ADEN, Yemen – The Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) announced on Sunday, August 18, 2024, an open auction for the sale of $50 million on Thursday, August 22, 2024. The announcement, labeled Auction No. (11-2024) for the sale of foreign currency, was published on the CBY's official webs...
The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) reported that Hodeidah Governorate, located in western Yemen, recorded the highest rainfall in the past 24 hours. The NCM issued a warning for heavy to very heavy thundershowers in 16 governorates over the next 24 hours. According to the NCM's daily ...
The Yemeni Alliance to Monitor Human Rights Violations (RASD) has accused the Iranian-backed Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, of recruiting over 10,000 children between 2014 and 2021. In a report, the rights group stated that the United Nations has inve...
Tribal sources in Shabwah Governorate (southeastern Yemen) report heightened tensions in the As-Sayd district, south of the governorate, following the refusal of a tribal sheikh to surrender hostages to the "Giants Forces," a military force affiliated with the Southern Transitional Counc...
Heavy rains and flash floods continue to wreak havoc across Yemen, with the latest incidents claiming the lives of three camels in Shabwah Governorate and washing away a car in Hadhramaut Governorate. Local sources said to "Barran Press" on Saturday, August 17th, 2024, that three came...
The number of people affected by floods and heavy rainfall in Yemen last week has risen to 180,000, according to a United Nations report released on Saturday, August 17th, 2024. The report also predicts that the severe weather conditions will continue through September. The figure, which is dou...
A young girl drowned in flash floods in Shabwah Governorate, eastern Yemen, on Saturday, August 17th, 2024, while a child was killed by lightning in Hajjah Governorate, northwest Yemen. Local sources told Barran Press that the daughter of Adnan Salem Saleh Al-Muslami drowned in the flash ...
A large gathering of government officials and citizens gathered in Marib, northern Yemen, on Saturday, August 17th, 2024, to mourn the passing of Dr. Abdulghani Nasr Al-Shamiri, Yemen's ambassador to Indonesia. According to the official Yemeni news agency Saba, the condolences were attended...
A series of explosions rocked Lahj Governorate, southern Yemen, in the early hours of Sunday, August 18th, 2024, with the sound reaching the western outskirts of Aden, the temporary capital. Local sources told Barran Press that explosive devices and hand grenades detonated inside the &quo...
A field report released on Saturday, August 17th, 2024, revealed a concerning 38% decline in cultivated land area in Abyan Governorate, southern Yemen, between 2010 and 2022. This alarming trend has exacerbated the food security crisis in the region. The report, authored by Dr. Hakmat Aboud and...
Aden, Yemen - President of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad al-Alimi, returned to Aden, the temporary capital of Yemen, on Saturday, August 17th, 2024, after a month-long absence. His trip included a visit to Hadhramaut Governorate earlier this month and a stay in Riyadh, Saudi Ara...
Abdulmajid Abdullah Abde Al-Fakhri, a young man from Ibb Governorate, has become a national hero after his courageous rescue of a mother and child from surging floodwaters. His story has gone viral, with social media platforms buzzing with admiration for his bravery. On Thursday, August 1...
The United States condemned the "terrorist attack" that targeted a military base in Modaya district, Abyan Governorate (southern Yemen), on Friday, August 16, 2024. The condemnation came in a brief statement released by the US Embassy in Yemen on its X account, as observed by "Ba...
Hodeidah, Yemen - Flash floods caused by heavy rains have claimed lives and damaged infrastructure in Hodeidah Governorate (western Yemen) on Saturday, August 17, 2024, according to local sources. Sources told "Barran Press" that the raging floodwaters of the "Aji" vall...
Aden, Yemen - Yemeni Interior Minister Ibrahim Haydan on Saturday, August 17, 2024, accused the Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, of being behind the recent attack on a Southern Transitional Council (STC) military base in Abyan Governorate (southern Yemen)....
Marib, Yemen - Giants Forces successfully shot down a Houthi drone in the skies above Harib district, Marib Governorate (northeastern Yemen) on Saturday, August 17, 2024, according to field sources. Sources told "Barran Press" that the Giants Forces in Harib district, southern Ma...
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Saturday, August 17, 2024, the destruction of a drone boat belonging to the Iranian-backed Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization, in the Red Sea. A CENTCOM statement, published on X, seen by "Barran Press", stated: "Ove...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday, August 16, 2024, called on the Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, to immediately evacuate the United Nations Human Rights Office in the capital Sana'a and release all UN and civil society staff. In a statement published ...
A senior security source in Ma'rib Governorate (northeastern Yemen) told Barran Press on Friday, August 16, 2024, that the "terrorist" attack on a position of the 2nd Road Protection Brigade in the eastern part of the governorate was carried out by "sabotage elements linke...