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Yemeni flash floods harm ten civilians

(MENAFN) Severe flooding struck Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Tuesday after heavy rains, leaving at least 10 people injured and causing widespread property damage, according to local officials. The downpour inundated neighborhoods,...

Yemen Enforces Ban on Foreign Currency for Trade

(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...

Don't believe the hype: The modest reality of the Saudi-Pakistani defense pact

The Saudi-Pakistan Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement, signed on September 17, 2025, is a significant regional development. MEI will be publishing several articles in the coming days that provide different perspectives on the defense pact....

US will start requiring fifty thousand dollars for business or tourist visas

(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...

Breakthrough Books is delighted by NYC Big Book AWARD WIN for 'The Fire In Their Eyes' by Stephanie Bretherton

"The Fire in Their Eyes" by Stephanie Bretherton Receives International Recognition by the 2025 NYC Big Book Award. CORNWALL, UNITED KINGDOM, September 30, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Taking gold in the Medical Thriller category in the NYC Big...

India provides ‘all possible assistance’ to nurse on death row in Yemen

(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) 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) 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

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) 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

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) 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

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

“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...

UKMTO Reports Blast Close to Ship in Red Sea

(MENAFN) The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) announced on Tuesday that an explosion occurred near a ship traveling in the Red Sea. According to the authority, reports indicated a splash followed by the noise of an explosion close...

Member of Vast International Alien Smuggling Organization Extradited from Mexico

A Mexican man made his initial appearance in court in Del Rio today after being extradited to Texas from Mexico to face charges relating to his role in an international alien smuggling organization. In September 2023, a federal grand jury in the...

Saudi Ministry of Culture Celebrates Yemeni Orchestra in Riyadh

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

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...

A moveable feast of MENA pop art at the MEI Gallery

A new exhibition at the Middle East Institute Art Gallery called Arab Pop Art: Between East and West offers a timely reminder that in spite of the conflict and turmoil in the region, there is a lively, vibrant, and cosmopolitan culture at play...

US trails USD15,000 visa bond program

(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....