Yemeni deputy FM: Country’s division threatens regional stability

Yemeni militants gather to mobilize fighters in the Harf Sufyan district, located north of the capital Sanaa, on November 13, 2025. (File/AFP)
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Updated 23 December 2025
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Yemeni deputy FM: Country’s division threatens regional stability

Yemen’s deputy foreign minister warned on Monday that the country’s continued division would turn Yemen into a major source of instability for the region, according to Al Arabiya.
He also said that international organizations are no longer able to continue their work in southern Yemen due to deteriorating conditions.


King Hamad says Bahrain 'committed to peace' as Iran attacks continue

Updated 07 March 2026
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King Hamad says Bahrain 'committed to peace' as Iran attacks continue

LONDON: Bahrain is committed to the "path of peace" King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said on Saturday as the kingdom continued to be targeted by Iranian attacks.

Bahrain supports efforts that "enhance security and stability in the region and the world," the king said during a phone call with Spain's King Felipe VI.

"The people of the Kingdom of Bahrain are peaceful and believe in tolerance and coexistence," Bahrain News Agency reported him saying.

 His comments came on another day of Iranian strikes against Gulf countries in response to the US-Israeli attack on Iran.

Bahrain, which hosts the US Navy's Fifth Fleet, has been targeted by waves of drone and missile strikes since the conflict started on February 28.

Loud explosions were heard Saturday evening in Bahrain's capital Manama, AFP reported. Bahrain's interior ministry said there was fire and material damage to a house and surrounding building in Manama following strikes from Iran.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said it had targeted US forces at Bahrain's Jufair base.

Another wave of attacks were directed at the kingdom earlier in the morning.

The UAE said its air defences intercepted 15 missiles and 119 drones on Saturday morning as attacks disrupted flights in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Qatar said on Saturday it had intercepted a missile, shortly after AFP journalists heard explosions and sirens sounding in central Doha.
"Armed forces intercepted (a) missile attack which targeted (the) State of Qatar," the defence ministry said.

*With AFP