International aid organizations operating in Yemen reported on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, that a combination of escalating risks, tightening restrictions imposed by the Houthi group (internationally designated as a terrorist organization and backed by Iran), and a decade of humanitarian efforts have...
Local sources reported on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, the discovery of the bodies of a young man and a child who were swept away by flash floods in Yemen's Hodeidah Governorate. Sources told "Barran Press" that local residents found the body of the child, "Mohammed Yahya Ahmed A...
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, that it had destroyed five drones and a ballistic missile belonging to the Houthis in Yemen within the past 24 hours. According to a statement released on X & seen by "Barran Press", CENTCOM forces successfully...
Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed bin Mubarak has ordered a comprehensive review of the Ministry of Awqaf and Guidance's operations following concerns over financial and administrative irregularities during the recent Hajj pilgrimage. The Prime Minister convened a meeting on Tuesday, August...
A Greek-operated container ship that was struck by a Houthi missile off the coast of Yemen on Saturday has arrived safely in Djibouti, the company confirmed on Monday. The attack, the first of its kind in two weeks, resulted in no injuries or oil spills. The Iranian-backed Houthi group cl...
The Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries and backed by Iran, has imposed a travel ban on all foreign staff working for international and UN organizations based in Sana'a, according to informed sources. The sources revealed on Monday, August 5th, 20...
A massive band of clouds is expected to bring heavy rainfall to 12 Yemeni governorates over the next 72 hours, according to numerical weather models. The clouds, originating from the Horn of Africa, are expected to reach the western and southern coasts of Yemen by Tuesday morning. The heaviest ...
In a recorded interview with Hadhramaut TV & monitored by Barran Press, Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council head, Rashad al-Alimi, expressed his regret over having to lead the country in its current turbulent state. Al-Alimi, speaking on Monday, August 5th, 2024, shortly before depa...
The Yemeni Ministry of Education is facing a major challenge in printing textbooks due to a severe lack of funding, according to Deputy Minister of Education Dr. Ali Al-Abab. Speaking to Bran Press on Monday, August 5, 2024, Al-Abab revealed that the ministry only receives around 2 billio...
The Executive Office of Marib Governorate (northeastern Yemen) convened a meeting on Monday, August 5, 2024, to discuss preparations for the upcoming academic year and the urgent needs for creating an "attractive" learning environment and improving the quality of education. The meetin...
The Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by the international community and backed by Iran, is accused of preventing merchants in southern Marib, under their control, from bringing goods from Marib city and government-held areas, according to tribal sources and local residents. ...
A Yemeni expatriate, Marwan Abdo Al-Thalaia, was tragically murdered and his car stolen by an armed gang in the "Bilad Al-Rus" area south of Sana'a, according to local sources. Two days after the crime, tribal citizens apprehended the alleged killer, identified as Shaif Muja...
A Qatari charity has distributed medicine to 12 healthcare facilities in rural areas of Yemen's Hodeidah and Hajjah governorates, benefiting over 210,000 people, according to a report by Yemen Relief Web, an UN-focused news website & monitored by "Barran Press". The init...
Torrential rains that turned into a low-pressure system on Thursday, August 1, 2024, caused significant damage and material losses in Maqbana district, west of Taiz governorate in southwestern Yemen. According to statistics obtained by Barran Press, flash floods in the "Wadi Hajar" va...
Former Yemeni Ambassador to the UAE, Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, met with the US Ambassador to Yemen, Stephen Fagin, on Monday, August 5th, 2024, to discuss the future of Yemen in light of ongoing developments. According to Yemen Today, a channel affiliated with the late president's son...
Former Minister of Legal Affairs, Dr. Mohammed Al-Mikhlafi, has stated that there is no "roadmap" for ending the war and achieving peace in Yemen in the sense of a comprehensive framework for negotiations and peacebuilding. Speaking to Barran Press, Al-Mikhlafi emphasized that t...
The Awqaf and Guidance Office in Marib Governorate (northeastern Yemen) concluded its first Quranic camp on Monday, August 5th, 2024. The camp, which ran for a month, targeted 133 students enrolled in the office's Quran memorization centers. The event was celebrated with a ceremony where Ma...
Ali Al-Ma'amari, a member of the House of Representatives and former governor of Taiz, revealed on Monday, August 5th, 2024, a "corruption case" worth over $16 million related to the Taiz University Medical and Health Sciences College project. In a post on his "X" accoun...