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Israel attacks power plant in Yemen's capital
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel launched a strike on a power plant south of Sanaa on Sunday morning, according to reports from Houthi-controlled media. "The aggression targeted the electricity generators at the power station, causing them to go out of service,"...
Israeli Navy Attacks Power Station in Yemen’s Capital
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) The Israeli Navy launched early Sunday attacks on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, targeting the Haziz Central Power Station in the Sanhan district, according to media. Describing the operation as “The US-Israeli aggression,” the agency said the...
Yemen Enforces Ban on Foreign Currency for Trade
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Yemen’s internationally-recognized government declared on Tuesday that all commercial transactions within its controlled territories must exclusively use the Yemeni rial, banning foreign currencies for domestic trade and services. A local...
Yemen Reports Three Houthi Militants Killed in Dhalea Clash
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Government troops in Yemen successfully thwarted a major offensive launched by the Houthi group on Saturday in the southern province of Dhalea, resulting in the deaths of three militants, a military source confirmed to media. The...
UN Issues Warning on Worsening Child Malnutrition in Yemen
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN) The United Nations issued a stark warning Tuesday about the critical nutrition emergency facing Yemen’s children, pressing for urgent financial support to expand emergency food and nutrition aid. According to Ramesh Rajasingham, director...
Houthis say they attacked Israeli airport as response back
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Yemen’s Houthi movement announced on Sunday that it had fired a hypersonic ballistic missile at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, describing the attack as retaliation for an Israeli strike on a power facility in the capital, Sanaa. In a...
Yemen Posts Rapid Currency Recovery
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August 4, 2025
(MENAFN) Yemen’s national currency sharply appreciated on Monday, climbing to 1,617 rials per U.S. dollar in government-administered regions—a staggering 40% surge from recent lows near 2,900 rials. The rapid rebound has sparked cautious optimism...
Yemen’s national currency experiences obvious recovery
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August 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Yemen’s national currency experienced a notable recovery on Saturday, climbing to 1,800 rials per U.S. dollar in areas under government control—up from nearly 2,900 just two weeks earlier. This rebound has prompted the launch of a...
Seven Ethiopian Migrants Die After Harrowing Week-Long Sea Journey to Yemen
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August 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Seven Ethiopian migrants perished from hunger and thirst after a grueling seven-day sea journey from Somalia to Yemen, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Wednesday. According to an IOM press release, the vessel...
Seventy-six migrants tragically pass away after boat sunk in Yemen
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August 6, 2025
(MENAFN) A tragic shipwreck off the coast of Yemen has left at least 76 people dead and dozens more unaccounted for, after a vessel carrying primarily Ethiopian migrants sank in the Gulf of Aden, officials confirmed on Monday. Yemeni security...
Migrants Die in Boat Disaster in Yemen
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August 4, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 68 individuals seeking better opportunities have perished after a boat carrying roughly 157 passengers sank amid severe weather off Yemen’s shoreline. The maritime accident occurred near the southern Yemeni province of Abyan on...
Boat Overturn Kills Over Twenty Migrants Near Yemen’s Coast
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August 3, 2025
(MENAFN) More than 20 African migrants lost their lives and many others remain unaccounted for after a smuggling vessel carrying approximately 150 people capsized off the southern coast of Yemen’s Abyan Province, according to Yemeni sources on...
Boat sinks in Yemen killing twenty African migrants
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August 3, 2025
(MENAFN) A smuggling boat carrying approximately 150 African migrants capsized off the coast of Abyan Province in southern Yemen, resulting in the deaths of more than 20 people, with dozens still unaccounted for, according to local sources. A...
IDF blocks missile coming from Yemen
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July 22, 2025
(MENAFN) The Israeli military announced that it had successfully intercepted a missile launched from Yemen in the early hours of Tuesday morning. "A missile launched from Yemen was intercepted by the IAF (Israeli Air Force)," the military...
Israeli Navy Attacks Power Station in Sanaa
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) In the early hours of Sunday, the Israeli Navy launched attacks on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, as reported by a Houthi-controlled news agency. The strike targeted the Haziz Central Power Station located in the Sanhan district, south of Sanaa,...
India provides ‘all possible assistance’ to nurse on death row in Yemen
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July 21, 2025
(MENAFN) India is providing “all possible assistance” to Nimisha Priya, a 36-year-old Indian nurse sentenced to death in Yemen for the murder of her business partner, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal announced on Thursday. Following...
IDF carries airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen
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July 21, 2025
(MENAFN) The Israeli military announced it carried out airstrikes on Houthi targets at the port of Hodeidah in northwestern Yemen on Monday, according to official statements. The operation targeted and reportedly dismantled various components of...
Israel Targets Houthi Port in Yemen with Airstrikes
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July 21, 2025
(MENAFN) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out airstrikes on Monday targeting Houthi military assets in the port city of Hodeidah, located in northwestern Yemen, the military said in a statement. According to the IDF, the operation aimed to...
Houthis allege of firing fresh "hypersonic ballistic missile" on airport in Israel
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Reports indicate that Yemen’s Houthi armed group claimed responsibility on Thursday for a new "hypersonic ballistic missile" attack targeting an airport in central Israel earlier in the day. "The Yemeni armed forces (Houthi armed forces)...
Houthi Group Targets Israel's Ben Gurion Airport with Ballistic Missile
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Yemen's Houthi armed group claimed responsibility for a "hypersonic ballistic missile" attack on Israel's Ben Gurion Airport Thursday, a bold escalation in the ongoing regional conflict. In a statement broadcast by local TV, Houthi...