Forced asylum is associated with substantial post-traumatic stress symptoms, yet the roles of sex, educational attainment, and trauma timing remain underexamined in urban asylum settings. This study examined post-traumatic stress symptoms among 222 Yemeni refugees in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, using an adapted 26-item Far'oun PTSD Scale. Data were analyzed with Mann–Whitney U tests, chi-square analysis, and bootstrapped multiple linear regression (5000 resamples). Most participants reported symptom scores within the study-defined moderate-to-high severity bands. Because the study used a non-clinical screening instrument and a non-probability sample, these findings should not be interpreted as the prevalence of DSM-5-TR PTSD or as evidence of clinical diagnoses. Sex classification was the only statistically significant independent correlate in the multivariable model, with participants classified as female reporting higher symptom scores than participants classified as male. Lower educational attainment was associated with higher severity in bivariate analysis, but not in the multivariate model. Trauma timing was not significantly associated with symptom variation. The findings suggest that sex classification was the strongest measured correlate of symptom severity in this sample, underscoring the need for localized, culturally responsive and sex-informed mental health services in asylum settings.