Category: Middle East
Yemeni leaders promise to fend off another Houthi attack
When international envoys denounced the militia’s latest assault, Yemen’s presidential council pledged to oppose the “terrorist” Houthis and urged resistance. The latest Houthi attacks, mainly
Houthis launch an attack on Yemeni forces as militia operations intensify in Shabwa
In response to the Houthi militia’s ongoing expansion of military operations, Yemeni government troops in the southern province of Shabwa declared on Sunday that they
UNICEF reports that 540,000 Yemeni youngsters are ‘starving’
According to the UN, a child dies from preventable causes every ten minutes in Yemen, where severe acute malnutrition affects more than 540,000 children under
New collaboration guidelines are introduced by the World Bank Group for Egypt
According to Emirates News Agency, the World Bank Group’s board of executive directors approved a new Country Partnership Framework for Egypt on Wednesday. The document
Palestinians and Israelis clash at the UN over Netanyahu’s actions
The Palestinians and Israelis clashed over the future intentions of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government at a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting on
Saudi Arabia announces the holy month of Ramadan to start on March 23
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), home of the holiest shrines in Islam in the holiest cities of Mecca and Medina, has announced that the
Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court calls on Muslims to look for Ramadan crescent in the evening
The Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has called on all Muslims across the country to look for the Ramadan crescent, which denotes
Security officers from Iran and Iraq sign a border protection pact
Months after Tehran attacked Kurdish opposition organisations in Iraq’s north, Iran’s senior security official on Sunday inked an agreement with Iraqi authorities for the “protection”
Rights organisations claim Iran executed a Kurdish “political prisoner”
According to rights organisations, Iran executed a Kurdish man on Friday by hanging him, raising concerns about the country’s alarmingly high rate of executions this
Thousands injured amid Iran’s year-end ‘fire festival’ celebrations
The customary “festival of fire” celebrated across Iran on the final Wednesday of the Iranian calendar year ending March 20 once more descended into sorrow