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Sharjah study shows devastating impact of plastic pollution on marine life, says expert
The National News
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The amount of discarded plastic found in dead seabirds in the UAE has been described as "very alarming" by a senior Greenpeace campaigner. Farah Al Hattab, lead plastics campaigner at Greenpeace Mena, said harm to creatures such as seabirds...
Indian nurse Nimisha Priya’s execution cancelled in Yemen, cleric says
The Independent
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July 30, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Terrorism Expands in Africa, Threatens Global Security
Asharq Al-Awsat
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August 4, 2025
Senegalese authorities on Saturday positioned new gendarmerie units near the country’s eastern border, to address growing insurgent threats from neighboring Mali. The move came amid UN reports warning that in recent months, there has been a marked...
Israel-Iran Conflict Opens a Crucial Diplomatic Window in Yemen
Geopolitical Monitor
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July 29, 2025
Just over a month after the United States entered a bilateral ceasefire agreement with Houthi rebels in Yemen, which effectively ended active conflict, a series of Israeli and US military strikes targeting Iran shifted the region in ways that...
Indian nurse Nimisha Priya’s execution cancelled in Yemen, cleric says
The Independent
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July 30, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
How New York’s immigrant communities built a culinary capital, from Little Yemen in the Bronx to Chinatown’s Asian-inspired ice cream
The Independent
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July 29, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Expanded humanitarian meeting in Sana'a calls on International & UN organizations to resume funding for sustainable & developmental programs
Yemen News Agency SABA
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July 28, 2025
Expanded humanitarian meeting in Sana'a calls on International & UN organizations to resume funding for sustainable & developmental programs [Mon, 28 Jul 2025 20:50:05 +0300] Sana'a - Saba: Participants in the expanded humanitarian meeting,...
Tech test for defence giants: The nature of warfare is changing fast - firms must adapt, says ALEX BRUMMER
This Is Money
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July 28, 2025
The US-EU trade deal is far from ideal as the grudging response from France and the markets make clear. Defence stocks on both sides of the Atlantic are seen as beneficiaries with the US’s biggest players Lockheed and Raytheon potentially...
Why solving Iraq's gas problem is crucial for its economy and environment
The National News
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It was a week of good, bad and ambiguous news for Iraq’s natural gas industry. What stood out is the fact that solving its gas problem is the single most feasible and effective thing the government could do for its economy, environment and quality...
QRCS supports patients with kidney failure, cancer in Yemen
The Peninsula
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July 28, 2025
Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has completed a humanitarian project to support patients with kidney failure and cancer in Yemen, by covering the costs of 1,044 radiology sessions and providing Al-Shafqa Institution in Amanat Al-Asimah...
Yemen's Future Held Hostage: Why the Red Sea Crisis is Far from Over
Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN)
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July 24, 2025
Juneau believes that "attacks in the Red Sea have allowed the Houthis to position themselves as a rising regional power, and as an increasingly indispensable partner in Iran's much weakened Axis of Resistance." "It was therefore a given that they...
Yemen’s War Pushes Women to the Streets
Yemen Online
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Sana’a — As Yemen’s civil war grinds into its tenth year, the country’s women are bearing the brunt of a conflict that has decimated livelihoods, shattered families, and left millions in desperate need. With male breadwinners either killed,...
QRCS supports kidney, cancer patents in Yemen
Gulf Times
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July 27, 2025
Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has completed a humanitarian project to support patients with kidney failure and cancer in Yemen. QRCS covered the costs of 1,044 radiology sessions and provided Al-Shafqa Institution in Amanat Al-Asimah with a...
Yemen: Houthis' Attacks on Cargo Ships Apparent War Crimes
Human Rights Watch
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July 23, 2025
(Beirut) – The Houthi armed group in Yemen attacked two commercial cargo vessels in the Red Sea between July 6 and 9, 2025, violations of the laws of war amounting to war crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. The Houthis sunk both ships, killing...
Gaza is starving… Yemen opens support front & prepares for escalation
Yemen News Agency SABA
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July 26, 2025
[Sat, 26 Jul 2025 21:09:40 +0300] Sana’a – Saba: At a moment when the cries of children are buried beneath the rubble of tents, and hunger becomes a tool of extermination witnessed by the world, Yemen’s streets erupted with calls for support. The...
Boykoff: In the time of global climate cooperation, the US stands out as a pariah
Daily Camera - Colorado
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July 26, 2025
On Wednesday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, unanimously ruled that countries have legal obligations to address climate change under international law. This opinion included several important statements,...
Inspection of Court Operations in Hajjah Governorate
Yemen News Agency SABA
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August 3, 2025
[Sun, 03 Aug 2025 21:52:28 +0300] Hajjah – Saba: The President of the Court of Appeal in Hajjah Governorate, Judge Hussein Al-Houthi, inspected today the workflow in the primary courts of Abs, Haradh, Midi, Aslam, Aflah Al-Yemen, and Aflah...
Yemen Thabat Foundation Honors National Program Director
Yemen News Agency SABA
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July 20, 2025
[Sun, 20 Jul 2025 09:43:17 +0300] Sana'a (Saba) – The Yemen Thabat Development Foundation honored Dr. Mutahhar Al-Washli, Director of the National Program for Drug Supply at the Ministry of Health and Environment, for his efforts in providing...
Explosions reported at key military airbase in S. Yemen
Xinhua News Agency
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ADEN, Yemen, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Loud explosions were reported Thursday evening at a key military airbase of Yemen's government forces in the country's southern province of Lahj, local residents told Xinhua. Residents living in areas surrounding...
Greece Dispatches Salvage Tug for Rescues Off Yemen
The Maritime Executive
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Greek authorities are sending a salvage tug to fill a much-needed capacity gap in the southern Red Sea, where a resurgence of Houthi attacks - enabled by a sudden absence of naval forces - led to the loss of two Greek vessels in a month. Shipping...