Landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXOs) caused 121 civilian casualties in Yemen during the first quarter of 2023, according to a report released by the Yemen branch of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of [Read More]
Saudi Arabia remains dedicated to enhancing cooperation and reaping mutual benefits from collaboration with China in various domains, said Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed Elkhereiji during a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua. Pointing to the [Read More]
Syrians’ Hajj pilgrimage to the Islamic holy cities of Madinah and Mecca in Saudi Arabia will be resumed in 2024 after 12 years of suspension, Syria’s head of Hajj affairs has confirmed. There will be [Read More]
Iraqi Oil Minister Hayan Abdul Ghani inaugurated Wednesday the first phase of the natural gas liquefaction plant in the al-Rumaila oilfield in Iraq’s southern province of Basra. A statement by the Iraqi Ministry of Oil [Read More]
Despite the efforts of the United Nations and its partners, the problem of food insecurity in Yemen remains a severe threat, warned a UN official recently. David Gressly, the UN resident and humanitarian coordinator for [Read More]
Yemen’s government has evacuated all of its citizens from Sudan, state-run Yemen TV reported on Tuesday. A total of 2,894 Yemeni citizens had been evacuated from the Sudanese coastal city of Port Sudan, Yemen TV [Read More]
Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have closed two cases of outstanding differences regarding Iran’s nuclear program after technical negotiations, Iran’s official news agency IRNA reported on Tuesday. One of the cases pertains [Read More]
Saudi Arabia and Canada have agreed to restore diplomatic relations and appoint ambassadors, the Saudi foreign ministry announced recently. The ministry said in a statement that the decision was made based on the two sides’ [Read More]
In the southern port city of Aden, Yemen, a scorching heat wave and prolonged electricity outages have plunged its citizens into a struggle for survival. With temperatures soaring above a blistering 43 degrees Celsius, and [Read More]
The Moroccan police arrested on Monday three people with suspected links to the Islamic State (IS) militant group. The suspects, aged between 31 and 40, were arrested in the northern city of Tangier, said a [Read More]
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