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(MENAFN) The World Bank Group has greenlit a sweeping new Country Partnership Framework spanning 2026 to 2030, alongside four critical development projects valued at 285 million U.S. dollars, aimed at rebuilding conflict-devastated Yemen, the...

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(MENAFN) The United Nations Security Council has renewed its call for the immediate release of UN staff, humanitarian workers, and diplomatic personnel detained by Yemen’s Houthi movement, as the second anniversary of large-scale detentions...

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(MENAFN) The United Nations Security Council on Friday denounced the continued imprisonment of UN staff members, humanitarian workers, and diplomatic personnel by Yemen’s Houthi movement, as the second anniversary of the large-scale detentions...

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(MENAFN) Former Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi has died at the age of 80 in the Saudi capital Riyadh, according to reports from Yemeni state media.

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(MENAFN) The leader of Yemen’s Houthi movement stated on Monday that the group is prepared militarily for any potential US action against Iran, warning that further escalation could reverberate across the region, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) A products tanker deployed its armed security detail Friday to repel a suspicious small vessel that closed within 100 meters of the ship near the Yemeni island of Socotra, the UK's maritime safety authority disclosed Saturday.

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(MENAFN) A products tanker navigating waters west of Yemen’s Socotra Island was approached by a small boat carrying five individuals, though the craft later changed direction after armed guards aboard the ship were activated, according to maritime...

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(MENAFN) Ongoing disruptions to international transportation networks linked to the conflict in the Middle East are driving up humanitarian costs and slowing the delivery of essential assistance to children around the world, a UNICEF official has...

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(MENAFN) Houthi forces in Yemen downed a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over the eastern Marib Governorate, local media reported Monday, in what would mark a significant strike against American surveillance and counterterrorism assets in the region....

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(MENAFN) The Yemeni Journalists Syndicate and the European Union Delegation to Yemen have jointly urged the release of nine journalists currently held in Yemen, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) The Yemeni Journalists Syndicate and the European Union Delegation to Yemen call on Sunday for the release of nine journalists detained across the country, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Qatar has strongly condemned the hijacking of an oil tanker in Yemeni territorial waters that was carrying Egyptian sailors, calling for urgent international action to secure the crew’s release.

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(MENAFN) Qatar on Tuesday denounced the seizure of an oil tanker in Yemeni territorial waters carrying Egyptian crew members, as families of those aboard revealed pirates had issued ransom demands for their release.

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(MENAFN) Egypt confirmed Monday that an oil tanker carrying Egyptian sailors was hijacked off the coast of Yemen and later taken into Somali waters.

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RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, May 11, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Schneider Electric, the global energy technology partner, today marks the tenth anniversary of Saudi Vision 2030 by announcing its commitment to nearly tripling its Saudi manufacturing...

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(MENAFN) Yemen’s foreign minister has warned that any attempt by foreign-backed proxy forces to gain influence over the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait could pose a serious risk to global security, according to remarks made on Friday.

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(MENAFN) On World Press Freedom Day, the Yemeni Journalists Syndicate and the European Union Delegation to Yemen issued separate but unified calls Sunday for the immediate release of nine journalists languishing behind bars — as the country's...

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(MENAFN) Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Monday that Egypt has lost around $10 billion in revenue from the Suez Canal due to disruptions affecting maritime traffic linked to the ongoing Gaza conflict, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) A Yemeni military officer has been killed during fighting with Houthi fighters, according to a statement issued by the army on Monday.

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(MENAFN) Commercial maritime movement around the Strait of Hormuz stayed relatively restrained on Thursday morning, based on vessel-tracking data examined by Anadolu.