Saudi Arabia names Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan as new grand mufti

Saudi Arabia has appointed prominent ultraconservative scholar Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan as the kingdom's new grand mufti — the country's highest religious authority. The state-run Saudi Press Agency reported yesterday (22 October) that...

Duos from Morocco, Lebanon and Oman earn Arab Championship medals with Empowerment support

Both gold medals and one of the silvers at last week’s Arab Beach Volleyball Chiampionships in Oman were picked up by pairs, whose national federations benefit from FIVB Volleyball Empowerment support. In the women’s tournament, Morocco’s...

'War of Redemption': The real reason Netanyahu is renaming the Gaza war

A fierce political debate is raging in Israel over the name of the multi-front war that began with the bloody infiltration and massacre in southern Israel by Hamas on October 7, 2023. It has since expanded to Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Iran, and...

12 UN Staff Leave Yemen's Sanaa After Houthi Detention

Egyptian Intelligence Chief Major General Hassan Rashad visited Israel on Tuesday as part of mediator-led efforts to solidify the ceasefire in Gaza, marking a turning point in bilateral relations that have faced mounting tensions since Israel’s...

Yemen's Houthis release 20 detained UN employees accused of spying: UN envoy

SANAA, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group on Monday released 20 United Nations staff members detained two days earlier in the capital Sanaa over allegations of spying for Israel, UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg said. "All fifteen...

Trump’s Assault On The UN Is Self-Defeating

There is no other way to describe how the Trump administration is treating the UN other than self-defeating and detrimental to the US’s national interests, while substantially eroding its influence worldwide. It is hard to fathom how on earth...

Houthis release Yemeni UN staffers in Sanaa after weekend detention at offices

Houthi rebels released five Yemeni United Nations staff members, and allowed 15 international ones to move freely within the UN compound, after detaining them there in Sanaa over the weekend, a UN spokesperson said Monday (October 20, 2025)....

Houthis release 20 UN staff from detention in Yemen

Yemen's Houthis have released a group of UN staff who were imprisoned inside their own compound after a rebel attack in Sanaa. Five Yemeni staff and 15 foreign UN workers had been held after Houthi militants stormed the compound on Saturday, in...

Saudi Arabia appoints Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan as new grand mufti

Saudi Arabia’s status as home to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina means grand mufti’s pronouncements are closely watched. Published On 23 Oct 202523 Oct 2025 Saudi Arabia has named Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan as the country’s new grand...

Houthis release 5 Yemeni UN staffers in Sanaa after weekend detention at offices

The Houthis have a long-running crackdown against the UN and others working in Yemen’s rebel-held areas, including capital Sanaa, the coastal city of Hodeida and rebel stronghold in the northern province Sadaa One mourner, Ayham Hassan, said...

12 UN workers allowed to leave Yemen after detention by Houthi rebels, UN says

NEW YORK — Twelve international United Nations employees who had been held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels inside their compound flew out of the rebel-held capital on Wednesday, the UN said. The Iran-backed Houthis raided the UN compound in the capital...

Arab journalists union reaffirms support for Morocco’s territorial integrity in Laayoune meeting

The General Union of Arab Journalists reaffirmed its unwavering support for Morocco’s territorial integrity during a landmark meeting held Sunday evening in Laayoune. In its final declaration, the union endorsed Morocco’s legitimate sovereignty...

UN Chief praises His Majesty Sultan Haitham for Oman’s role in resolving Yemen UN staff detention

MUSCAT — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed his deep appreciation to His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik for Oman’s vital humanitarian and diplomatic efforts that helped resolve the recent detention of several UN...

US soldiers stationed in Kiryat Gat turn sleepy Israeli city into an unexpected hotspot

At one of Kiryat Gat’s main shopping complexes, U.S. Army camouflage does everything but blend in. American troops in fatigues move between shawarma stands and sports-shoe stores, a new presence in the southern industrial city, part of a...

Yemen: UN staff freed after Houthi raid, but dozens remain arbitrarily detained

Five national staff detained during the same incident were also released. The raid is part of multiple waves of detentions of UN personnel, some dating back to 2021. About 53 locally recruited staff remain arbitrarily detained at unknown...

Houthis leave UN compound in Sana, release UN employees

DOHA, October 20. /TASS/. The Houthis from Yemen's rebel Ansar Allah movement have left the United Nations compound in the Yemeni capital city of Sana and released its employees, the world organization’s press service told TASS. "All the 15...

Twelve UN staffers leave Yemen after being detained in Sanaa compound

(MENAFN) The United Nations announced on Wednesday that 12 of its international staff members who had been held inside a UN compound in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, have departed the country on a UN Humanitarian Air Service flight. "Earlier today, 12...

Yemen’s Al-Mashat: Martyrdom of General Al-Ghamari Will Only Increase Our Strength and Fierceness

President of the Supreme Political Council in Yemen, Mahdi Al-Mashat maintained that Al-Ghamari ascended to his Lord as a beloved martyr in the noblest battle and the purest cause of supporting our people in Gaza. “I reassure our people that the...

Houthis release 5 Yemeni U.N. staffers in Sanaa after weekend detention at offices

ADEN, Yemen (AP) — Houthi rebels released five Yemeni United Nations staff members, and allowed 15 international ones to move freely within the U.N. compound, after detaining them there in Sanaa over the weekend, a U.N. spokesperson said Monday....

Yemeni Masses Bid Farewell to Chief of Staff in Sana’a

Tens of thousands of Yemenis took part on Monday in the funeral of martyred Major General Mohammad Abd Al-Karim Al-Ghamari, Chief of Staff of the Yemeni Armed Forces in Sana’a. Crowds flocked to Sabeen Square in the capital, Sana’a, carrying...