Arab nations’ response to Israel strike minimal

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Qatar hosted a summit of Arab and Islamic nations Monday hoping to present a united response to Israel's attack on Hamas leaders last week in Doha. But leaders offered different views about what to do, and the group...

UN humanitarian work underfunded, overstretched, under attack: OCHA

The UN is “underfunded, overstretched and under attack”, Tom Fletcher, head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, has said. Mr Fletcher, while lamenting on Monday at the UN Headquarters, said, “We have only 19 per cent of...

Arab-Islamic emergency summit offer mixed response to Israeli strike on Hamas in Doha

By&nbspJeremiah Fisayo-Bambi&nbspwith&nbspAP Published on 16/09/2025 - 6:18 GMT+2 •Updated 6:39 Arab and Gulf leaders on Monday at an emergency summit in Qatar berated Israel over its recent attack on Hamas leaders in Doha, offering different...

China urges Houthis, Israel to exercise restraint

Yemeni people shout anti-Israel slogans after they inspected the residential area hit by Israeli aerial attacks in Sanaa, capital of Yemen, September 13, 2025. /VCG Yemeni people shout anti-Israel slogans after they inspected the residential area...

UK Envoy to Yemen to Asharq Al-Awsat: Divisions in Govt Benefit Houthis

Britain’s Ambassador to Yemen Abda Sharif said political cohesion remains critical for the country’s legitimate government, warning that any divisions within the leadership would only serve the interests of the Iran-aligned Houthis. Unity and...

EditorialHow the UAE is maintaining Arabic's place in the digital era

Arabic is a language that has always had a profound relationship with the written word. From the Bayt Al Hikmah library in 8th century Baghdad to Al Qarawiyyin university library in Morocco – still going strong after 12 centuries – Arabic has...

Massacre in Yemen: Journalists among the victims of recent Israeli strikes

The Yemeni Journalists Union strongly condemned the airstrikes, calling them "heinous war crimes," accusing Israeli forces of deliberately targeting newspaper offices. Journalists in Yemen are already under severe threat from multiple sides amid...

Hundreds attend funeral services for 31 Yemeni reporters killed in Israeli airstrikes

ADEN, Yemen — Hundreds attended funeral services Tuesday for 31 Yemeni journalists who were killed in Israeli airstrikes last week that targeted Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the capital of Sanaa. The strikes last Wednesday followed a drone...

Gargash tells Israel ‘law of jungle will not govern international conduct’

Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to UAE President Sheikh Mohamed, has reiterated the country's support for Qatar in confronting “treacherous Israeli aggression”. He said the emergency Gulf and Arab-Islamic summits in Doha this week affirmed...

Hundreds attend funeral services in Yemen for 31 local reporters killed in Israeli airstrikes

ADEN, Yemen (AP) — Hundreds attended funeral services Tuesday in Yemen for 31 local journalists who were reported killed in Israeli airstrikes last week that targeted Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the capital of Sanaa. The strikes last Wednesday...

Greece at UN: Situation in Yemen has reached critical crossroad

FOREIGN AFFAIRS Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis chairs a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at UN headquarters in New York, on May 20, 2025. According to the writer, now that Greece holds the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council...

UN humanitarian work facing "perfect storm," says senior official

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- The UN humanitarian sector is facing a "perfect storm" -- underfunded, overstretched and under attack, said UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher on...

Arab-Islamic Summit: Iraq warns of Israeli border ambitions

2025-09-15T13:30:10+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Sunday accused Israel of “openly discussing the changing of borders” in the region and condemned what he described as...

Yemen: UN sounds alarm as famine, fighting and aid worker detentions exacerbate crisis

UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council on Monday that the turmoil in Yemen cannot be seen in isolation. “Yemen is both a mirror and a magnifier of the region’s volatility,” he said, noting that progress toward peace is hampered...

UN’s humanitarian work is ‘underfunded, overstretched, and under attack’

Speaking on Monday to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York, Tom Fletcher who heads up the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said “we have only 19 per cent of what we need.” The international community is currently...

After bombing Qatar, why did Israel strike Yemen?

Israel has intensified its strikes in Yemen, targeting the Houthi leadership and plunging the capital Sanaa into deadly chaos. The attacks have killed dozens, prompted a climate of fear, led to mass detentions – including of United Nations staff –...

[UN Relief Chief warns Security Council mass hunger must not define Yemen’s future

Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Yemen by Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator New York, 15 September 2025 As delivered Thank you, Mr. President. The...

Yemeni Parliament condemns Al-Alimi’s treacherous role, international silence over targeting of Journalists in Yemen and Palestine

Yemeni Parliament condemns Al-Alimi’s treacherous role, international silence over targeting of Journalists in Yemen and Palestine Sana’a – Saba: The House of Representatives in the Republic of Yemen condemned the disgraceful role of the so-called...

Yemen information Minister: Houthis Turn UN Staff into “Hostages,” Replicating Iran and al-Qaeda Tactics

Aden- Yemen’s Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism, Moammar al-Eryani, accused the Iran-backed Houthi militia of practicing what he described as “hostage diplomacy” by abducting UN and international organization employees and using them...

Yemen’s national museum damaged by Israeli strikes, Houthi authorities say

A series of Israeli airstrikes on Yemen last Wednesday damaged the national museum in the capital, Sanaa, according to the Houthi culture ministry. The attacks, part of clashes between Israeli forces and Houthi militants that have been ongoing...