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King Mohammed VI on Saturday delivered a speech to the Nation on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People. Here follows the full text of the royal speech: “Praise be to God, Read more
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Sunday said it has provided humanitarian assistance to nearly 66,000 displaced Yemenis in the past six months. The assistance included “food, family basic hygiene kits and female dignity kits,” a UNICEF statement said Read more
The Saudi-led coalition battling Iran-supported Houthi rebels said Tuesday it would cease military operations in Yemen today March 30 to help peace efforts by the UN and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). This, Arab News reports citing the coalition, comes in Read more
Egypt and Yemen have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in several fields including oil, natural gas, and mining, Arab Finance reports. Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Tarek El Molla signed the agreement with his Yemeni Abdul Salam Baaboud Read more
US President Joe Biden Monday announced he plans to grant the status of major non-NATO ally in the Middle East to Qatar, as he met with the ruler of the gas-rich country, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The Qatari Read more
The UN Security Council condemned Friday the seizure by the Houthis of an Emirati ship, while calling for its “immediate release.” In a statement adopted unanimously, the Fifteen members also stressed “the importance of freedom of navigation in the Gulf Read more
IHC Food Holding, a subsidiary of International Holding Company (IHC), has acquired 75 per cent of Abu Dhabi Vegetable Oil Company (ADVOC), IHC has announced, Zawya reports. The conglomerate did not provide details on the operation but indicated that the Read more
The US State Department has approved the sale of 280 AIM-120C air-to-air missiles in a deal valued at up to $650 million, the first such a foreign military cooperation between the two countries under President Biden’s administration. The Pentagon Thursday Read more
Starvation is threatening some 16 million people in war-torn Yemen as food rations will be cut in October amid lack of funding, the head of the UN World food program warned. David Beasley said Wednesday at a high-level meeting Read more
Qatar will allocate $100 million to stave off famine in Yemen and support the United Nations’ efforts to maintain food security in the country, the Gulf country’s state-run news agency QNA reports. “The Emir of the country has ordered the Read more