Since 1982, a Yemeni fan’s commitment to the World Cup has endured war, economic turmoil, and personal sacrifices.
![Adel Mohsen watches the opening match of the World Cup on a giant public screen in Mukalla while taking notes for a later football analysis. [Saeed Al-BatatiGlobal News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Adel-Mohsen-watches-the-opening-match-of-the-World-Cup-on-a-giant-public-screen-in-Mukalla-while-taking-notes-for-a-later-football-analysis.-Saeed-Al-BatatiAl-Jazeera-1781793807.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Since 1982, a Yemeni fan’s commitment to the World Cup has endured war, economic turmoil, and personal sacrifices.
![Adel Mohsen watches the opening match of the World Cup on a giant public screen in Mukalla while taking notes for a later football analysis. [Saeed Al-BatatiGlobal News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Adel-Mohsen-watches-the-opening-match-of-the-World-Cup-on-a-giant-public-screen-in-Mukalla-while-taking-notes-for-a-later-football-analysis.-Saeed-Al-BatatiAl-Jazeera-1781793807.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Millions of Yemenis grapple with a heatwave as power cuts add to the suffering of people in the war-torn nation.

Reduced aid to Yemen and a domestic economic crisis see extreme suffering among the displaced at the Maryamah camp.
![Ali Sagher Shareem fled his village in western Yemen for Seiyun in the east, arriving as humanitarian aid dried up and host communities began demanding a share of assistance reaching IDPs. [Saeed Al-Batati/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1a3d-1779600233.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Rising fuel costs in Yemen force drivers to raise fares, as passengers struggle with worsening financial burdens.

Despite Houthi resistance and affordability challenges, Starlink fuels growth in Yemen’s digital workforce.

Cash-strapped Yemenis face rising frustration as exchange firms limit currency conversion amid ongoing liquidity crisis.

Yemeni teachers juggle multiple jobs and endure hunger as protests grow over meager and delayed salaries.

Yemen’s government rejects new shipping surcharges, as fears grow of humanitarian crisis.

Hundreds of endangered turtles have been killed in recent weeks, with some sold to restaurant customers as goat meat.

Mukalla has revived an annual festival taking advantage of a natural phenomenon that cools the coastal region.
