Press Releases

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(MENAFN) The United States condemned the Houthi group on Wednesday for unlawfully detaining current and former Yemeni employees of the US mission, calling for their “immediate and unconditional” release, as stated by reports.

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(MENAFN) Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council head, Rashad al-Alimi, met on Wednesday with UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg in Riyadh to discuss ways to revive the stalled peace process in the country.

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(MENAFN) Severe flooding struck Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Tuesday after heavy rains, leaving at least 10 people injured and causing widespread property damage, according to local officials.

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(MENAFN) Saudi Arabia, Iran, and China on Tuesday urged a far-reaching, UN-led political resolution to the conflict in Yemen, reiterating their aligned backing for an internationally endorsed framework to bring an end to the strife in the Arab...

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(MENAFN) Saudi Arabia, Iran, and China on Tuesday reaffirmed their support for a comprehensive, UN-sponsored political solution in Yemen, calling for the conflict to be resolved under internationally recognized frameworks.

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(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.

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(MENAFN) The Pentagon’s internal oversight office has determined that US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “created risks to operational security” by posting sensitive information about upcoming strikes on Yemen’s Houthi movement in a Signal group...

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(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.

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(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.

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(MENAFN) The UN Security Council voted Friday to extend its sanctions regime on Yemen for another year, with 13 members supporting the measure and Russia and China abstaining.

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(MENAFN) Türkiye is placing energy transformation at the center of its development strategy, Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz stated Friday, highlighting that the nation’s clean energy initiatives also support overall macroeconomic stability.

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On September 2, 2025, four days after Israeli airstrikes killed Ahmed al-Rahawi and 12 other Houthi cabinet members in Yemen, the chief of mission for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) met with Houthi Foreign Ministry official...

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(MENAFN) The United Nations (UN) announced on Wednesday that 12 of its international employees, who had been confined within a UN facility in Yemen, have left the capital city, Sanaa, aboard a UN Humanitarian Air Service aircraft.

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(MENAFN) The United Nations announced on Wednesday that 12 of its international staff members who had been held inside a UN compound in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, have departed the country on a UN Humanitarian Air Service flight. "Earlier today, 12...

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(MENAFN) Houthi rebels in Yemen have detained several United Nations staff members in the capital, Sanaa, according to UN spokesperson Jean Alam. The detentions took place on Sunday amid escalating tensions between the group and international...

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(MENAFN) Houthi militants apprehended personnel from the United Nations in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on Sunday, according to UN spokesperson Jean Alam. This move follows earlier accusations from the group that humanitarian workers were engaging in...

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(MENAFN) A ship was struck by an “unknown projectile” east of Yemen’s Aden port, causing a fire, according to the UK maritime authorities on Saturday.

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(MENAFN) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued a strong condemnation of the arbitrary detention of additional United Nations staff members by Yemen’s Houthi group, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Monday.

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(MENAFN) The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has issued a strong denunciation of the recent arbitrary arrests of additional UN workers by the Houthi movement in Yemen, according to a statement released Monday by his...