Houthi Attacks in Red Sea Threaten India’s Internet Backbone, Spur Cable Route Rethink

Cable cuts and anchor damage near Bab el-Mandeb, a narrow but strategic chokepoint, already slowed data speeds in 2023 across India, Africa, and the Middle East. India’s internet infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable as Red Sea tensions...

War and violence across the world

“War in the east, War in the west, War up north, War down south, Everywhere is war!” Never has this extract from Bob Marley’s iconic song, War, been truer than today. Inspired by Emperor Haile Selassie’s address to the United Nations in 1963,...

Yemeni Rial Regains a Third of Its Value Amid Government Push to Curb Soaring Prices

The Yemeni rial has regained nearly 30 percent of its value in government-controlled areas over the past few days. The recovery comes amid intensified efforts by both central and local authorities to stabilize commodity prices in line with the...

Trump’s Abraham Accords at Critical Juncture as Gaza War Rages On

The Abraham Accords, initially signed by Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco under the aegis of the Trump administration, promised to redraw the Middle East map by fostering normalized diplomatic relations between Israel...

Mass crackdown in Saudi Arabia: Arrests over 22,000 in one week for residency and labour violations

Between 24–30 July 2025, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior detained 22,147 individuals/Representative Image TL;DR: Between July 24–30, 2025, authorities detained 22,147 violators in a nationwide sweep. Arrests included illegal residents, border...

Sixth Arab-Hadrami Gathering Strengthens Community Ties

MELAKA, Aug 3 (BERNAMA) -- Efforts to strengthen ties among Malaysia’s Arab-Hadrami community continue with the sixth Himpunan 1,000 Jamaah, jointly organised by Al Jamiatul Khairiah and Al-Wafaa Melaka, celebrating the community’s heritage across...

Sixth Arab-Hadrami gathering strengthens community ties in Melaka

MELAKA: The sixth Himpunan 1,000 Jamaah, jointly organised by Al Jamiatul Khairiah and Al-Wafaa Melaka, successfully brought together over 500 members of Malaysia’s Arab-Hadrami community in Ayer Keroh. The event, attended by Yemen’s Ambassador to...

Sunnah Hiking Group climb Ben Nevis to fund ICU in Yemen hospital

The effort on July 26 raised £7,500 for a new Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Al-Mudaffar Hospital, a project delivered by Global Relief Trust to support patients across Ta’iz and Al-Hudaydah. The hike, completed in difficult weather conditions...

Yemen launches price control as currency rebounds to 1,800 rials per dollar

ADEN, Yemen, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's rial surged to 1,800 per U.S. dollar in government-held areas Saturday, rebounding from nearly 2,900 two weeks ago, prompting authorities to launch nationwide price controls. Banking sources in Aden...

As attacks by Houthi rebels rise, cable operators in Red Sea of trouble

Escalating tensions in the Red Sea — increasingly seen as an internet kill switch, particularly for India, as most major cable networks are wired through this corridor — are pushing cable owners to make multiple backup arrangements to avoid a...

Violent conflict and cross-border lending

Although the world has enjoyed a relatively peaceful period since the carnage of WWII, peace has been the exception rather than the rule throughout much of human history. Russia's war on Ukraine, escalating hostilities in the Middle East, and...

Arab World to Witness Record-Breaking Total Solar Eclipse

TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Skywatchers are set for a breathtaking celestial event on Saturday, August 2, 2027, as the longest total solar eclipse of the century will cast its shadow across parts of the globe. The rare spectacle...

Bipartisan US Push Tries to Label Democratic African Government as “Terrorist”

Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. Washington’s designation of armed groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) has always been politicized, but it may now reach a...

MEA turns down request for delegation to Yemen citing legal, security constraints in Nimisha Priya case

The MEA also emphasised that New Delhi has no formal diplomatic ties with the current Houthi-controlled administration in Sana’a, limiting any direct engagement. Nimisha Priya, a 38-year-old nurse from Kerala, was convicted in 2017 for the alleged...

Yemen's Houthi rebels claim missile attack on Israel's main airport

Gaza Health Ministry: Hospitals drowning in sea of injuries, patient numbers exceed capacity

Gaza Health Ministry: Hospitals drowning in sea of injuries, patient numbers exceed capacity [Sat, 02 Aug 2025 20:41:29 +0300] Gaza – Saba: The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza stated on Saturday that the Strip's hospitals are "drowning in a...

Yemen’s ‘Palestine-2’ missile hits Israeli airport

In a bold show of support for Palestinians, Yemen’s armed forces launched a ballistic missile at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport. The hypersonic missile, named ‘Palestine-2’, reportedly struck its target successfully near Tel Aviv. Following the...

Saudi Arabia detains over 22,000 violators of residency, labuor, border laws

Saudi Arabia’s authorities have detained over 22,000 as part of its combined field security campaigns to find and capture those who violate residence, labor, and border security laws in seven days, according to the Ministry of Interior. From July...

Parliament Speaker discusses economic challenges with representatives of commerce chambers

Parliament Speaker discusses economic challenges with representatives of commerce chambers [Sat, 02 Aug 2025 18:53:47 +0300] Sana'a - Saba: The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yahya Ali Al-Ra’i, met on Saturday with the Deputy Chairman of...

OCHA Representative in Yemen Commends the Generosity and Resilience of the Yemeni People, Highlights Growing Humanitarian Needs

OCHA Representative in Yemen Commends the Generosity and Resilience of the Yemeni People, Highlights Growing Humanitarian Needs [Sat, 02 Aug 2025 17:05:40 +0300] Sana'a - Saba: Rosaria Bruno, the representative of the United Nations Office for the...