Yemeni Gas Company Boosts Efforts to Meet Local Demand Ahead of Ramadan

Yemeni Gas Company Boosts Efforts to Meet Local Demand Ahead of Ramadan

The Yemeni Gas Company – Safer announced intensified efforts to address rising household gas demand in preparation for Ramadan. The company pledged to maintain stable supplies and called on authorities to support monitoring and enforcement to prevent violations in gas distribution and sales....

Sisi Urges Gaza Reconstruction, Rejects Displacement of Palestinians

Sisi Urges Gaza Reconstruction, Rejects Displacement of Palestinians

MADRID –  Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi called on the international community on February 19, 2025, to develop a plan for the reconstruction of Gaza that does not involve the displacement of Palestinians.  He made the remarks during a joint press conference with the Spani...

Grundberg Condemns Houthi Arrests of UN Staff, Undermining Aid Efforts

Grundberg Condemns Houthi Arrests of UN Staff, Undermining Aid Efforts

UN Special Envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, addressed the shrinking civil space in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, highlighting the group's arbitrary arrests of UN staff, civil society members, diplomats, and private sector individuals as a major obstacle. Speaking at the closing of the third...

Arab League Postpones Cairo Summit, Announces Quintet Meeting in Riyadh

Arab League Postpones Cairo Summit, Announces Quintet Meeting in Riyadh

  The Arab League summit on Palestine, originally planned for February in Cairo, has been postponed due to scheduling conflicts among participating leaders, according to Assistant Secretary-General Hossam Zaki. In lieu of the summit, a quintet meeting will take place in Riyadh on Februa...

Yemeni Prime Minister Cancels Aden's Power Purchase Contracts

Yemeni Prime Minister Cancels Aden's Power Purchase Contracts

  The General Electricity Corporation announced that Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed bin Mubarak had approved the cancellation of diesel power purchase contracts with several local companies. According to a memorandum obtained by Barran Press, contracts with Al-Saadi Trading Group, Al-Ahram E...

Tariq Saleh's Forces Intercept Smuggling Vessel Bound for Houthis

Tariq Saleh's Forces Intercept Smuggling Vessel Bound for Houthis

Forces loyal to Presidential Leadership Council member Tariq Saleh intercepted a dhow on February 12, 2025, carrying a shipment of fertilizer destined for the Iran-backed Houthi rebels.  The vessel, named "Zaid," was carrying nine Iranian and three Pakistani nationals. The crew m...

GCC and France Reaffirm Support for Yemen Peace Process

GCC and France Reaffirm Support for Yemen Peace Process

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and France reiterated their support for a comprehensive political solution to the Yemeni crisis, under UN auspices. The reaffirmation came during a meeting between the GCC ambassador to Yemen, Sarhan Al-Munikher, and the French ambassador to Yemen, Catherine C...

65 Unidentified Bodies Buried in Aden Due to Power Outages

65 Unidentified Bodies Buried in Aden Due to Power Outages

Authorities in Aden have buried 65 unidentified bodies due to overcrowding at a local hospital, exacerbated by frequent power outages, according to judicial sources cited by the Yemeni News Agency, Saba, on February 11. The burials, conducted in two phases at Abu Harbah Cemetery, were carried o...

Pro-govt Giants Forces Shoot Down Houthi Drone in Shabwa

Pro-govt Giants Forces Shoot Down Houthi Drone in Shabwa

The pro-govt Southern Giants Forces reported shooting down an Iran-backed Houthi drone on Sunday in Shabwah governorate, eastern Yemen.  According to a statement from the Southern Giants' media center, their air defenses intercepted and downed the drone over Bayhan district, preventing...

National Shield Forces Deployed to Al-Mahrah Eastern Yemen

National Shield Forces Deployed to Al-Mahrah Eastern Yemen

Units of the National Shield Forces have arrived in Al-Mahra, eastern Yemen. The deployment includes military vehicles and equipment, and the forces were transported from training camps on the Yemen-Saudi border. The contingent, led by Sheikh Abdullah bin Sadaif Al-Jedeeh, is comprised entirely o...

Al-Zubaidi Urges Action on Services and Economy Amidst Growing Crisis

Al-Zubaidi Urges Action on Services and Economy Amidst Growing Crisis

Aidarous al-Zubaidi, a member of the Presidential Leadership Council and head of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), called on the Council and the government to take "urgent action to provide essential services, pay salaries, and find solutions to revitalize the country's economic re...

Saudi Arabia Rejects Netanyahu's Remarks, Defends Palestinian Rights

Saudi Arabia Rejects Netanyahu's Remarks, Defends Palestinian Rights

Saudi Arabia has dismissed comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggesting a Palestinian state could be established on Saudi territory. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement via the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), accusing Netanyahu of trying to divert attention from Israel...

Lebanon Forms New Government Following Weeks of Political Negotiations

Lebanon Forms New Government Following Weeks of Political Negotiations

Lebanon's presidency announced the formation of a new 24-minister government on February 8th, headed by Nawaf Salam. This development follows weeks of consultations in the wake of the diminished political influence of Hezbollah after its devastating war with Israel. President Joseph Aoun si...