Nine More UN Staff Detained by Houthis in Yemen, UN Spokesperson Say

Thousands of people converged on southern Israel on Tuesday to mourn the dead as the nation marked two years since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack plunged the region into a devastating war, while Israel and Hamas hold indirect talks in Egypt. The main...

[Yemen's Houthis Arrest Dozens Commemorating National Holiday, HRW Says

Sana'a - Houthi authorities arrested dozens of people in the last week of September 2025, as they have in past years, for peacefully celebrating or posting on social media about the anniversary of Yemen’s “September 26 Revolution,” Human Rights...

Yemen: Houthis Arrest Dozens Commemorating National Holiday

(Beirut) – Houthi authorities arrested dozens of people in the last week of September 2025, as they have in past years, for peacefully celebrating or posting on social media about the anniversary of Yemen’s “September 26 Revolution,” Human Rights...

[Yemen Airways to Announce First Flight Schedule from Mokha Airport

Hodaiedah – Yemen Airways has officially confirmed that it will announce the date for its inaugural commercial flight from Mokha International Airport within the current week, marking a significant step in expanding domestic air connectivity and...

The World’s Deadliest Travel Destinations for Americans in 2025

Last August, Taylor Swift cancelled shows in Vienna, Austria after authorities announced arrests over a terror plot targeting the concerts. Amidst rising terrorist claims throughout Europe, Italy has remained at a Level 2 travel advisory for...

Sukkot is the Holiday of Jewish Indigeneity

As we search for a way to commemorate October 7th, we might think of the simplest way: a celebration of indigeneity, called Sukkot. A fundamental part of affirming Jewish indigeneity in Palestine, despite millennia of exile, is the attachment to...

Israel’s Army Says Intercepted Missile Launched from Yemen

A senior Hamas official on Sunday said the Palestinian militant group is eager to reach an agreement to end the war and implement a prisoner swap with Israel, as negotiators converge in Egypt for talks. Israeli and Hamas negotiators are set to...

Israeli military says it intercepted missile launched from Yemen

The Israeli military said it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen early on Sunday. "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted," it said. "Sirens were sounded...

Israel army says intercepted missile launched from Yemen

JERUSALEM (AFP) — The Israeli army said on Sunday that it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, from where Huthi rebels frequently launch attacks they describe as a response to the Israeli offensive in Gaza. "Following the sirens that...

IDF downs four Houthi drones over Eilat within an hour

Four explosive-laden drones launched by the Houthis in Yemen were shot down by Israeli air defenses near the Red Sea resort city of Eilat within an hour on Tuesday afternoon, the Israel Defense Forces said. Sirens sounded in Eilat at 2:36 p.m. for...

[Somali Embassy in Yemen Resumes Passport Services After Eight-Year Suspension

Aden — The Somali Embassy in Yemen has officially resumed issuing national passports to Somali citizens residing in the country, ending an eight-year suspension that had left thousands without access to essential travel documents. Ambassador...

President Sheikh Mohamed meets Yemeni Prime Minister in Abu Dhabi

President Sheikh Mohamed on Friday met Yemen's Prime Minister Salem bin Brek at Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi on Friday. The leaders discussed the close ties between the two countries and ways to strengthen co-operation in support of their shared...

The making of an al Qaeda fighter: Spin Ghul’s journey from the streets of Saudi Arabia to jihadi training camps

By Jake Tapper, CNN Spin Ghul’s desire for jihad started when he was a child in Saudi Arabia, where his parents had remained after traveling from Niger on holy pilgrimage. From his elementary school days, he was determined to become a religious...

Inter v Atletico match in Benghazi puts spotlight on Libya's football ambitions

Libya’s international airports will be quite the busy hub for football’s elite, be they its fast risers or its traditional giants, over the next 48 hours. Touching down in Benghazi on Thursday, two heavyweights of the European club game, Italy’s...

The Story of Shibam: Yemen’s Skyscraper City Known as the “Manhattan of the Desert”

In Yemen’s Wadi Ḥaḍramawt, the town of Shibam rises like a skyline made of clay, with mud towers reaching five, eight, or even eleven stories high. It looks almost futuristic, but it’s very old. Shibam became the capital of Hadramaut after Shabwa...

Meet the Travelers Who Visit the World’s Most Dangerous Places

On the U.S. State Department’s Travel Advisories Map , the cobblestone lanes of Damascus, the gold-domed cathedrals of southern Ukraine and the lively fish markets of Mogadishu, Somalia, all carry the most severe warning: a red Level-4 “Do Not...

Pro-Palestinian protests on the 2-year anniversary of Hamas' attack on Israel

ANKARA, Turkey — Protesters gathered in several countries Tuesday to condemn the war in Gaza as Israelis marked the second anniversary of the Hamas attack that sparked the fighting that has claimed tens of thousands of lives and spilled violence...

What a Horrible World

What a Horrible World Two years ago today, on October 7, 2023, a Jewish holiday, Simchat Torah, Israel woke up to horror. Families were slaughtered, women brutalized, and children burned alive by Hamas terrorists. It was the darkest day for the...

These countries require a 6-month passport validity for travellers

The rules are in place so that foreign travellers do not stay beyond the period specified on their visas, unintentionally due to sudden passport expiration. Sudden expiration results in unnecessary complications if they get stranded in a foreign...

Pro-Palestinian protests held on the 2-year anniversary of Hamas' attack on Israel

ANKARA, Turkey — As thousands gathered in southern Israel on Tuesday to commemorate victims on the second anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, protesters in Indonesia rallied to condemn the war in Gaza — a conflict that has devastated the...