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Yemen’s Houthi rebels raid a UN facility but all staff are reported safe
By: Samy Magdy, The Associated Press Posted: 11:30 AM CDT Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 CAIRO (AP) — The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on Saturday raided a U.N. facility in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, a U.N. official said, but all staff were reported to be...
Leaked US documents expose secret military ties between Israel, Arab states during Gaza war
By All Israel NewsSunday, October 12, 2025 People look at the downtown skyline from the Corniche during the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar on December 15, 2021 in Doha, Qatar. | Getty Images/Shaun BotterillThe Arab world has publicly repeatedly condemned...
'Talks Must Continue': India Envoy To UN Lauds Trump's Role In Gaza Ceasefire Deal
Last Updated:October 24, 2025, 04:37 IST India at UN lauds Trump’s Gaza ceasefire deal, urges sustained talks, supports Palestinian rights, highlights aid to Gaza, Syria, Yemen, and peacekeeping roles in UNDOF and UNIFIL Permanent Representative...
Funding cuts and war threaten effort to wipe out polio
Nations divided by conflict face the greatest threat from a resurgent polio virus and a 30 per cent cut in global funding that could badly hamper efforts to eliminate the disease by the end of the decade. Wild polio remains endemic in Afghanistan...
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula kills 4 Yemeni soldiers in complex suicide assault
The cover of AQAP’s Sada al Malahem magazine, from late 2024. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) attacked the headquarters of the 1st Support and Reinforcement Brigade in Abyan, a southern coastal governorate in Yemen, on October 21. The...
Continuing Interceptions of Houthi Contraband Cargoes Highlights Weaknesses
The recent increase in successful interdictions of cargoes being smuggled to the Houthis continues. A closed examination of the news appears to show the hand of Unit 190, the export logistics unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC),...
Mohammed bin Rashid crowns Tunisian twins Bisan and Baylasan Kouka as 2025 Arab Reading Champions
DUBAI (WAM) His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, affirmed that a passion for reading is the true catalyst for human progress and a driving force behind community...
UN official warns of unexploded weapons dangers in Gaza
New York – Saba: The head of the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) mission in occupied Palestine, Luke Irving, warned of the dangers of unexploded weapons in Gaza. Irving said in a blog post on the X network, received by the Yemeni News...
UN chief refutes Houthi accusations against staff in Yemen
HAMILTON, Canada UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed deep concern over the continued accusations made by Yemen’s Houthis against UN personnel as "dangerous and unacceptable." "The Secretary-General is gravely concerned by the...
Is UK government complicit in the destruction of Gaza?
Is the UK government complicit in the destruction of Gaza? That’s the assertion in the new book by journalist and polemicist Peter Oborne, with both Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak under fire for backing what he calls Israel’s “criminal assault”...
Leaked US documents expose secret military ties between Israel and Arab states during Gaza war
The Arab world has publicly repeatedly condemned Israel during the war against Hamas. However, the Washington Post revealed on Saturday that at least six Arab states secretly cooperated with Israel during the Gaza war. Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt,...
[UN; Oct.17] Pita Returns to Gaza, New Human Rights Council Members & Much More
UN Relief Chief Tom Fletcher, right, visited the Gaza strip for the first time, on Oct. 17, to assess the humanitarian situation in the ceasefire. Here, he stops at Castle Bakery, a World Food Program-supported business providing fuel and...
MoFA celebrates 80th anniversary of UN’s founding
QNA Doha The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) organised a celebration on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations (UN) and the organisation’s international day, which falls on October 24 annually, as part of...
Yemen Vows More Support for Gaza after Israeli Assassination of Army Chief
Mohammad Muftah offered condolences to Abdul Malik al-Houthi and President of the Supreme Political Council Mahdi al-Mashat on the Israeli assassination of Mohammad Abdulkarim al-Ghamari. Muftah said al-Ghamari’s jihadi approach brought pride,...
Indian Navy Aids in Firefight and Recovery of Burning LPG Carrier off Yemen
Recovery and salvage efforts are underway after the LPG carrier Falcon reported an explosion and fire last Saturday, October 18, while sailing off the coast of Yemen. The Indian Navy reported on the response, saying the fire is controlled, and it...
Mohammed bin Rashid Crowns Tunisian Twins as Arab Reading Champions
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, affirmed that a passion for reading is the true catalyst for human progress and a driving force behind community development,...
Houthis appoint new military chief from inner circle after predecessor killed
The Houthis appointed a new military leader on Friday, a day after announcing the death of his predecessor, which Yemen experts say has dealt a major blow to the Iran-backed rebels. Military chief of staff Muhammad Al Ghamari was killed in August...
Yemen’s Al-Alimi Urges Global Action Against Iran-Armed Houthis
As Yemen’s president calls for an international military alliance against the Houthis at the UN General Assembly, the world faces a stark choice between intervention and restraint in one of the 21st century’s most devastating humanitarian crises....
Gaza peace deal 'landmark' step towards stability in Middle East, India tells UN
The recently signed Gaza Peace Agreement is a “landmark” step towards stability in the Middle East, India has said, reiterated that a two-state solution remains “the only pragmatic path” to achieving durable peace between Israel and Palestine....
‘India Is The Future’: Israel's FM Hails Delhi As ‘Global Superpower’, Seeks Stronger Ties
Last Updated:November 04, 2025, 14:34 IST Israel’s Foreign Minister condemned the terror attack in Pahalgam, calling radical extremism a shared challenge for both India and Israel. Israel’s Gideon Sa’ar Meets Jaishankar, Calls for Stronger...