Press Releases

Featured in Influential Women: Michelle Sider’s Impact as a Mosaic Artist Celebrating Emotion and Resilience

SOUTHFIELD, MI, UNITED STATES, October 7, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Blending Art, Psychology, and Storytelling to Inspire Healing, Connection, and Reflection Michelle Y. Sider, PhD, MA, BFA, is featured in the 2025 Influential Women series,...

A moveable feast of MENA pop art at the MEI Gallery

A new exhibition at the Middle East Institute Art Gallery called Arab Pop Art: Between East and West offers a timely reminder that in spite of the conflict and turmoil in the region, there is a lively, vibrant, and cosmopolitan culture at play...

Statement on second anniversary of 7 October attacks

On the second anniversary of the 7 October attacks, the NUJ remembers the journalists and civilians killed in the ongoing conflict. Hamas’ attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023 killed over 1,200 people, including 850 civilians, with 250...

Art All Night 2025

Don’t miss DC’s Art All Night festival at the Middle East Institute on Saturday, September 13, from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM. The late-night open house features MEI's new gallery exhibition, Arab Pop Art: Between East and West, as well as live Arabic...

The Hadrami Orchestra Brings a Global Musical Night to Jeddah Season

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA, September 4, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- As part of the Jeddah Season festivities, the Hadrami Orchestra delivered a musically rich and globally inspired concert, organized by Benchmark Company. The performance brought...

Yemeni Government Forces Intercept Iranian Weapons Shipment

(MENAFN) Yemeni government-aligned forces announced on Wednesday that they had intercepted and confiscated a significant arms shipment—amounting to 750 tons—destined for the Houthi faction in the Red Sea. The seizure is being regarded as a major...

Israel Responds to Yemen After Houthi Missile Attack

(MENAFN) Israel initiated a series of aerial assaults on Yemen just one day after Premier Benjamin Netanyahu warned of a possible counteraction. This followed the launch of a missile by the Houthi group, which landed close to Ben Gurion Airport in...

US Warplanes Target Yemen's Saada Governorate

(MENAFN) On Wednesday, US warplanes conducted six airstrikes against Yemen's Saada governorate, according to the Houthi group. The strikes were reported to have hit the Sahlin area in the Al-Salem district, as stated by a Houthi-affiliated TV...

US attacks ‘Houthi-controlled’ fuel station in Yemen

(MENAFN) The United States launched airstrikes on the Ras Isa fuel port in Yemen, a facility located in territory controlled by the Houthi rebels. The operation is part of President Donald Trump’s broader campaign to stop the Houthis from...

Yemen: 153 detainees released with the support of the ICRC

“This operation has brought much-needed relief and joy to families who have been anxiously waiting for the return of their loved ones. We know that many other families are also waiting for their chance to be reunited. We hope that today’s release...

In War-Torn Yemen, Education is Children's Only Hope

TAIZ, Yemen, March 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 10 years into the conflict, Yemen remains one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world, with children paying the highest price. Education is their only hope of building a better future. As the...

Baltimore to Boston: Neo Contemporary Art

B2B is a bi-city exhibition featuring artists Stephen Towns, Ernest Shaw Jr., Ada Pinkston, Heejo Kim, Ainsley Burrows, V Walton, Anysa Saleh and Ethan Hoskins. BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES, April 3, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Baltimore to...

TimeLine’s March 4-9 Antiquities Auction journeys through the past with rarely-seen ancient art and artifacts

Featured: Massive Levantine-Egyptian stone head of pharaoh, 1st C. AD jeweled cameo of Augustus, 6th-7th C. AD Sasanian silver-gilt jar with dancing girls HARWICH, ESSEX, UNITED KINGDOM, February 10, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Britain’s TimeLine...

Saudi Ministry of Culture Celebrates Yemeni Orchestra in Riyadh

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, November 20, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, hosted a remarkable cultural celebration of the Yemeni Orchestra at the King Fahad...

Saudi Ministry of Culture Celebrates Yemeni Orchestra in Riyadh

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, November 19, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, hosted a remarkable cultural celebration of the Yemeni Orchestra at the King Fahad...

Nexxen Launches New $20 Million Ordinary Share Repurchase Program

NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nexxen International Ltd. (NASDAQ: NEXN) (“Nexxen” or the “Company”), a global, flexible advertising technology platform with deep expertise in data and advanced TV, today announced the launch of a new...

A Lifelong Commitment: Reflections on Feminist Civic Space in the Arab Region

The Journey into Feminism My journey into gender equality began unexpectedly during my doctoral research. I was studying the socio‑economic impact of labor migration from Egypt to Saudi Arabia in the 1980s. In one village, as much as 95% of the...

Houthi Forces Target ‘Israeli-Linked’ Ship with Missile Attack

(MENAFN) Yemen’s Houthi forces claimed responsibility Monday for launching a missile strike on an oil tanker with alleged Israeli ties, escalating tensions in one of the world’s most critical maritime corridors. The vessel, identified as Scarlet...

Houthis state launching ballistic missile at Israel’s airport

(MENAFN) Yemen's Houthi group reported on Wednesday that it launched a "hypersonic ballistic missile" targeting Ben Gurion Airport in central Israel. According to Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea, the strike was “successful,” disrupting air...

Houthi Group Targets Israel's Ben Gurion Airport with Ballistic Missile

(MENAFN) Yemen's Houthi armed group claimed responsibility for a "hypersonic ballistic missile" attack on Israel's Ben Gurion Airport Thursday, a bold escalation in the ongoing regional conflict. In a statement broadcast by local TV, Houthi...