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Saudi Arabia Appoints Kingdom’s New Grand Mufti
Dubai~ Saudi Arabia appointed a prominent ultraconservative scholar late Wednesday as the country’s new grand mufti, the kingdom’s top religious scholar. Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan, 90, took over the position, the state-run Saudi Press...
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Americans Shouldn’t Die for Qatar (or Saudi Arabia)
During his first term, President Donald Trump unashamedly put Israel first. An important part of that policy was the so-called Abraham Accords, by which Washington paid Arab and other Muslim governments to recognize Israel. The American people...
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Houthi Rebels Detain Twenty UN Staff in Sanaa
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels detained 20 United Nations employees on Sunday, October 19, in what marks an escalating crackdown against international aid operations across Yemen. The detentions occurred at a UN facility in Sanaa’s Hada...
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UN says international staff held by Houthis 'free to move' in compound
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by Naharnet Newsdesk 20 October 2025, 17:45 The United Nations said Monday that its international staff held by Yemen's Houthi rebels after a raid on its Sanaa compound were now free to move inside and all five national staff released. "All 15...
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UN Secretary-General expresses appreciation to Oman
Muscat: António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, expressed his profound gratitude and appreciation to the Sultanate of Oman, under the leadership of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, for the efforts made by the Sultanate that...
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UN says international staff held by Yemen's Houthis 'free to move' in compound
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The United Nations said Monday that its international staff held by Yemen's Houthis after a raid on its Sanaa compound were now free to move inside and all five national staff released. "All 15 U.N. international staff are now free to move inside...
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Yemen's Houthis continue to detain 20 UN employees in Sanaa
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ADEN, Yemen, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group continues to detain 20 UN employees at a UN residential compound in the capital Sanaa, a source from the UN Office in Yemen told Xinhua on Monday. The source, who spoke on condition of...
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Yemen's southern secessionists face backlash over talk of ties with Israel
For two years, Amer Ali, a resident of the southern Yemeni city of Aden, joined rallies opposing Israel’s devastating war on the Gaza Strip, which has killed more than 68,000 people. Ali viewed these demonstrations, held regularly across Yemen, as...
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UN: Yemen’s Huthis hold 20 of its staff
SANAA, Yemen – The UN’s office in Yemen said Sunday that Huthi rebels were still holding 20 of its staff following their raid on the organization’s building in Sanaa a day earlier. On Saturday, the UN office said Huthi security forces had made an...
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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...
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Yemen mourns top military leader al-Ghamari in mass funeral in Sanaa
Yemen holds a massive funeral for Chief of Staff martyr Mohammad al-Ghamari, with hundreds of thousands attending. The Yemeni capital Sanaa witnessed a massive funeral procession today for the late Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Staff...
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Patrick Christys shares BOMBSHELL asylum seeker footage from RAF Wethersfield
I can reveal shocking exclusive footage of an asylum seeker based at RAF Wethersfield. So he appears to be from Yemen. His Snapchat profile says it's at that former military base, RAF Wethersfield. He's also posted pro-Palestine content calling...
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Houthi rebels detain 20 UN employees and confiscate equipment in Yemen
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels detained 20 United Nations employees on Sunday, October 19, 2025, just a day after raiding another UN facility in the capital, Sanaa. This action marks a significant escalation in the rebels' ongoing crackdown against...
Duos from Morocco, Lebanon and Oman earn Arab Championship medals with Empowerment support
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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...
Yemeni Masses Bid Farewell to Chief of Staff in Sanaa
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 Sanaa. Maj. Gen. Al-Ghamari was martyred in Israeli airstrikes along with...
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Houthis Detain 20 UN Employees in Yemen’s Capital
Displaced Yemenis receive humanitarian aid provided by the World Food Program in the Hays region, south of Hodeidah Governorate in western Yemen on Feb. 24, 2024. Khaled Ziad/AFP The Houthis detained 20 United Nations employees working in Yemen’s...
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Houthis detain 20 staff, including 15 foreigners: UN
The UN’s office in Yemen said on Sunday that 20 of its staff were still being detained by Houthi rebels following a raid on their building in Sanaa the day before. On Saturday, the UN office had said Houthi security forces had made an...
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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...
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Signal's president blames 'concentration of power' after AWS disruption fallout
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The head of the messaging app Signal, which offers encrypted communication, has addressed complaints from users after the platform was affected by last week's global Amazon Web Services outage. Signal prides itself on being “an independent...
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Yemen's Houthi rebels hold funeral for their chief of staff killed in an Israeli strike
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