29 news articles, 19%. The military side was covered with 86 articles, a rate of 58%. Then the rest of the frames come as shown in the table below.
| Days | Political | Humanitarian | Military | Economical | Security | Social |
| Sat. | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun. | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mon. | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tues. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wed. | 3 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Thurs. | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fri. | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 26 | 29 | 86 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Table (2)
Graph (1)
- Arab media
News monitoring for Arab media was carried out during the period (25 May – 31 May). The monitoring covered 42 media outlets and 134 news articles, as shown in Table (3).
| Types of media outlets | No. of media outlets | No. of stories |
| London-based newspapers | 7 | 46 |
| Arabic newspapers | 15 | 38 |
| Arabic channels | 13 | 33 |
| Arabic websites | 7 | 17 |
| Total | 42 | 134 |
Table (3)
The Arab media covered the Yemeni issue extensively this week. The number of articles that were monitored during this week reached 134 news articles. Where the political side received 21 articles, at a rate of 16%. The humanitarian framework received 31 articles, or 23%. As for the military framework, it received 49 articles, or 37%. Then the rest of the frames come as shown in the table below.
| Days | Political | Humanitarian | Military | Economical | Security | Health | Social | Environmental | Historical | Educational |
| Sat. | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun. | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon. | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tues. | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wed. | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Thurs. | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri. | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 21 | 31 | 49 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Table (4)
(2) Graph
- Local Media
During the period (25 May – 31 May), local media were searched in 32 media outlets, and 224 news articles were monitored, as shown in Table (5).
| Media Outlet Type | No of Media Outlets | No of Stories |
| News Agencies | 4 | 15 |
| Yemeni TV Nets | 6 | 76 |
| Yemeni Media Newspapers | 7 | 62 |
| Yemeni Media Websites | 15 | 71 |
| Total | 32 | 224 |
Table (5)
The local media covered the events on the Yemeni arena, and 224 articles were monitored in various aspects during the period (25 May – 31 May), the political side monitored 68 articles, with a percentage of 30%. As for the military side, it received less media attention than the political side. 70 articles were monitored on the military side with a percentage of 31%. As for the humanitarian side, 31 articles were monitored, with a percentage of 14%. The rest of the frames are as shown in the table and graph as follows:
| Days | Political | Humanitarian | Military | Economical | Security | Health | Social | Historical |
| Sat. | 15 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Sun. | 23 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon. | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tues. | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wed. | 6 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Thurs. | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri. | 7 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 68 | 31 | 70 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
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 China calling for an end to attacks on civilian ships in the Red Sea and for the safe passage of navigation there, during a meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Yemeni counterpart (Aden-Based Government) in Beijing. And a report published by the Iranian Tasnim News Agency stated that the Yemeni “Ansar Allah” group has obtained the technology for Iranian “Qader” ballistic anti-submarine missiles. As for the humanitarian aspect, it witnessed widespread coverage due to the worsening humanitarian crisis, as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced on Sunday that the “Ansar Allah” group have released 113 prisoners from the other side, unilaterally. The military aspect also witnessed broader media coverage than in previous weeks, as the military media covered, “Ansar Allah” military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Sarea saying that “Ansar Allah” has carried out 6 military operations, he pointed out that 3 ships were targeted in the Red Sea, two ships in the Arabian Sea, and one ship in the Mediterranean with a number of sea missiles. The Yemeni Ansar Allah group also announced the downing of a US “MQ-9” drone while carrying out “hostile missions” in the Yemeni province of Marib.
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