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Yemen Applauds UN Move to Relocate HQ to Aden

(MENAFN) The Yemeni government on Tuesday praised the United Nations' decision to relocate the headquarters of its Resident Coordinator in Yemen from the Houthi-controlled capital, Sanaa, to the southern port city of Aden. In an official...

Nexxen Launches New $20 Million Ordinary Share Repurchase Program

NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nexxen International Ltd. (NASDAQ: NEXN) (“Nexxen” or the “Company”), a global, flexible advertising technology platform with deep expertise in data and advanced TV, today announced the launch of a new...

IDF blocks rocket fired from Yemen

(MENAFN) The IDF reported early Thursday that its air defense systems had blocked a bullet released from Yemen. It stated in an announcement that “after sirens went off in various parts of the country, the Air Force neutralized a missile launched...

Israel Intercepts Missile from Yemen

(MENAFN) The Israeli military reported that its air defense systems successfully intercepted a missile launched from Yemen early Thursday. “After sirens went off in various parts of the country, the Air Force neutralized a missile launched from...

IDF shoots down rocket fired from Yemen

(MENAFN) Israel’s military announced on Thursday that its air defense systems shot down a rocket fired from Yemen earlier in the day. “After sirens went off in various parts of the country, the Air Force neutralized a missile launched from Yemen,”...

Houthis storm UN office in Yemen, taking dozen staffs in custody

(MENAFN) The Houthi movement has taken at least 11 United Nations personnel into custody after raiding UN offices in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, and the port city of Hodeidah, according to the UN special envoy. The detentions followed an Israeli...

More than seven hundred civilians get killed in Yemen by Israel in 2025

(MENAFN) Houthi-run media reported that 776 people were either killed or wounded in northern Yemen during the first half of 2025 due to airstrikes conducted by the United States and Israel. Most casualties were women and children in the capital...

Yemen’s president discusses efforts to revive paused peace process with UN envoy

(MENAFN) Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council head, Rashad al-Alimi, met on Wednesday with UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg in Riyadh to discuss ways to revive the stalled peace process in the country. The discussions centered on ongoing...

Yemeni flash floods harm ten civilians

(MENAFN) Severe flooding struck Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Tuesday after heavy rains, leaving at least 10 people injured and causing widespread property damage, according to local officials. The downpour inundated neighborhoods,...

Israel stops drone attack from Yemen

(MENAFN) Air raid sirens were triggered Thursday in southern Israel near the Gaza Strip when a drone launched from Yemen entered Israeli airspace, the military reported. Israeli air defense systems intercepted the drone, and no casualties or...

Four dead, sixty-seven harmed from Israeli attack on Yemen

(MENAFN) Reports from Yemen confirmed that Israeli air raids on the capital, Sanaa, left at least four people dead and 67 others wounded. Health officials warned that the number of fatalities may climb further, as some of the injured are in...

Erdogan pledges to safeguards Muslim rights over East Jerusalem

(MENAFN) On Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared that Muslims will not relinquish their rights over East Jerusalem. "We will not allow Jerusalem to be defiled by unholy hands, though I know the resentment of Hitler admirers...

Israel Conducts Airstrikes on Yemen’s Sanaa

(MENAFN) Israeli fighter jets carried out a series of airstrikes on the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Sunday, targeting both government and military facilities, according to a media outlet controlled by the Houthis. Witnesses described multiple blasts...

Israel Targets Key Sites in Yemen’s Sanaa

(MENAFN) On Sunday, Israeli fighter jets launched multiple airstrikes on various locations across Yemen's capital, Sanaa, including the presidential palace and major energy facilities, according to a statement from the military. The announcement...

Israeli Air Raids on Yemen’s Capital Kill Four

(MENAFN) The number of fatalities from Israeli air raids on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, has climbed to four, with 67 others wounded, officials from the Houthi-controlled Health Ministry reported to media late Sunday. Authorities warned the death toll...

Israel hits Yemen’s presidential complex

(MENAFN) Israel conducted airstrikes in Yemen on Sunday, targeting a military compound that includes the presidential palace, in response to Houthi missile attacks. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the strikes hit multiple sites in the...

Torrential Rains, Flooding Claim Three Lives in Yemen

(MENAFN) Heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding in Yemen have claimed the lives of three individuals, including two young children, with authorities issuing a warning for further downpours and thunderstorms. The Interior Ministry reported that two...

Severe Flooding Devastates Yemen’s Aden

(MENAFN) Heavy rainfall unleashed destructive flooding across the southern Yemeni port city of Aden on Tuesday, leaving multiple people injured and damaging property, according to eyewitnesses and local officials. The downpour inundated several...

UN Chief Holds Phone Talks with Iran’s Foreign Minister

(MENAFN) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres engaged in important discussions on Thursday with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, according to UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. The phone call focused on pressing issues including...

Malaysian PM Denounces Israeli Strikes on Six Nations as “Insolent”

(MENAFN) Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Saturday sharply condemned Israel’s military actions against six countries, calling its behavior “insolent” and unprecedented. “A single country can behave so insolently by attacking six countries...