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  Chief of staff of Yemen Houthi rebel's military dies from wounds suffered in Israeli airstrike
DUBAI – An Israeli airstrike targeting the top leaders of Yemen's Houthi rebels in August killed the chief of staff of its military, officials said Thursday, further escalating tensions between the group and Israel even as a ceasefire holds in the...
 
    
  "Mu‘ta": Israeli aggression destroys Gaza’s agricultural breadbasket
Gaza – Saba: The Palestine Information Center (Mu‘ta) confirmed today, Thursday, that the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has almost completely destroyed the agricultural infrastructure of the enclave, which serves as the main food source for...
 
    
  Top news of the day: India prioritises consumer interests, says MEA amid Trump’s Russian oil comments; SC dismisses Telangana’s plea on OBC quota in local body polls, and more
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. File | Photo Credit: ANI India prioritises consumer interests in oil and gas imports, says MEA amid Trump’s Russian oil comments India prioritises the country’s consumer in an energy-sourcing scenario, said MEA...
 
    
  Iran Regains Foothold in Sudan as RSF Completes Darfur Conquest With Ethnic Massacres
'What looks like a local conflict is actually part of a much larger struggle over the Red Sea’s control and African resources,' Ambassador Haim Koren, Israel’s former envoy to South Sudan, told The Media Line. [ISTANBUL] Verified field reports and...
 
    
  Yemeni Standards Authority warns against buying or trading non-compliant chewing gum product
Yemeni Standards Authority warns against buying or trading non-compliant chewing gum product Sana’a - Saba: The Yemen Standards, Metrology and Quality Control Authority has warned citizens and traders against buying or trading a banana- and...
 
    
  Yemeni Coffee Shop Opens First West Coast Location In Fremont
Posted Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 4:40 pm PT|Updated Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 4:43 pm PT FREMONT, CA — A Yemeni coffee shop has opened its first location on the West Coast, and it's in Fremont. Moka & Co. soft opened its new location at 40667 Fremont Blvd. on...
 
    
  Yemen’s Iran-Backed Houthis Detain Nine More U.N. Staffers
The Iran-backed Houthi insurgents of Yemen took another nine employees of the United Nations prisoner on Tuesday, bringing the total number U.N. workers detained over the past four years to 53. The Houthis did not immediately issue a public...
 
    
  Scrap wars: How child labour and conflict feed Turkey steel boom
The Syrian Investigative Reporting for Accountability Journalism Association (SIRAJ) and El País co-published a set of edited versions of this investigation. Ahmad* is 11 and has lost his hacksaw - or rather, it was stolen by a man whom he...
 
    
  How a curator and a rabbi joined forces to keep a piece of Boston’s Jewish history alive
The most striking artifact in the Judaica collection at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts isn’t from Yemen or Galicia, or any other far-flung Jewish community that’s long since dispersed; it’s from Chelsea, Massachusetts. The magnificent wooden Torah...
The rabbinic backlash against Zohran Mamdani isn’t about Mamdani at all
The most striking artifact in the Judaica collection at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts isn’t from Yemen or Galicia, or any other far-flung Jewish community that’s long since dispersed; it’s from Chelsea, Massachusetts. The magnificent wooden Torah...
 
    
  [Yemen Engages IMF in Talks on Recovery Plan and Vital Sector Reforms
Dubai – Yemeni government officials have entered into formal discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to outline a comprehensive recovery strategy aimed at revitalizing the country’s economy and reforming critical sectors. The talks,...
 
    
  [Yemeni PM Concludes Official Visit to UAE, Hails It as “Successful and Fruitful”
Abu Dhabi — Yemen’s Prime Minister has concluded a high-level official visit to the United Arab Emirates, describing the trip as “successful and fruitful” in advancing bilateral cooperation and regional stability. During the multi-day visit, the...
 
    
  How a curator and a rabbi joined forces to keep a piece of Boston’s Jewish history alive By Noah Hirsch-Rechter 4 min read
The top of Sam Katz’s wooden Torah ark, featuring a pair of golden lions and a Torah crown Courtesy of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston By Noah Hirsch-Rechter October 30, 2025 The most striking artifact in the Judaica collection at Boston’s Museum of...
 
    
  A new Silk Road? Georgia seeks to become trade and logistics hub
At the Poti Sea Port, on the Black Sea coast of Georgia, rows of cranes are hard at work on the quaysides loading containers on to waiting ships. Many of their cargoes have come from as far as Central Asia, or even western China. Once loaded on to...
 
    
  Al-Zubaidi’s Bold Appointments Signal a Shift in Yemen’s Power Balance
The recent decisions by Aidrous Al-Zubaidi, Vice President of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) and head of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), represent a turning point in Yemen’s fragile political balance. On September 10,...
 
    
  What Israel’s defense industry learned from its multifront war
The Israeli military is on the verge of completing two straight years of operations across multiple fronts, the longest continuous conflict the country has ever endured.Israeli forces were not prepared for the conflict. Rather, they were caught...
 
    
  [Yemen : Houthi Rebels Suspected of Using Sudanese Coastline for Iranian Arms Smuggling
Aden – Yemeni and international intelligence sources have revealed alarming developments in the ongoing conflict in Yemen, pointing to a new smuggling route allegedly used by the Iran-backed Houthi militia. According to recent reports, the Houthis...
 
    
  An African farming hub for America’s top morning brews
NAIROBI, Kenya — Coffee is harvested cherry by cherry around the world when the fruit turns red and ripe. Though the crop is not grown commercially in the United States, the seed (or “coffee bean”) inside these cherries has unequivocally become a...
 
    
  Yemeni Forces Intercept Military Shipment Headed to Houthis
When Israeli bombs began falling, Mohammad al-Najjar, his wife and six children fled their house in southern Gaza in the dead of night, dispersing in terror alongside hundreds of others from their neighborhood. When the dust settled and al-Najjar...
 
    
  Yemeni coffee chain Haraz to open cafe in Fishtown, its second location in Philly
Haraz Coffee House, the cafe chain that specializes in Yemeni coffee and pastries, will open its second location in the city on Friday in Fishtown. The shop at 23 West Girard Ave. is part of a growing trend of Yemeni cafes in the United States...