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World News In Brief: Iran sanctions, Yemen floods appeal, new SDG advocates
UN News
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August 28, 2025
“I can tell you that the Secretary-General is aware that today, the Security Council received this joint letter from the three countries,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists. The three European nations were signatories to the 2015...
UAE company opens solar plant in Yemen to power 330,000 homes
The National News
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UAE-based Global South Utilities, an energy and water infrastructure company, is boosting its solar power generation capacity in Yemen to provide electricity to thousands of homes amid growing power challenges in the country. The company on Friday...
Second phase of UAE-funded solar power plant launched in Yemen
Zawya
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ADEN - Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council member Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, Yemeni Prime Minister Salem bin Braik, and UAE Ambassador to Yemen Mohammad Al-Zaabi inaugurated the second phase of the 120-megawatt solar power plant in the Bir Ahmed...
Conservative Modernism: A Roadmap for Sustainable Peace in the Middle East
Fair Observer
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August 28, 2025
For centuries, the Middle East has stood at the crossroads of civilization and conflict. Despite the formal establishment of modern nation-states, the region has failed to achieve internal political stability or external peace. The situation in...
Hamas Condemns Zionist Aggression on Yemen as War Crime and Violation of Arab Sovereignty
Yemen News Agency SABA
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Hamas Condemns Zionist Aggression on Yemen as War Crime and Violation of Arab Sovereignty Gaza - SABA: The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has condemned the treacherous Zionist aggression against Yemen as a war crime, a blatant assault on the...
Revolution Leader: Yemeni position continues, both officially, popularly, in accordance with its path aimed at achieving what is stronger, greater
Yemen News Agency SABA
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Revolution Leader: Yemeni position continues, both officially, popularly, in accordance with its path aimed at achieving what is stronger, greater Sana'a - Saba: Leader of the Revolution Sayyed Abdulmalik Badr al-Din al-Houthi on Thursday affirmed...
Solar projects illuminate Yemen's path toward clean energy future
Xinhua News Agency
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by Murad Abdo ADEN, Yemen, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- A 53-megawatt solar power plant was inaugurated in southeastern Yemen's Shabwa Governorate on Thursday, which is expected to be a turning point in the country's battle with electricity shortages....
IOM Calls for International Support as Yemen Faces Deadly Flooding
Modern Ghana
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Aden, 28 August – Since early August, torrential rains and violent windstorms have devastated communities across Yemen, destroying homes, sweeping away livelihoods, and displacing thousands of families already living in precarious conditions....
Deadly Yemen Floods Displace Thousands as Climate Crisis Deepens
News Ghana
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August 28, 2025
Torrential rains and violent storms have torn through Yemen since early August, leaving more than 46,500 people affected and thousands of families homeless. The latest natural disaster strikes a population already devastated by years of conflict...
Relief Organizations: More Than 100,000 Yemenis Affected by Flash Floods
Asharq Al-Awsat
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August 28, 2025
Relief organizations have said more than 100,000 people have been affected by flash floods that have swept across several Yemeni provinces in the past few days, warning that more heavy rain is expected. “More than 100,000 people have been affected...
SC-mandated panel seeks ban on Conocarpus trees
Hindustan Times
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August 29, 2025
The government-appointed expert panel on environment has recommended the Supreme Court to ban a fast-growing exotic tree species called Conocarpus, flagging the serious ecological and public health concerns caused by the plant witnessed growing in...
Roche Diagnostics’ new Gulf lead on building sustainable healthcare partnerships
Gulf Business
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August 27, 2025
Sylvie Demirdjian/Image: Supplied Roche Diagnostics Middle East has appointed Sylvie Demirdjian as Gulf & Channel Partner Network Lead, effective August 1, strengthening the company’s leadership in a region that is rapidly expanding its healthcare...
IRC launches urgent aid as flash floods hit over 100,000 in Yemen
New National Star
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August 27, 2025
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has begun emergency operations in southern Yemen after flash floods displaced families, destroyed homes, and submerged farmland, worsening an already dire hunger crisis. Torrential rains have affected more...
A Two-State Solution is the Only Way Forward for Yemen
Fair Observer
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August 26, 2025
The call for a two-state solution in Yemen is not a call for division. Instead, it is a call for realism, which can restore hope, finally bring peace to a fractured land and stability to a volatile region. The recent introduction of a 50-riyal...
[IRC launches emergency response as flash floods affect more than 100,000 people in Yemen
Yemen Online
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August 26, 2025
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is mounting an urgent response to severe flooding that has swept across southern Yemen. More than 100,000* people have been affected by flash floods, triggered by torrential rains, that have destroyed homes...
Explainer: What is 'plague of the firstborn' that Israeli war minister invoked against Yemen
Press TV
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By Ivan Kesic Following a brutal Israeli assault on civilian infrastructure in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a, which resulted in multiple casualties, Israel’s military affairs minister issued a chilling threat of a “plague of the firstborn,”...
China report exposes unlawful nature of U.S. 'freedom of navigation'
CGTN
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Editor's note: Yu Minna is a lecturer at the Ocean University of China (OUC) Law School and research fellow at the OUC's Institute of Marine Development. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN. On August...
Experts Warn Climate Change Spurs Floods Surge
MENAFN
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August 26, 2025
(MENAFN) From the monsoon belts of South Asia to the plains of the American South, floods are becoming more frequent and deadly, leaving hundreds dead and causing billions of dollars in damage. Experts warn that climate change is intensifying...
[WFP Yemen Food Security Update, August 2025
Yemen Online
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August 25, 2025
Key Highlights In July 2025, adequate food remained out of reach for 70% of surveyed households in Yemen, placing the country among the most food-insecure globally. Severe food deprivation reached unprecedented levels (44%), with the highest rates...
Death toll from Israeli strikes on Yemen’s capital rises to 10, authorities say
The Independent
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August 25, 2025
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