DAMASCUS, Syria — French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barot arrived in Damascus on Friday, January 3, 2025, marking a significant diplomatic engagement as he is followed by his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock. This visit is notable as it represents the first high-level delegation fr...
MARIB, Yemen — On January 2, 2024, the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid inaugurated a significant project aimed at reintegrating children formerly associated with armed conflict in Marib Governorate, northeastern Yemen. The initiative specifically targets children who have ...
MARIB, Yemen — Under tattered tents that sway in the biting cold, hundreds of thousands of displaced individuals in Marib Governorate are enduring a merciless winter, exacerbated by a significant lack of humanitarian intervention from international organizations. In the scattered displace...
On January 2, 2025, the Israeli military detailed a special operation conducted by its elite Shaldag unit on September 8, 2024, during which they reportedly stormed and destroyed an underground facility for producing precision-guided missiles in the Masyaf region of Syria. Israeli army spokespe...
ADEN, Yemen — On January 2, 2025, frustrated residents in Aden, Yemen’s temporary capital, took to the streets to protest ongoing electricity outages that have extended to more than 13 hours a day. According to eyewitnesses speaking to Barran Press, the protests erupted in the Sheik...
TAIZ, Yemen — On January 2, 2025, Major General Khalid Fadl, the commander of the Taiz military axis affiliated with the Yemeni army, met with the leaders of various political parties in the governorate to discuss the role of these parties in bolstering military efforts and mobilizing fighte...
TAIZ, Yemen — On January 2, 2025, the Teachers' Union in Taiz Governorate organized a large march to protest delayed salary payments and the deteriorating living conditions, calling for an increase in teachers' wages to ensure a decent standard of living. According to a reporter f...
NEW DELHI — An Iranian official, part of a delegation in New Delhi, has vowed to mediate with the Houthi movement regarding the case of Indian nurse Nimesha Priya, who has been sentenced to death by the group, classified internationally as a terrorist organization. According to the Indian...
LAHJ, Yemen — On January 2, 2025, a security operation in the coastal districts of Al-Mudaribah and Ras Al-Ara in Lahj Governorate led to the interception of a smuggling boat carrying 138 Ethiopian migrants, according to a statement from the security campaign. The operation, conducted by ...
LAHJ, Yemen — On January 2, 2025, a security operation in the coastal districts of Al-Mudaribah and Ras Al-Ara in Lahj Governorate led to the interception of a smuggling boat carrying 138 Ethiopian migrants, according to a statement from the security campaign. The operation, conducted by ...
The National Center for Meteorology and Early Warning announced on January 2, 2025, that Yemen is bracing for extremely cold weather, with the effects of a cold air mass expected to persist into next week. In its weather bulletin, reviewed by Barran Press, the center reported that mountai...
SOCOTRA-Yemen — A report by the American website The Maritime Executive, published on January 2, 2025, has revealed the near completion of an airport on Yemen's Abd al-Kuri Island, part of the Socotra archipelago in the Arabian Sea. The report highlights the accelerated construction effo...
MARIB, Yemen — The local authority in Marib Governorate has approved a monthly incentive of 70,000 Yemeni riyals for all teachers actively working in the region. This decision, announced by the governor, Major General Sultan Al-Aradah, is part of efforts to support educators amid ongoin...
RIYADH — A high-ranking Syrian delegation, led by Foreign Minister As’ad Al-Shaybani, arrived in the Saudi capital on the evening of January 1, 2025, marking the first official visit abroad for the new Syrian administration. According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the deleg...
TEHRAN — On January 1, 2025, the Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the Saudi ambassador in Tehran to deliver a strong protest against Saudi Arabia's execution of six Iranian citizens convicted of drug trafficking. In a statement released by the official IRNA news agency, Iranian Consu...
MARIB, Yemen — On January 1, 2024, Major General Yahya Hamid, the director of the Marib Police Department, underscored the importance of adherence to moral guidance programs among security personnel in the province. His remarks came during the launch of a national awareness and guidance...
SHABWA, Yemen — On January 1, 2025, Sheikh Salem bin Talab Al-Hadar Al-Talibi publicly denied allegations linking his brother, Sheikh Abdulqader bin Talib Al-Talibi, to a recruitment network operating for the Houthi movement in Shabwa, a region in eastern Yemen classified as a terrorist orga...
IBB, Yemen — On January 1, 2025, a local source reported that a man was killed and another injured during armed tribal clashes in the Al-Odain district of Ibb Governorate. The deceased, according to a Barran Press source, was identified as Abdullah Ahmed Murshid Ali Ashour Al-Tabqi,...
ADEN, Yemen — On January 1, 2025, faculty members from the universities of Aden, Lahij, Abyan, and Shabwa staged a protest outside the United Nations office in Aden, the temporary capital of Yemen. This demonstration is part of a series of escalating actions initiated by the professors' ...
MUKALLA, Yemen — On January 1, 2025, Yemen's Ministry of Transport announced that Yemenia Airways has received approval from Egyptian authorities to resume direct flights between Al-Riyan Airport in Mukalla, Hadhramaut, and Cairo International Airport. In a statement published on its ...