Press Releases

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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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(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) 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) 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) 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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The positive outcome of negotiations in Amman, co-chaired by the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the United Nations for Yemen and the ICRC, represents a crucial step forward. “Today’s agreement has brought families closer...

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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) Catastrophic flooding in Yemen's southwestern province of Taiz has killed 24 people and battered more than 31,000 families, with financial losses surpassing $15 million since late March, local authorities announced Thursday.

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(MENAFN) Severe flooding in Yemen’s southwestern Taiz province has killed 24 people and impacted more than 31,000 families, with total losses estimated at over $15 million since late March, according to local authorities.

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(MENAFN) According to reports, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, stated on Tuesday that Yemen’s future should not be influenced or controlled by ongoing regional instability as tensions continue across the Middle East. Speaking...

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(MENAFN) The Yemeni government issued a warning on Saturday regarding “serious consequences” if the Houthi movement continues military actions in support of Iran amid escalating regional tensions.

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(MENAFN) Yemen’s Houthi faction announced on Saturday that it executed its inaugural strike targeting sensitive military installations in southern Israel since the onset of the US-Israeli war on Iran. Spokesperson Yahya Saree released a video...

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(MENAFN) According to reports, Israeli air defences were activated early Wednesday in response to a missile launched from Yemen, where Iran-aligned Houthi forces have recently claimed attacks targeting Israel.

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(MENAFN) The Israeli army reported early Monday that it successfully intercepted two drones originating from Yemen, as stated by reports.

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(MENAFN) The Israeli military announced early Monday it had successfully intercepted two drones launched from Yemen, the latest hostile incursion as the region edges deeper into open warfare.

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(MENAFN) The Israeli Army reported early Monday that two drones launched from Yemen were intercepted.

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(MENAFN) Yemen’s Prime Minister Shaye Al-Zindani issued a warning to the Houthi movement on Sunday, urging them not to participate in any military operations that could further Iran’s objectives.

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(MENAFN) According to reports, the Israeli army detected missiles launched from Yemen toward southern Israel early Saturday, marking the first such strikes from Yemen since the US-Israeli campaign against Iran began late last month.