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,...

UN staff member released from Houthi detention in Yemen, UN spokesperson says

By Jasper Ward (Reuters) -A United Nations staff member who was recently detained by Yemen’s Houthi authorities has been released, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Wednesday. “We continue to urge the de facto authorities to immediately...

[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...

[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....

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...

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...

Yemen : UN Condemns Houthi Espionage Allegations as "Disturbing and Dangerous," Demands Immediate Release of Detained Staff

Aden -- United Nations has rejected accusations by Yemen’s Houthi authorities that UN personnel were involved in espionage activities, calling the claims “extremely disturbing and dangerous.” The organization urged the immediate and unconditional...

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...

The war isn’t televised

By Michalis Sophocleous President Trump secured the ceasefire in Gaza, and this is, objectively, a major achievement. The ambitious 20-point plan he brokered is a very complex equation, with the fragile truce likely to be judged in its second...

Houthis announce death of top commander in apparent Israeli airstrike

Sana’a, Oct 16, (dpa/GNA) – Yemen’s Houthi movement announced on Thursday, the death of its chief of staff, Mohammed Abdul Karim al-Ghamari, in what appeared to be Israeli airstrikes that targeted the group’s positions in northern Yemen....

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...

KSrelief clears 1,190 explosives in Yemen

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) Masam Project removed 1,190 explosives across various regions of Yemen during the third week of October. The cleared explosives included 1,135 pieces of unexploded ordnance, 49...

Al-Qaeda suicide attack on government compound in Yemen’s Abyan leaves 10 dead

ALBAWABA- A deadly suicide car bombing struck the main gate of a government compound in Al-Mahfad district, eastern Abyan governorate, south of Yemen, on Thursday, killing at least 10 people and wounding eight others, according to military...

Houthis mourn top commander Israel accused of Iran ties

The Israeli military first said it had killed Major General Mohammed al-Ghamari in an attack in August which killed the Prime Minister appointed by the Shi'ite group. The Houthis did confirm his death until Thursday, and the date or details of his...

[World Bank Report Warns Yemen Is on the Brink of Becoming the Poorest Country Globally

Aden — A newly released report by the World Bank has placed Yemen among the poorest countries in the world, warning that the war-torn nation is edging closer to becoming the poorest globally. The Poverty and Equity Assessment 2024, published...

Houthi rebels in Yemen detain 9 UN employees

CAIRO -- Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have detained nine employees of the United Nations as part of a long-running crackdown on the organization, the U.N. said. The detentions brings the number of detained U.N. workers in Houthi-held...

Israel’s Eilat port presses US and Egypt over Houthi Red Sea blockade

New imported cars are seen at a parking lot in the Eilat port, Israel, January 3, 2024. (Photo: Yehuda Ben Itach/Flash90) Officials at Israel’s southernmost port in Eilat are calling for American and Egyptian intervention to pressure the...

New Airstrip Emerges on Yemen’s Zuqar Island

A significant development has unfolded in the Red Sea as a 2,000-meter airstrip is under construction on Zuqar Island, located off Yemen’s coast. Satellite imagery analyzed by The Associated Press reveals that construction began in April, with...

Supply chains stable despite Houthi Red Sea attacks, DP World COO says

ABU DHABI: DP World Global Chief Operating Officer Tiemen Meester said on Wednesday during an interview at the Reuters NEXT Gulf Summit in Abu Dhabi that supply chains are stable despite Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. Yemen's Houthis have launched...

Yemen's Houthis say military chief killed, Israel claims responsibility

Yemen's Houthi rebels on Thursday said their military's chief of staff had been killed. Israel later said he died from wounds sustained in a strike in late August. The Houthis did not specifically blame Israel for the killing of Maj. Gen. Muhammad...