Press Releases

UN Issues Warning on Worsening Child Malnutrition in Yemen

(MENAFN) The United Nations issued a stark warning Tuesday about the critical nutrition emergency facing Yemen’s children, pressing for urgent financial support to expand emergency food and nutrition aid. According to Ramesh Rajasingham, director...

Yemen's Houthis Reveal Fresh 50-Riyal Coin

(MENAFN) On Saturday, Yemen’s Houthi movement revealed the release of a newly minted 50-riyal coin, set to enter circulation starting Sunday, according to a media outlet run by the Houthis. The report cited an official announcement from the...

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...

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,...

Seven Ethiopian Migrants Die After Harrowing Week-Long Sea Journey to Yemen

(MENAFN) Seven Ethiopian migrants perished from hunger and thirst after a grueling seven-day sea journey from Somalia to Yemen, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Wednesday. According to an IOM press release, the vessel...

Seventy-six migrants tragically pass away after boat sunk in Yemen

(MENAFN) A tragic shipwreck off the coast of Yemen has left at least 76 people dead and dozens more unaccounted for, after a vessel carrying primarily Ethiopian migrants sank in the Gulf of Aden, officials confirmed on Monday. Yemeni security...

Migrants Die in Boat Disaster in Yemen

(MENAFN) At least 68 individuals seeking better opportunities have perished after a boat carrying roughly 157 passengers sank amid severe weather off Yemen’s shoreline. The maritime accident occurred near the southern Yemeni province of Abyan on...

Government frees up nearly SEK 1.7 billion for increased support to Ukraine and humanitarian initiatives

SWEDEN, July 1 - The Swedish Government is currently creating the conditions to expand development assistance to Ukraine this year and be able to respond even better to global humanitarian needs. This is being done by reprioritising both...

Boat Overturn Kills Over Twenty Migrants Near Yemen’s Coast

(MENAFN) More than 20 African migrants lost their lives and many others remain unaccounted for after a smuggling vessel carrying approximately 150 people capsized off the southern coast of Yemen’s Abyan Province, according to Yemeni sources on...

Yemeni rial Plummets to Record Low

(MENAFN) The Yemeni rial has plunged to a record low of around 2,760 against the U.S. dollar in recent trading, marking its most severe collapse since the civil war began in 2015. This dramatic decline has worsened the plight of millions already...

Boat sinks in Yemen killing twenty African migrants

(MENAFN) A smuggling boat carrying approximately 150 African migrants capsized off the coast of Abyan Province in southern Yemen, resulting in the deaths of more than 20 people, with dozens still unaccounted for, according to local sources. A...

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...

Houthis Intensify Military Operations Against Israel

(MENAFN) The Yemeni Houthi group declared on Sunday its decision to "escalate" its military actions and launch the fourth phase of its "naval blockade" against Israel, in reaction to the ongoing atrocities in the Gaza Strip. In an official...

Yemen Hits Israel with Missile Strike: Israeli Military

(MENAFN) Tensions soared further in the Middle East on Monday as Israel’s military reported a fresh missile strike from Yemen, intensifying the ongoing hostilities between Israel and Iran. In an official statement, the Israeli army confirmed that...

Yemen’s Houthis Claim Hypersonic Missile Attacks on Israel

(MENAFN) In a bold announcement early Sunday, Yemen’s Houthi movement declared it launched several hypersonic ballistic missile strikes targeting Israeli sites near Tel Aviv within the past day. This declaration comes amid intensifying hostilities...

Israeli Defense Minister Warns of Renewed War with Iran

(MENAFN) Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz emphasized the urgent necessity to stop Iran from reestablishing its nuclear and missile capabilities. He also highlighted the possibility of a resurgence in hostilities between the two nations. During...

IDF blocks missile coming from Yemen

(MENAFN) The Israeli military announced that it had successfully intercepted a missile launched from Yemen in the early hours of Tuesday morning. "A missile launched from Yemen was intercepted by the IAF (Israeli Air Force)," the military...

India provides ‘all possible assistance’ to nurse on death row in Yemen

(MENAFN) India is providing “all possible assistance” to Nimisha Priya, a 36-year-old Indian nurse sentenced to death in Yemen for the murder of her business partner, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal announced on Thursday. Following...

Israel Targets Houthi Port in Yemen with Airstrikes

(MENAFN) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out airstrikes on Monday targeting Houthi military assets in the port city of Hodeidah, located in northwestern Yemen, the military said in a statement. According to the IDF, the operation aimed to...

IDF carries airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen

(MENAFN) The Israeli military announced it carried out airstrikes on Houthi targets at the port of Hodeidah in northwestern Yemen on Monday, according to official statements. The operation targeted and reportedly dismantled various components of...