Tell The UN Envoy, The American Envoy And The Whole World: This Is The Situation Of The Childr
Yesterday, the Yemeni social media topped the image of a 9-year-old boy who fled with his family from the hell of war while he was recli ...
UN Welcomes Release Of Five Staff Abducted Last Year In Yemen
The United Nations on Friday welcomed the release of five of its security personnel in Yemen who had been held in captivity for more than a year. ...
Five UN Security Personnel Kidnapped In Yemen Released After 18 Months In Captivity
The United Nations said Friday that five staff members who were kidnapped in Yemen 18 months ago have walked free. In a brief statement, UN ...
Abu Dhabi cuts hotel and restaurant charges in tourism drive
Abu Dhabi has set out plans to make hotel stays in the emirate cheaper in an attempt to boost tourism. The emirate's Department of Culture ...
Yemeni Military Commander Among Four Killed In Suspected Al-Qaeda Attack In Abyan
The United Nations on Friday welcomed the release of five of its security personnel in Yemen who had been held in captivity for more than a year. ...
United Nations completes removal of oil from decaying tanker in Red Sea
More than 1.1 million barrels of oil transferred to the replacement tanker over 18 days The United Nations successfully completed the trans ...
Yemen, Saudi Arabia and UAE ask UN to pressure Houthis on ceasefire deal
Yemen’s government and its allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates asked the UN Security Council on Thursday to turn up the pressure on Houthi rebels to uphold a ceasefire deal. ...
UN envoy reported ‘optimistic’ on Yemen cease-fire
U.N. envoy Martin Griffiths “is optimistic” that a cease-fire in Yemen’s key port of Hodeida is holding despite some violations and that Yemen’s government and Houthi Shiite rebels are committed to redeploying their forces from the area, Kuwait’s U.N. ambassador said Thursday. ...
U.N. envoy says deeply concerned about Yemen hostilities
The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen is deeply concerned about recent hostilities in the country and is urging all sides to reduce tensions, his office said on its Twitter account on Thursday. ...
Yemen ceasefire looks dire but is holding, says UN envoy
Martin Griffiths says Saudi Arabia remains intent on reaching deal to end civil war.emen’s fragile ceasefire is holding and Saudi Arabia remains intent on reaching a negotiated end to the four-year-old civil war, Martin Griffiths, the UN special envoy for the country, has said. ...
U.N. envoy urges Yemen combatants to withdraw from lifeline port
The United Nations envoy for Yemen on Monday urged the warring parties to withdraw their troops from the port of Hodeidah quickly, and international aid agencies said that conditions for thousands of starving people were deteriorating fast. Envoy Martin Griffiths acknowledged that proposed timelines ...
Yemen ceasefire: Houthi retreat suffers setback, says UN envoy
Plans for prisoner exchanges have also not gone to plan, says Martin Griffiths. ...
UN official monitoring cease-fire arrives in Yemeni rebel-held capital
The head of a UN team monitoring the UN-backed cease-fire in Yemen's Hodeidah arrives on Saturday in the rebel-held capital Sanaa to resume his mission, Houthi-controlled Saba news agency reported. ...
Yemen government says UN committed to ensuring Houthis abide by Sweden deal
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has vowed that Houthi rebels will abide by a peace deal that calls for their withdrawal from Hodeidah, Yemen's government said on Sunday. ...
Saudi Arabia :More than 2.5 million expats arrested for various violations
Jeddah: More than 2.5 million violators of residency, work and border security systems have been arrested in a year-long roundup in Saudi Arabia, according to a report in Arab News ...
Kuwait refers 26 interior ministry officials to court on corruption charges
Kuwait’s Public Prosecutor yesterday referred 26 former and current senior officers and officials of the interior ministry to criminal court on graft charges. ...
Bahrain development chief brushes off Middle East political risk concerns: ‘It’s nothing new’
The man in charge of attracting foreign investment into Bahrain is not worried about one of the key issues associated with economic stability in the Middle East: political risk. ...
Red Cross making preparations for Yemen prisoner swap
The International Red Cross is preparing for a prisoner swap to move hundreds of detainees held by Houthi rebels and the internationally recognised Yemeni government, according to a statement released by the agency on Wednesday. ...
UAE condemns Iran's interference in Middle East
The UAE has condemned Iran's interference in the Middle East, accusing it of creating tension and posing a serious threat to the stability of the region. The UAE called on the international community and the Security Council to put pressure on Iran to stop its interference and backing for terrorist and sectarian militias. ...