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Hamas comdemns the recent attack on Yemen

“We strongly criticize Israel's recent attack on Yemen, which targeted the governorates of Sanaa and Al-Jawf, resulting in casualties and injuries among civilians. We consider this a violation of international law, an infringement on Yemen’s sovereignty, and part of the ongoing conflict in the region.” This is according to the Palestinian resistance group Hamas. This statement follows Hamas’ commending the people of Yemen, their armed forces, and the brothers in […]

today11 September 2025

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promises to strike back against Yemen’s Houthis

Following reports of Yemen's Houthis that launched a missile targeting the perimeter of Israel’s main airport, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised that they will strike back. "Attacks by the Houthis emanate from Iran. Israel will respond to the Houthi attack against our main airport and, at a time and place of our choosing, to their Iranian terror masters," he said in a post on X. Speaking on the […]

today6 May 2025

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Bangladesh barred its citizens from traveling to Israel

By Kouthar Sambo Bangladesh has barred its citizens from traveling to Israel by reinstating the phrase “except Israel” on its passports. This restriction had been in place for decades but was removed in 2021 during the tenure of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Speaking on VOC’s PM Drive show, independent geopolitical analyst for South East Asia, Salman Khan, noted that South Africa’s decision to take Israel to the International Court […]

today16 April 2025

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Hamas: “We condemn in the strongest terms the brutal Zionist aggression on the sovereignty of the Republic of Yemen”

By Kouthar Sambo "We condemn in the strongest terms the brutal Zionist aggression on the sovereignty of the Republic of Yemen, targeting oil facilities and civilian infrastructure, including the port and the electricity company in the port of Al-Hudaydah city, resulting in martyrs and injured civilians." This is according to the Palestinian resistance group Hamas following the attack launched by the Israeli occupation on Yemen’s Al Hudaydah port. According to […]

today23 July 2024

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US senators urge caution on Saudi Arabia’s demands for Israel normalisation

A group of 20 US senators on Wednesday sent a letter to the Biden administration raising a number of concerns over the reported concessions Washington was discussing in order to broker a normalisation agreement between Saudi Arabia and Israel. The letter, spearheaded by Senators Chris Murphy, Chris Van Hollen, Peter Welch, and Dick Durbin, said that the lawmakers were keeping an "open mind about any agreement that would potentially deepen the political, cultural and economic ties […]

today5 October 2023

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Yemen: Anger mounts in Aden as temperatures and power outages soar

As the summer heat scorches Yemen, authorities in the coastal city of Aden are cracking down on demonstrators protesting against the dire economic situation and near-constant power outages. With temperatures reaching record highs across Europe and the Middle East as climate change accelerates, reliable electricity supplies are needed to run fans and air conditioning units, with people seeking some relief from the heat. Aden is currently recording temperatures in the […]

today18 July 2023

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Arabic press review: Lebanese journalist sentenced to a year in prison for defamation

Journalist Dima Sadek sentenced to a year in prison A Lebanese court sentenced prominent Lebanese journalist Dima Sadek to one year in prison following a lawsuit by the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement party (FPM) Gebran Bassil, Lebanese newspaper L’Orient Today reported on Tuesday. In the lawsuit filed in 2020, the former foreign minister accused the journalist of "defamation and libel" after she denounced the party for "incitement" and "racism". In a video posted on Twitter, Sadek said […]

today17 July 2023

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Hajj pilgrims take off from Yemen to Saudi Arabia in first direct flight since 2016

The first commercial flight from Yemen's rebel-held capital to Saudi Arabia since 2016 took off carrying Hajj pilgrims on Saturday, in the latest sign of easing tensions after years of war. A Yemenia Airways plane carrying 277 travellers departed at around 8 pm (1700 GMT), an official told AFP, seven years since Sanaa's international airport was blockaded by the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-backed Houthi movement. "Hopefully, the blockade will end, and the airport will remain open. We […]

today18 June 2023

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UN: Malnutrition risk for half a million Yemen children

The United Nations (UN) announced on Friday that half a million children in areas controlled by the Yemeni government are at risk of acute malnutrition this year. This came in a joint statement issued by three UN agencies, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP), a copy of which was received by Anadolu Agency. "As acute malnutrition continues […]

today27 May 2023

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