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Yemeni actress and her children sleep on Sanaa pavement after salary stops
Yemeni actress Dalal Mohammed Ali was shown sleeping on a Sanaa pavement with her children in a video shared online.
Sanaa is under Houthi control, and the reports say Ali’s salary from the culture ministry there has been unpaid since 2019.
The lost income left her unable to afford housing for her family.
Ali said in the video that her family was facing difficult living conditions, and that one child had ear pain made worse by the cold.
The footage prompted appeals for help and criticism of the Houthi-run culture ministry.
Her situation has renewed attention on unpaid salaries and worsening economic hardship for workers and artists in areas under Houthi control.
The reports say calls are being made for urgent support, but do not describe any aid already provided.
Yemeni actress Dalal Mohammed Ali appeared in a video sleeping on a pavement in Sanaa with her children.
Reports say her salary from the Houthi-run Ministry of Culture has been unpaid since 2019.
Ali said the loss of her salary left her unable to afford housing for her family.
The footage prompted appeals for help and criticism of the authorities over unpaid public-sector salaries.
One report said one of her children had ear pain that worsened in the cold.
- Who
- Yemeni actress Dalal Mohammed Ali and her children.
- What
- They were shown sleeping on a pavement in Sanaa after she lost her income.
- When
- The video circulated in October 2026; reports say her salary has been unpaid since 2019.
- Where
- A pavement in Sanaa, Yemen.
- Why
- Ali said the stoppage of her salary left her unable to afford housing. Reports attribute the stoppage to the Houthi-run Ministry of Culture.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Reports say Ali's salary from the Ministry of Culture stopped.
Videos showed Ali and her children sleeping on a pavement in Sanaa.
- Name
- Dalal Mohammed Ali
- Location
- Sanaa, Yemen
- Salary stoppage
- Since 2019, according to reports
- Employer named in reports
- Houthi-run Ministry of Culture
- Family
- Ali appeared with her children