Somalia’s government spokesperson was wounded Sunday in a suicide bombing that the al-Shabab extremist group has claimed responsibility for. Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu appeared to be the sole target in Sunday’s attack near his residence by a busy intersection in the capital, Mogadish   Details..>>

 Yemeni Houthis have rejected a UN request to release an Emirati-flagged vessel they seized earlier this month, along with its 11-member crew, saying the ship was carrying “military assets”. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has described the Rwabee as a “civilian cargo ves   Details..>>

 Sudanese anti-coup protesters stabbed to death a police general on Thursday, authorities said, as thousands who kept up rallies against an October military coup faced tear gas. Brig. Gen. Ali Bareema Hamad, “fell martyr while doing his duties and securing protests” in the cap   Details..>>

The war in Yemen has left approximately 8.1 million school-aged girls and boys in need of education in emergencies support. Of the 8.1 million children, 1.65 million are internally displaced and 1.5 million are living with a disability, said the United Nation’s global fund for education   Details..>>

 The UN on Wednesday sounded the alarm over continuing hostilities in Yemen, saying the warring parties have accelerated efforts to claim victory on the battlefield. Hans Grundberg, UN Secretary-General’s envoy to the war-torn nation, told the Security Council that the parties to th   Details..>>

It has been one of the most significant pro-Yemeni government forces victories in recent years: over two weeks, the Houthi movement was rolled back from its positions in the oil-rich southeastern province of Shabwah. One force, in particular, has been credited with this dramatic reversal: the   Details..>>

Yemen’s government troops on Tuesday pushed into the Houthi-controlled areas south of the central city of Marib for the first time in months, local officials and media reports said. The government’s Giants Brigade, backed by the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, seized cont   Details..>>

The UN mission in Yemen's Houthi-held port of Hodeida expressed "great concern" on Tuesday over claims it was being used for military purposes and demanded access for an inspection. The United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeida Agreement (UNMHA) said the port was vital for the impoverished   Details..>>

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Monday that Israel would not be bound by any nuclear deal with Iran and would continue to consider itself free to act “with no constraints” against its arch-foe if necessary. Indirect talks between Iran and the United States on salvaging the 2   Details..>>

Yemeni journalist and media activist Hala Fouad Badawi has been under detention since 30 December by Yemeni military intelligence command in Hadhramaut Governorate, in the country’s southeast. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Yemeni Journalists Syndicate (YJS) condemn   Details..>>