The news monitoring covered the current events on the Yemeni arena for the period (28 September – 4 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.

  1. International media:

News monitoring for international media was carried out during the period (28 September – 4 October). The monitoring covered 40 media outlets and 122 news articles, as shown in Table (1).

Types of media outletsNo. of media outletsNo. of stories
International agencies1258
International newspapers1020
International channels1238
International websites66
Total40122

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 122 news articles. Where the political side received 36 news articles, 30%. The humanitarian side received 12 news articles, 10%. The military side was covered with 70 articles, a rate of 57%. Then the rest of the frames come as shown in the table below.

DaysPoliticalHumanitarianMilitaryEconomicalSocial
Sat.11800
Sun.421111
Mon.701400
Tues.150610
Wed.511310
Thurs.341100
Fri.14700
Total36127031

Table (2)

Graph (1)

  1. Arab media

News monitoring for Arab media was carried out during the period (28 September – 4 October). The monitoring covered 41 media outlets and 110 news articles, as shown in Table (3).

Types of media outletsNo. of media outletsNo. of stories
London-based newspapers527
Arabic newspapers1627
Arabic channels1241
Arabic websites815
Total41110

Table (3)

The Arab media covered the Yemeni issue extensively this week. The number of articles that were monitored during this week reached 110 news articles. Where the political side received 33 articles, at a rate of 30%. The humanitarian framework received 11 articles, or 10%. As for the military framework, it received 48 articles, or 44%. Then the rest of the frames come as shown in the table below.

DaysPoliticalHumanitarianMilitaryEconomicalSecurityHealthSocialEnvironmentalCulturalSportEducational
Sat.50700010000
Sun.40600100000
Mon.51501000000
Tues.62340000010
Wed.43821101000
Thurs.131230000000
Fri.82700000101
Total33114892211111

Table (4)

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  • Local Media

During the period (28 September – 4 October), local media were searched in 32 media outlets, and 216 news articles were monitored, as shown in Table (5).

Media Outlet TypeNo of Media OutletsNo of Stories
News Agencies435
Yemeni TV Nets674
Yemeni Media Newspapers756
Yemeni Media Websites1551
Total32216

Table (5)

The local media covered the events on the Yemeni arena, and 216 articles were monitored in various aspects during the period (28 September – 4 October), where the political side received 75 articles, at a rate of 35%. The humanitarian framework received 34 articles, or 16%. As for the military framework, it received 70 articles, or 32%. Then the rest of the frames come as shown in the table below.

DaysPoliticalHumanitarianMilitaryEconomicalSecurityHealthSocialCulturalSportEducational
Sat.163130006000
Sun.23371003000
Mon.114122100000
Tues.8493100010
Wed.62132160000
Thurs.51184000000
Fri.6780120111
Total75347012489121

Table (6)

Graph (3)

Media Analysis

International, Arab, and local media have covered the Yemeni file in all its political, humanitarian, military, economic, etc. aspects. The political media has covered the threats by the “Ansar Allah” group (Houthis) against the Israeli occupation with a strong response to its latest aggression against the coastal governorate of Al-Hudaydah in western Yemen. The “internationally recognized” Yemeni government has strongly condemned this aggression, considering it a new violation of Yemen’s sovereignty and a blatant breach of international laws and norms. Meanwhile, the UN Special Envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, in an interview with “Al-Hurra” channel, emphasized the danger of escalating tensions on the Yemeni peace process, calling for international support. On the humanitarian aspect, media coverage has increased due to the worsening humanitarian crisis, with the United Nations announcing the displacement of approximately 489,000 people in Yemen since the beginning of 2024 due to armed conflict and harsh weather conditions. In military aspect, recent weeks have seen extensive coverage of events, where media reported on Israeli raids on the port of Al-Hudaydah, targeting power stations and infrastructure. Additionally, the “Ansar Allah” group announced operations targeting Ben Gurion Airport, downing an American drone, and multiple attacks in the Red Sea, against targets in Israel, and on commercial ships, reflecting an escalation in military operations and tensions in the region.