Military commander wounded, 2 soldiers killed in blast in SW Yemen

ADEN, Yemen, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- A Yemeni military commander was wounded and two of his companions killed when a roadside bomb struck their convoy in the southwestern Taiz province on Wednesday, provincial government forces said in a press...

Houthis free five UN workers but 15 foreign staff still confined

Published on 21/10/2025 - 11:49 GMT+2 •Updated 11:51 Houthi rebels have released five Yemeni United Nations staff members detained over the weekend, but 15 international employees remain confined to a UN compound, according to a spokesperson for...

Under pressure: Israel’s predicament

Somehow it feels different this time round. The media babble has a different tone, a little more critical of Israel, a little more humanising towards the Palestinians. Trump’s plan is grotesque, but the document signed by Hamas commits only to the...

Yemen Blast: Indian Navy’s Warship INS Trikand Battles Blaze, Rescues Crew Onboard MV Falcon After LPG Tanker Explosion off Djibouti Coast

Djibouti, October 22: The Indian Navy's warship INS Trikand, deployed in the Gulf of Aden for maritime security operations, carried out a rescue and firefighting mission after a massive fire broke out on board the Cameroon-flagged LPG carrier MV...

Houthis detain 20 UN employees in Yemen amid escalating crackdown on aid workers

Yemen's Houthi rebels detained 20 UN employees (five Yemenis, 15 international workers) in Sanaa, accusing them of espionage—a claim the UN strongly denies. The arrests disrupt critical aid operations in Yemen, already devastated by war and...

A dozen UN international staffers leave Yemen after being released by Houthis

Saudi Arabia bans employers from charging domestic workers for recruitment, work permit

Saudi Arabia has banned employers from charging any fees to their domestic workers, including for recruitment and work permits, setting maximum penalties of a fine worth 20,000 riyals (SR) and a three-year ban on hiring, according to Saudi...

Yemen’s Huthi rebels detain 20 UN employees and confiscate equipment

CAIRO Associated Press — Iranian-backed Huthi rebels detained two dozen UN employees Sunday, a day after they raided another UN facility in the capital Sanaa, a UN official said. Jean Alam, a spokesman for the UN resident coordinator for Yemen,...

UN confirms all staff freed from Yemen compound after Houthi withdrawal

The United Nations has verified that all personnel previously restricted within its Sanaa compound have regained their freedom following the withdrawal of Houthi security forces from the facility. The resolution comes after days of limited...

UN says all staff inside compound in Yemeni capital now free

“All fifteen UN international staff are now free to move inside the UN compound in Sana’a and are in contact with their respective UN entities and families,” the team announced in a written update on the situation in the capital. The UN also...

[Masam Project Completes Mine Clearance of Ancient Timna City in Yemen’s Shabwa

Shabwa — Saudi Arabia’s Masam Humanitarian Demining Project has announced the successful clearance of landmines from the ancient city of Timna, located in the Usaylan District of Shabwa Governorate, southern Yemen. The operation marks a major...

Houthis free UN staff after raid, mourn slain military chief

Daijiworld Media Network – Sanaa Sanaa, Oct 21: Houthi rebels in Yemen have released five detained Yemeni United Nations staff members and permitted 15 international UN employees to move freely within the organization’s compound in Sanaa after...

Yemen’s Houthis Conduct Another Mass Kidnapping of U.N. Staffers

The Iran-backed Houthi insurgents of Yemen raided a United Nations compound in the occupied capital of Sanaa on Saturday and took 20 employees hostage, the latest of several mass kidnappings the Houthis have conducted against U.N. personnel. U.N....

[Internal Displacement in Yemen Drops by 14%

Sana’a — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported a 14% decrease in internal displacement across Yemen last week, marking a modest but notable shift in population movement trends amid fluctuating security conditions....

US expands Gaza reconstruction team with Steven Fagin as chief of civilian operations

The United States has appointed its civilian head of operations for the implementation of President Donald Trump’s peace plan.U.S. Ambassador to Yemen Steven Fagin will take the position at the Civil-Military Coordination Center, established...

The Gulf’s investment in global health is a contribution to regional stability

Across the Arab world, Gulf leadership has already saved hundreds of thousands of lives by supporting the fight against Aids, tuberculosis and malaria. Yet the fight against the world’s deadliest infectious diseases is far from over. Since 2002,...

Iran ratifies law to join UN convention against terror financing

Iran ratified a law joining a United Nations convention against terror financing, local media reported Wednesday It hopes it will lead to access to global banking, an easing of trade and relieving pressure on its sanctions-hit economy TEHRAN: Iran...

Yemen – Houthi attack on the United Nations (20.10.25)

France condemns in the strongest possible terms the Houthi detention of UN employees in Sanaa, which marks the latest intolerable escalation against humanitarian workers in Yemen. By once again targeting the UN, which carries out essential efforts...

Iran joins UN anti-terrorism treaty in hope of easing economic sanctions

Iran ratified a law joining a United Nations convention against terror financing, local media reported Wednesday, in hopes it will lead to access to global banking, an easing of trade and relieving pressure on its sanctions-hit economy. Iranian...

New Zealand: Workers need a socialist perspective to fight pay cuts, austerity and war

Thursday’s historic strike by 110,000 public sector workers across New Zealand reveals the mass opposition that exists in the working class to the National Party-led coalition government’s relentless assault on public services and its promotion of...