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(MENAFN) UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya on Monday cautioned the Security Council that rising violence in conflict zones is worsening food insecurity and placing millions of civilians in danger. "The more...

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(MENAFN) UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Monday told the Security Council that violence in conflict zones is devastating food systems and driving millions toward acute and even catastrophic hunger, warning that "food itself has...

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(MENAFN) The UN Security Council voted Friday to extend its sanctions regime on Yemen for another year, with 13 members supporting the measure and Russia and China abstaining.

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(MENAFN) Saudi Arabia has unveiled a 1.3 billion Saudi riyal (approximately $347 million) financial package aimed at shoring up Yemen's struggling economy and narrowing its widening budget deficit.

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(MENAFN) The Houthi movement, which holds control over Yemen's capital Sanaa and much of the northwest region, declared a general mobilization on Monday, urging allied tribes to ready themselves for a possible Israeli airstrike.

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(MENAFN) A joint report released Wednesday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Program (WFP) warns that food insecurity is worsening in 16 global hunger hotspots, putting millions at risk of famine between November...

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(MENAFN) A new joint assessment from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Program (WFP) issued an urgent warning Wednesday, reporting that acute food insecurity is rapidly worsening across 16 global hunger hotspots,...

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(MENAFN) Nearly three years after chaos in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait battered shipping through the Red Sea and cost Egypt's Suez Canal billions in losses, fresh regional turmoil is once again testing the waterway's resilience.

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(MENAFN) A recent collaborative assessment by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Program (WFP) issued a stark warning on Wednesday that severe food insecurity is intensifying across 16 critical hunger zones...

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(MENAFN) Saudi Civil Defense announced Monday that a temporary danger in the southern Najran region had ended, shortly after issuing a second warning for the area on the same day. The agency called on residents to continue observing safety...

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Analysis from western perspective by Podiomedia AL DALE, YEMEN, February 18, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- During the peaceful demonstrations in the city of Al-Dhalea in South Yemen, a message emerged that extends far beyond local geography and...

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(MENAFN) Officials from 10 countries attended an expanded meeting in Abu Dhabi between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, an Israeli channel reported Tuesday.

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(MENAFN) Nearly 4,000 Yemeni nationals living in the United States now face potential deportation following the Trump administration's abrupt termination of Temporary Protected Status for Yemen, a Yemeni government official confirmed Friday...

Middle East Institute

Enjoy the MEI Art Gallery's latest exhibition Arab Pop Art: Between East and West at this week's Art Walk Dupont First Friday Open House from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. The evening program includes an art talk at 6:30 pm featuring participating artist Marwan...

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(MENAFN) Türkiye will maintain its backing for Syria’s stability and plans to collaborate closely with Saudi Arabia on rebuilding the war-torn country, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said following talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman...

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(MENAFN) Saudi Civil Defense said Monday that a danger had passed in the southern Najran region, just minutes after the agency issued its second warning there in a single day. The agency urged residents to keep following safety instructions and to...

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(MENAFN) The United Nations (UN) announced on Wednesday that 12 of its international employees, who had been confined within a UN facility in Yemen, have left the capital city, Sanaa, aboard a UN Humanitarian Air Service aircraft.

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(MENAFN) Houthi militants apprehended personnel from the United Nations in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on Sunday, according to UN spokesperson Jean Alam. This move follows earlier accusations from the group that humanitarian workers were engaging in...

UN Environmental Program

To raise awareness about the Arabian leopard, the United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed February 10 as the International Day of the Arabian Leopard in resolution 77/295. Classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, the rapid...

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(MENAFN) A recent security report warns that US President Donald Trump’s “bulldozer” approach to foreign policy is destabilizing the international system and creating conditions for a world dominated by wealthy powers and regional hegemons.