Who are Yemen's Houthis and what do they want?

Who are Yemen's Houthis and what do they want? Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 10/12/2026 - 09:45 Yemen's war has reignited, pulling in Saudi Arabia's allies and threatening one of the world's most important shipping lanes Supporters of the Houthi authorities brandish their weapons and hold up a portrait of the group's leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, during a protest against the Saudi intervention in Yemen and against Saudi Arabia's recent accusation that the Houthis fired at the holy city of Mecca, in Sanaa on 18 Se