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Yemen Enforces Ban on Foreign Currency for Trade
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Yemen’s internationally-recognized government declared on Tuesday that all commercial transactions within its controlled territories must exclusively use the Yemeni rial, banning foreign currencies for domestic trade and services. A local...
US will start requiring fifty thousand dollars for business or tourist visas
MENAFN
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August 6, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States is set to implement a new trial initiative that will require some foreign nationals to pay a visa bond of up to $15,000 when applying for business or tourist visas, according to official notices. The move aligns with...
India provides ‘all possible assistance’ to nurse on death row in Yemen
MENAFN
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July 21, 2025
(MENAFN) India is providing “all possible assistance” to Nimisha Priya, a 36-year-old Indian nurse sentenced to death in Yemen for the murder of her business partner, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal announced on Thursday. Following...
Canada Calls on Citizens to Avoid Traveling to Middle East
MENAFN
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) In response to mounting instability in the Middle East, Canada has issued a strong advisory urging its citizens to avoid traveling to a number of countries in the region, citing intensifying conflict between Israel and Iran. The advisory...
Canada Urges Avoiding Travel to Middle East
MENAFN
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) In light of intensifying hostilities between Israel and Iran, Canada issued a warning on Tuesday advising its nationals to steer clear of several locations in the Middle East. The alert comes as over 82,000 Canadians are reported to be...
Federal Jury Convicts Pakistani Weapons Smuggler of Transporting Iranian Advanced Conventional Weapons Destined for the Houthis in Yemen
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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June 5, 2025
A federal jury convicted a Pakistani national today on charges related to smuggling Iranian-made advanced conventional weaponry destined for the Houthis in Yemen and threatening multiple witnesses. According to court records and evidence presented...
UN Chief Urges Release of Aid Workers in Yemen
MENAFN
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June 3, 2025
(MENAFN) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his demand for the prompt and unconditional liberation of numerous staff members from the United Nations and various humanitarian organizations who have been unjustly held by Yemen's...
Trump travels to a Middle East in transition
Middle East Institute
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May 12, 2025
This week, US President Donald Trump makes his inaugural visit to the Middle East since the start of his second term, traveling to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates on May 13-16. Amid the heightened focus on US policy toward the...
Israel claims IDF air-attacks ‘fully disabled’ Yemen’s key airport
MENAFN
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May 7, 2025
(MENAFN) The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have announced that airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, have completely disabled the city's main international airport. The strikes targeted infrastructure under the control of the Houthi rebel group and...
Women Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Travel to Meet Palestinian Women
EIN Presswire
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April 15, 2025
Nobel Peace Prize laureates Jody Williams, Tawakkol Karman and Shirin Ebadi travel to Jordan and the West Bank to meet women resisting violence and occupation AMMAN, JORDAN, April 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Amid the growing humanitarian...
Yemen: 153 detainees released with the support of the ICRC
International Committee of the Red Cross
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January 24, 2025
“This operation has brought much-needed relief and joy to families who have been anxiously waiting for the return of their loved ones. We know that many other families are also waiting for their chance to be reunited. We hope that today’s release...
US trails USD15,000 visa bond program
MENAFN
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August 6, 2025
(MENAFN) The U.S. government is set to launch a pilot program requiring certain foreign nationals to pay a visa bond of up to $15,000 to enter the country for tourism or business, according to a notice published in the Federal Register on Tuesday....
Saudi Ministry of Culture Celebrates Yemeni Orchestra in Riyadh
EIN Presswire
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November 20, 2024
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, November 20, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, hosted a remarkable cultural celebration of the Yemeni Orchestra at the King Fahad...
Saudi Ministry of Culture Celebrates Yemeni Orchestra in Riyadh
EIN Presswire
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November 19, 2024
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, November 19, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, hosted a remarkable cultural celebration of the Yemeni Orchestra at the King Fahad...
Post-Oct. 7 divergent paths: Israel’s military maximalism and Saudi Arabia’s strategic de-escalation
Middle East Institute
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August 7, 2025
The Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, shattered Israel’s long-standing security paradigm, replacing limited deterrence with an ambitious campaign aimed at dismantling Hamas, confronting Hizballah and other Iranian proxies, and directly targeting...
The Gulf states in a fluid post-war Middle East
Middle East Institute
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August 7, 2025
The monarchical Arab Gulf states emerged on the other side of last June’s Israeli and US attacks on Iran largely unscathed, with the important exception of a limited, retaliatory Iranian missile strike on the American airbase in Qatar. However, in...
Chad president reciprocates US visa prohibition
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby announced that Chad will halt issuing visas to American citizens as a reciprocal measure against the US travel ban targeting Chadian nationals. The ban, signed by President Donald Trump, restricts...
Trump prohibits residents of dozen nations from US
MENAFN
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June 11, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a new proclamation barring citizens from 12 countries, including Iran, Afghanistan, and Yemen, from entering the United States. The full travel ban, which will take effect on June 9, cites national...
Illegal Alien from Honduras Sentenced to Prison in Vast Alien Smuggling Conspiracy
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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July 9, 2025
A Honduran national unlawfully residing in the United States was sentenced today in the Western District of Texas for his leadership role in a massive alien smuggling conspiracy that spanned three years and involved thousands of aliens from over...
Lufthansa Group Prolongs Tel Aviv Flight Halt
MENAFN
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May 26, 2025
(MENAFN) Lufthansa Group announced on Monday that it will prolong its halt on flights to Tel Aviv until June 15 due to persistent security threats in the area. This extension comes amid growing concerns over missile attacks that continue to...