[China Signals Readiness to Support Yemen’s Security Capacity Through Strategic Cooperation

Sana’a — China has expressed its readiness to support Yemen in strengthening its internal security capabilities, as part of a broader effort to deepen bilateral cooperation and promote regional stability. The announcement follows high-level...

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

Houthi rebels raid UN building in Yemen

Dozens of UN personnel have already been arrested in recent months in areas controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthis. (EPA Images pic) SANAA: Houthi rebels in Yemen raided a United Nations building on Saturday, a UN official told AFP, adding that...

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have raided a UN facility in the capital Sanaa but all staff are safe, a UN official says

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on Saturday raided a UN facility in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, a UN official said, but all staff were reported to be safe. Jean Alam, a spokesman for the UN resident coordinator for Yemen, said Houthi security forces...

[Philippine Gov't Confirms Arrival of Filipino Sailor’s Remains Killed in Houthi Missile Attack in Gulf of Aden

Aden — The Philippine government has confirmed the arrival of the remains of a Filipino sailor who was killed in a Houthi missile strike targeting a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden earlier this month. The sailor was part of the crew aboard...

Politikles cartoon was a clear hint at my country directly insulting us of ‘toasted cities’ and other atrocities in Ukraine

Dear Editor, I came here not long ago to serve Russia’s national interests and get Russia and Guyana closer to each other. In terms of diplomacy that means making Guyana even stronger by facilitating Russian-Guyanese relations in various fields,...

Houthis storm UN compound in Yemen's Sanaa

ADEN, Yemen, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Members of Yemen's Houthi group stormed a United Nations compound in the capital Sanaa on Saturday, detaining several UN staff, said a Yemeni security official. The official, who requested anonymity, said that...

[Yemeni Pilot Arrested for Hijacking Civilian Plane to Sanaa Under Houthi Orders

Aden — Security authorities at Aden International Airport announced today the arrest of Captain Mohammed Abbas Al-Mutawakkil while he was attempting to travel to Cairo, after it was confirmed that he had been involved in hijacking a Yemeni...

Mediator Oman urges US-Iran nuclear talks

Agence France-Presse . Manama, Bahrain 01 November, 2025, 23:45 Representational image. Oman, which hosted several rounds of US-Iran nuclear talks that were derailed by the Israel-Iran war in June, urged the countries on Saturday to go back to the...

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

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 and unconditionally release...

Houthi Leader Targets UN Staff, Accuses Aid Workers of Spying

Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi has placed United Nations staff at the top of his list of “enemies,” accusing employees of the World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF of carrying out “espionage” for the United States and Israel, and holding some...

Houthi rebels raid UN building in Yemen, all staff reported safe

Dozens of UN personnel have already been arrested in recent months in areas controlled by the Houthis [Getty] Houthi rebels in Yemen raided a United Nations building on Saturday, a UN official told AFP, adding that all of the international...

Ranked: The World’s Largest Economies in 2026

Ranked: The World’s Largest Economies in 2026 See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key...

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...

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...

Houthi rebels raid U.N. facility in Yemen's capital; all staffers reported safe

CAIRO — Iranian-backed Houthi rebels raided a United Nations facility Saturday in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, a U.N. official said, but all staff members were reported to be safe. Jean Alam, a spokesman for the U.N. resident coordinator for Yemen,...

The Darién Gap Straddling Panama and Colombia is a Mass Migrant Graveyard that Exemplifies Injustice of Today’s Global Economy

[Source: greenmatters.com] MAGA warnings of an enemy invasion through the gap helps justify cruel policies targeting vulnerable people who have been victimized by U.S. foreign policy Known in Spanish as Tapón del Darién, the Darién Gap is a...

Letter to the Editor: The inherent politics of memorialization

Memory is not apolitical, violence does not exist in a vacuum, and there is no honest way to examine and memorialize an event like the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 and not consider them within the context of the world that preceded and followed them....

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...