U.S. Extends Deadline for Diversity Visa Lottery Applications

U.S. Extends Deadline for Diversity Visa Lottery Applications

The United States has announced an extension of the deadline for applications to the Diversity Visa Lottery for the year 2026. The new deadline is now set for November 7, 2024, according to an announcement from the U.S. Embassy, shared via their official account on the platform X (formerly Twitter...

Houthi Forces Kidnap Another Yemeni Employee of U.S. Embassy in Sanaa

Houthi Forces Kidnap Another Yemeni Employee of U.S. Embassy in Sanaa

On Thursday, October 31, 2024, reports emerged of the Houthi movement, classified as a terrorist organization, kidnapping a Yemeni employee from the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa. This incident marks the latest victim in the Houthis' ongoing campaign against humanitarian workers and civil society memb...

Houthis Loot Hospital in Ibb Amid Allegations of Economic Sabotage

Houthis Loot Hospital in Ibb Amid Allegations of Economic Sabotage

On October 31, 2024, armed members of the Houthi movement, classified as a terrorist organization, stormed the Al-Jabali Eye Hospital in Ibb city, according to statements from Yemen's Minister of Information, Muammar Al-Eryani. In an official statement published by the Yemeni News Agency Sa...

Yemen Chairs Emergency Arab Meeting on Israeli Ban of UNRWA Activities

Yemen Chairs Emergency Arab Meeting on Israeli Ban of UNRWA Activities

On Thursday, October 31, 2024, Yemen chaired an emergency meeting of the Arab League at the level of permanent representatives to discuss recent Israeli laws prohibiting the activities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the occupied Pal...

Yemeni Leadership Seeks U.S. Support Amid Oil Export Halt

Yemeni Leadership Seeks U.S. Support Amid Oil Export Halt

On Thursday, October 31, 2024, Rashad Al-Alimi, President of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, met with U.S. Ambassador to Yemen Steven Fagin to discuss the international support needed to mitigate the repercussions of halted oil exports, a situation attributed to the Iran-backed Houthi...

Tragic Road Accident Claims 11 Lives in Al-Mahra

Tragic Road Accident Claims 11 Lives in Al-Mahra

A devastating road accident in Al-Mahra province, eastern Yemen, resulted in the death of 11 individuals and injuries to two others on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, according to the Security Media Center of the Yemeni Ministry of Interior. The horrific incident occurred on the Shihn-Ramah road, ...