Faris Abdo Ali Al-Rumaisa
Killed in Israeli airstrikes targeting the 26 September and Yemen Newspaper offices in Sanaa.
Faris Abdo Ali al-Rumaisa died in a series of Israeli airstrikes that struck the Moral Guidance Directorate building in Sanaa, where the 26 September and Yemen Newspaper offices were located. The strikes, which occurred around 4:45 p.m., directly hit the newsroom as staff were finalizing publication of the weekly edition. Eyewitnesses reported multiple explosions and widespread destruction, with bodies of journalists found under the rubble. The attack, condemned internationally as a deliberate assault on the press, killed 31 media workers in total and destroyed one of Yemen’s most important journalistic institutions.
Biography
Faris Abdo Ali al-Rumaisa was a Yemeni journalist who worked for both the 26 September and Yemen newspapers in Sanaa. Known for his professionalism and dedication to public service journalism, Al-Rumaisa was among the 31 journalists and media support workers killed on September 10, 2025, when Israeli airstrikes targeted the offices of the two publications in the Yemeni capital. The attack, described by 26 September’s editor-in-chief, Nasser al-Khadri, as an “unprecedented massacre of journalists,” took place as staff were preparing the weekly paper’s final edition. The strikes destroyed the Moral Guidance Directorate building, which housed the newspapers’ offices, marking the deadliest single day for journalists since the 2009 Maguindanao massacre.
Faris Abdo Ali al-Rumaisa was a Yemeni journalist and staff writer at the 26 September Newspaper, which serves as the official publication of the Yemeni army, as well as for Yemen Newspaper, another state-affiliated outlet. He was part of a team dedicated to covering national developments, military affairs, and social issues in the midst of Yemen’s protracted conflict. Colleagues described him as disciplined, humble, and devoted to his profession, committed to ensuring that readers had access to accurate information despite years of instability and censorship in the country.
On September 10, 2025, Al-Rumaisa was inside the newsroom of 26 September in Sanaa when Israeli airstrikes targeted the newspaper offices located in the Moral Guidance Directorate complex. According to eyewitnesses, including journalist Abdulrahman Mohammed Mutahar, who lived nearby, about eight missiles struck the area in rapid succession at around 4:45 p.m., causing massive explosions that leveled the building. The blasts were so power
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Killed by Israeli attacks. The deadliest massacre of journalists since the Maguindanao massacre.1 en.wikipedia.org Open source
Faris Abdo Ali al-Rumaisa, a Yemeni journalist who worked for the 26 September and Yemen newspapers, was killed during Israel’s targeted airstrikes on the offices of the two publications in the capital, Sanaa. The September 10 attacks killed 31 journalists and media support workers. Nasser al-Khadri, editor-in-chief of 26 September, described the incident as an “unprecedented massacre of journalists.” He said multiple strikes hit the newsroom around 4:45 p.m. as staff were finalizing publication of the weekly paper, which serves as the official outlet of the Yemeni army. Abdulrahman Mohammed Mutahar, a journalist living 500 meters from the site, told CPJ the attack caused “massive explosions unlike anything Sanaa had seen since 2015,” referring to the Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on the city in 2015. He said about eight missiles reduced the Moral Guidance Directorate headquarters — where the newspapers’ offices were located — to rubble, leaving some journalists’ bodies buried underneath.2 cpj.org Open source