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The balance of power in Yemen after the US-Houthi cease-fire
Middle East Institute
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June 30, 2025
The May 6 cease-fire between the United States and the Tehran-supported Houthi militia in Yemen has had a consolidating effect on the balance of power inside the war-torn state and hardened the status quo of the country’s civil war. In turn, the...
Thousands Rally in Yemen to Show Support for Gaza, Iran
MENAFN
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June 28, 2025
(MENAFN) Thousands of Yemenis took to the streets across Houthi-controlled areas on Friday, demonstrating their support for Gaza and Iran, as reported by media. The protests were held under the slogan "Praising Iran's victory... and expressing...
UN warns of starvation of five million people in Yemen
MENAFN
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN) Three United Nations agencies have issued a warning that almost five million people in Yemen’s southern provinces are facing food insecurity, with the situation expected to worsen unless urgent action is taken. The Food and Agriculture...
UN Raises Alarm as Yemen’s Food Crisis Devours Lives
MENAFN
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN) Three United Nations bodies issued a stark warning on Sunday, highlighting that nearly 5 million individuals in Yemen’s southern regions are currently grappling with food insecurity, a situation poised to worsen drastically unless...
Yemen Hits Israel with Missile Strike: Israeli Military
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Tensions soared further in the Middle East on Monday as Israel’s military reported a fresh missile strike from Yemen, intensifying the ongoing hostilities between Israel and Iran. In an official statement, the Israeli army confirmed that...
Yemen’s Houthis Claim Hypersonic Missile Attacks on Israel
MENAFN
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) In a bold announcement early Sunday, Yemen’s Houthi movement declared it launched several hypersonic ballistic missile strikes targeting Israeli sites near Tel Aviv within the past day. This declaration comes amid intensifying hostilities...
The Gulf’s water crisis: Why cooperation is crucial — and complicated
Middle East Institute
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July 1, 2025
On June 19, false reports of an Israeli strike on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant sparked alarm across the Gulf. Though denied by Israeli officials, the claim traces back to a warning from Qatar’s prime minister of a potential catastrophe in the...
World Health Organization expands Dengue Prevention Efforts in Yemen
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN) The World Health Organization (WHO) has expanded its dengue fever intervention efforts in Yemen’s southern provinces of Aden and Lahj, responding to a growing number of infections that are compounding the region’s ongoing humanitarian...
Frequently asked questions about the ICRC’s work in Yemen
International Committee of the Red Cross
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June 17, 2025
The ICRC’s role is purely humanitarian and, in this instance, is limited to supporting the logistical aspects of release operations to ensure safe and dignified release and repatriation. The ICRC provides one-off cash support to facilitate their...
Israel Reports Missile Strike from Yemen
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) The Israeli military announced on Monday that a fresh missile had been launched from Yemen, intensifying the ongoing retaliatory strikes between Israel and Iran. According to a military statement, the projectile activated air-raid alarms...
One Year in Detention: Heads of United Nations agencies and INGOs renew demand for release of staff detained in northern Yemen
Oxfam
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June 16, 2025
This week marks one year since dozens of personnel from the United Nations, non-governmental and civil society organizations, and diplomatic missions were arbitrarily detained by the Houthi de facto authorities in northern Yemen. Others have been...
UN Envoy states Yemen is at risk despite ceasefire
MENAFN
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) The United Nations’ special envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, cautioned that the situation across the country remains highly unstable, even after a recent agreement between the Houthis and the United States brought a temporary halt to...
Israel targets Houthi Leaders secret meeting in Yemen
MENAFN
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) An Israeli airstrike targeted a secret meeting of top Houthi leaders in the Yemeni capital, according to local security sources and anti-Houthi media. The meeting reportedly included Mahdi al-Mashat, head of the Supreme Political Council,...
Israel targets Houthi Leaders secret meeting in Yemen
MENAFN
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) An Israeli airstrike targeted a secret meeting of top Houthi leaders in the Yemeni capital, according to local security sources and anti-Houthi media. The meeting reportedly included Mahdi al-Mashat, head of the Supreme Political Council,...
Federal Jury Convicts Pakistani Weapons Smuggler of Transporting Iranian Advanced Conventional Weapons Destined for the Houthis in Yemen
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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June 5, 2025
A federal jury convicted a Pakistani national today on charges related to smuggling Iranian-made advanced conventional weaponry destined for the Houthis in Yemen and threatening multiple witnesses. According to court records and evidence presented...
Israeli Media Reports Rockets Fired from Syria, Yemen
MENAFN
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June 4, 2025
(MENAFN) Two projectiles launched from the southern region of Syria landed in uninhabited zones near the Golan Heights, which are under Israeli control, an Israeli national broadcaster reported on Tuesday evening. As per an Israeli newspaper,...
Israeli Media: Syria, Yemen Launch Strikes Near Occupied Golan Heights
MENAFN
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June 4, 2025
(MENAFN) Two rockets fired from southern Syria landed in uninhabited zones near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, an Israeli public broadcaster, reported Tuesday evening. As detailed by an Israeli newspaper, air raid sirens were triggered in the...
UN Chief Urges Release of Aid Workers in Yemen
MENAFN
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June 3, 2025
(MENAFN) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his demand for the prompt and unconditional liberation of numerous staff members from the United Nations and various humanitarian organizations who have been unjustly held by Yemen's...
Houthis claim responsibility for launching ballistic missiles on Israel
MENAFN
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) The Houthi movement in Yemen has claimed responsibility for launching a ballistic missile at what they described as a "sensitive" target in southern Israel. The strike triggered air raid sirens across several regions of Israel for the...
Globe says goodbye to cheap oil
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) The sudden escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict has thrown global oil markets into uncertainty by threatening two of the world’s most crucial shipping chokepoints. Tehran’s increased military activity near the Strait of Hormuz, coupled...