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{{short description|Official state news agency of Yemen}}
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| agency_name = Saba News Agency (SABA) <br /> Yemen News Agency
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The '''Saba News Agency''' (
==History and profile==
SABA was founded on 16 November 1970 as the official news agency of
It is a member of the [[Federation of Arab News Agencies]] (FANA).<ref>{{cite book |last=Shrivastava |first=K. M. |title=News agencies from pigeon to internet |publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd |date=2007 |page=280 |isbn=978-1-932705-67-6}}</ref>
== Yemeni Civil War ==
On 19 January 2015, the [[Houthis]] seized the agency.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/19/yemen-state-news-agency-tv-station-seized-by-shia-rebels |title=Yemen state news agency and TV station seized by Shia Houthi rebels |first=Martin |last=Chulov |date=19 January 2015 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=23 June 2018}}</ref> The agency then split into two factions: one pro-Hadi/Alimi, the other pro-Houthi.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/yemen/11637271/Yemen-TV-v-Yemen-TV-Saudi-Arabia-steps-up-propaganda-war-with-copycat-media.html |title=Yemen TV v Yemen TV: Saudi Arabia steps up propaganda war with copycat media |first=Louisa |last=Loveluck |date=28 May 2015 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |accessdate=23 June 2018}}</ref>
After 6 June 2021, forces of the separatist [[Southern Transitional Council]] stormed the SABA building in [[Aden]]. The rebels were reported to have closed down the building with death threats to the employees.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 6, 2021 |title=Yemen: Southern Transitional Council forces storm Saba News Agency building in Aden |url=https://www.gc4hr.org/news/view/2746 |website=[[GCHR]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=June 8, 2021 |title=Southern Yemen separatists take over news agency building in Aden |work=[[The New Arab]] |url=https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/stc-take-over-aden-news-agency-escalations-continue}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=June 9, 2021 |title=Southern Transitional Council forces raid Yemeni government-affiliated media outlets |work=[[Committee to Protect Journalists|CPJ]] |url=https://cpj.org/2021/06/southern-transitional-council-forces-raid-yemeni-government-affiliated-media-outlets/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Supporters of "Southern transitional council "Storm Saba headquarters in Tawahi and close it |work=[[Al-Masdar]] |url=https://almasdaronline.com/articles/169243}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Telecommunications in Yemen|Communications in Yemen]]
* [[Media of Yemen]]
* [[Federation of Arab News Agencies]] (FANA)
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.
* [https://saba.ye Pro-Houthi Yemen News Agency (SABA) official website]
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