The news monitoring covered the current events on the Yemeni arena for the period (21 October – 25 October) 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 (21 October – 25 October). The monitoring covered 29 media outlets and 42 news articles, as shown in Table (1).
| Types of media outlets | No. of media outlets | No. of stories |
| International agencies | 11 | 22 |
| International newspapers | 6 | 7 |
| International channels | 9 | 10 |
| International websites | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 29 | 42 |
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 42 news articles. Where the political side received 16 news articles, 38%. The humanitarian side received 3 news articles, 7%. The military side was covered with 20 articles, a rate of 48%. Then the rest of the frames come as shown in the table below.
| Days | Political | Humanitarian | Military | Security | Social |
| Mon. | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Tues. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thurs. | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 1 |
Table (2)
Graph (1)
- Arab media
News monitoring for Arab media was carried out during the period (21 October – 25 October). The monitoring covered 42 media outlets and 116 news articles, as shown in Table (3).
| Types of media outlets | No. of media outlets | No. of stories |
| London-based newspapers | 6 | 37 |
| Arabic newspapers | 17 | 37 |
| Arabic channels | 12 | 22 |
| Arabic websites | 7 | 20 |
| Total | 42 | 116 |
Table (3)
The Arab media covered the Yemeni issue extensively this week. The number of articles that were monitored during this week reached 116 news articles. Where the political side received 25 articles, at a rate of 22%. The humanitarian framework received 24 articles, or 21%. As for the military framework, it received 32 articles, or 28%. Then the rest of the frames come as shown in the table below.
| Days | Political | Humanitarian | Military | Economical | Security | Health | Social | Environmental | Sport | Educational |
| Mon. | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tues. | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wed. | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thurs. | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fri. | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Table (4)
(2) Graph
- Local Media
During the period (21 October – 25 October), local media were searched in 32 media outlets, and 138 news articles were monitored, as shown in Table (5).
| Media Outlet Type | No of Media Outlets | No of Stories |
| News Agencies | 4 | 10 |
| Yemeni TV Nets | 6 | 48 |
| Yemeni Media Newspapers | 7 | 38 |
| Yemeni Media Websites | 15 | 42 |
| Total | 32 | 138 |
Table (5)
The local media covered the events on the Yemeni arena, and 138 articles were monitored in various aspects during the period (21 October – 25 October), where the political side received 34 articles, at a rate of 25%. The humanitarian framework received 34 articles, or 25%. As for the military framework, it received 19 articles, or 14%. Then the rest of the frames come as shown in the table below.
| Days | Political | Humanitarian | Military | Economical | Security | Health | Social | Environmental |
| Mon. | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tues. | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wed. | 4 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Thurs. | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fri. | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 34 | 34 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
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 has covered the emphasis by the UN Special Envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, on the necessity of maintaining the progress made by the parties through their commitments to achieving a comprehensive nationwide ceasefire, improving living conditions in Yemen, and resuming political negotiations. In the same context, Grundberg concluded a series of discussions in Cairo that addressed the country’s political, security and economic conditions amid a nearly decade-long conflict. Additionally, Grundberg launched a series of political dialogues with various Yemeni actors in Amman, aiming to advance the peace process in Yemen. As for the humanitarian aspect, it witnessed widespread coverage due to the worsening humanitarian crisis. The United States called on the “Ansar Allah” group (Houthis) for the immediate and unconditional release of its embassy staff detained for three years in Sanaa. “Economic conditions forced more than 263 displaced families to return to displacement camps in Marib last September”, according to the Executive Unit for IDP Camp Management. Regarding the military aspect, it also witnessed broader media coverage than in previous weeks. CENTCOM announced that the U.S. military had destroyed 20 attack drones and cruise missiles in areas controlled by the “Ansar Allah” group (Houthis) in Yemen. For their part, the “Ansar Allah” group announced the targeting of an Israeli military base east of Jaffa with a “Palestine 2” ballistic missile, and that the U.S.-British coalition carried out two airstrikes on Hodeidah International Airport.
