A Houthi-controlled court in Yemen has sentenced 19 people to death for allegedly collaborating with the Saudi-led coalition during the country’s prolonged civil war. The verdict comes days after the Houthis and Yemen’s internationally recognised government agreed to a major prisoner swap involving 1,600 detainees

The United Arab Emirates has announced that it will leave the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) effective May 1. The decision, reported by the state-run WAM news agency, reflects the country’s long-term economic and energy strategy