Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, Oct. 5, 2026 Some key things to watch today:12:15 p.m.: Sit-in in front of the Education Ministry, called by the Committee of Contract Professors at the Lebanese University, to demand progress on the tenure file and professors’ rights.Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces ride in the back of a military truck at the Jabal Han front west of the city of Taiz, on Oct. 3, 2026. (Credit: Ahmad al-Basha/AFP) Houthis cut key Taiz-Aden route: Houthi forces on Sunday seized al-Safiya area, cutting the main road linking Taiz with Aden, the interim capital of Yemen’s internationally recognized government. The advance followed days of heavy fighting around Taiz, with the Houthis effectively encircling the city, according to Yemeni security and military sources. Government...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, Oct. 5, 2026 Some key things to watch today:12:15 p.m.: Sit-in in front of the Education Ministry, called by the Committee of Contract Professors at the Lebanese University, to demand progress on the tenure file and professors’ rights.Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces ride in the back of a military truck at the Jabal Han front west of the city of Taiz, on Oct. 3, 2026. (Credit: Ahmad al-Basha/AFP) Houthis cut key Taiz-Aden route: Houthi forces on Sunday seized al-Safiya area, cutting the main road linking Taiz with Aden, the interim capital of Yemen’s internationally recognized government. The advance followed days of heavy fighting around Taiz, with the Houthis effectively encircling the city, according to Yemeni security and military sources. Government...
