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Houthis announces new drone attacks on Four occupied cities by Israel
(MENAFN) Yemen’s Houthi movement has announced that it carried out drone attacks on four Israeli cities—Haifa, Negev, Eilat, and Be’er Sheva—earlier Tuesday, according to reports. The group’s military spokesperson, Yahya Sarea, stated on...

Nexxen Seeks Authorization for New $20 Million Ordinary Share Repurchase Program
NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 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 that it is seeking...

Hundreds of Yemeni Students Protest Israeli Atrocities in Gaza
(MENAFN) On Wednesday, hundreds of students from Sanaa University took to the streets in Yemen’s capital, staging a protest march condemning Israel’s ongoing military offensive and blockade in the Gaza Strip. The demonstrators loudly chanted,...

IDF says it intercepted Houthi missiles
(MENAFN) Early Tuesday, the Israeli military announced it successfully intercepted a missile launched by the Houthi movement from Yemen. The Israeli army reported on X that warning sirens were activated in multiple locations across the country...

Israeli Forces Intercept Houthi Missile
(MENAFN) The Israeli military announced early Tuesday that it had intercepted a missile fired by the Houthi movement from Yemen. In a statement posted on X, it noted that warning sirens were activated in several regions across Israel after the...

Nexxen Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Generated record Q2 Contribution ex-TAC, programmatic revenue and CTV revenue Increased Adjusted EBITDA Margin to 34% of Contribution ex-TAC from 32% in Q2 2024 Renewed and expanded strategic partnership with VIDAA in Q3 2025 through at least the...

Gulf Arabs fear Israel is becoming Goliath
As the Trump administration pushes to expand the Abraham Accords in the Middle East and into the Caucasus and Central Asia, it overlooks a dramatic shift in perception across the Arab and Muslim world. Where once Israel might have been viewed as...

Houthis claim drone attack on Israel’s army targets
(MENAFN) Yemen’s Houthi group announced late Wednesday that it had launched five drones toward military targets in Israel. The claim was made in a televised statement aired by the Houthi-run channel. According to the group’s military spokesperson,...

China Calls for Action to Protect Red Sea Navigation
(MENAFN) China on Monday called for immediate action to safeguard commercial navigation in the Red Sea, asserting its ongoing commitment to regional stability and peace amid escalating maritime threats. The statement, issued by the Chinese Foreign...

Houthis Claim Successful Attack on Israeli Airport
(MENAFN) Sirens echoed through multiple Israeli regions on Friday following the launch of a missile from Yemen, as stated by the Israeli military. A defense announcement indicated that the missile was neutralized after alerts were activated in...

Houthis take responsibility for attacking Israel's army targets with drones
(MENAFN) Yemen’s Houthi movement claimed responsibility for launching five drones at Israeli military targets on Wednesday evening, according to a statement aired by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said the...

Daily power cuts lead Yemenis to protest
(MENAFN) According to reports, large-scale protests entered their second day in Mukalla, the capital of Yemen’s Hadramout province, as residents voiced anger over daily power cuts lasting more than 15 hours. The demonstrations, which initially...

Eleven crew members of Eternity C vessel are claimed to be saved by Houthis
(MENAFN) According to statements from Yemen's Houthi movement, 11 crew members of the bulk carrier Eternity C were rescued, while one deceased individual was recovered following an alleged attack on the vessel in early July in the Red Sea. Two of...

Yemeni government forces repel Houthi large-scale offensive by Houthi group
(MENAFN) Yemeni government troops fended off a major assault by the Houthi group in Dhalea province on Saturday, leaving three Houthi fighters dead, according to a military source. The source, who requested anonymity, said the Houthis used heavy...

Houthis declare new round of assaults on Israel-associated vessels
(MENAFN) Yemen’s Houthi rebels have declared a new phase in their campaign targeting maritime vessels, vowing to strike any commercial ship associated with Israeli ports, regardless of the ship’s national affiliation. The group has been carrying...

Houthis declare that they will attack vessels tied with Israel
(MENAFN) Yemen’s Houthi movement has announced an escalation in its maritime campaign, declaring that it will now target all commercial vessels associated with Israeli ports, regardless of their country of registration or ownership. The group,...

Houthis Launch Missiles, Drones Toward Israel
(MENAFN) The Houthi movement in Yemen asserted on Friday that it had conducted assaults on Israeli targets, including the deployment of a hypersonic projectile aimed at a “sensitive” site in southern Israel. Military spokesperson Yahya Saree,...

Post-Oct. 7 divergent paths: Israel’s military maximalism and Saudi Arabia’s strategic de-escalation
The Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, shattered Israel’s long-standing security paradigm, replacing limited deterrence with an ambitious campaign aimed at dismantling Hamas, confronting Hizballah and other Iranian proxies, and directly targeting...

S-Africa expresses worry over bordering nation welcoming US deportees
(MENAFN) The South African government has expressed serious concern over the recent arrival of convicted criminals deported from the United States to neighboring Eswatini, warning of potential risks to national security and immigration policies...

The Gulf states in a fluid post-war Middle East
The monarchical Arab Gulf states emerged on the other side of last June’s Israeli and US attacks on Iran largely unscathed, with the important exception of a limited, retaliatory Iranian missile strike on the American airbase in Qatar. However, in...