Marib, Yemen – On December 16, 2024, the Marib Military Hospital announced the successful removal of a rare tumor from a patient's lung by its specialized medical team. According to a post on the hospital's Facebook page, Dr. Rafiq Al-Husseini, a general surgery specialist at Mari...
Marib, Yemen – On December 16, 2024, the local strategy for women in Marib Governorate was officially launched during a conference themed "Towards a Strong Local Strategy to Enhance Women's Role in Marib." The event gathered 97 participants, including representatives from local...
Sana'a, Yemen – On December 17, 2024, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that its forces conducted a precision airstrike against a key command and control facility belonging to the Houthi militia, which is internationally designated as a terrorist organization, in the Yemeni capita...
Marib, Yemen – On December 16, 2024, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) initiated a comprehensive SWOT analysis of urban centers in Marib Governorate, northeastern Yemen. This study is being carried out by the "Ghadak for Development" organization in collaboration with...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – On December 16, 2024, Rashad Alimi, President of the Presidential Leadership Council, met with the leadership of the coalition forces to discuss joint coordination mechanisms and bilateral cooperation programs aimed at enhancing the capabilities of the Yemeni armed for...
A government source informed "Barran Press" on Monday evening, December 16, 2024, that the Saudi capital, Riyadh, will host a meeting of the Presidential Leadership Council tomorrow, including the council's president and all members, to discuss efforts to end the war and establish pe...
Since the Iran-backed Houthi group overran Yemen's capital, Sana'a, on September 21, 2014, its residents have not tasted safety or peace. In addition to the daily life and livelihood challenges they face, they live in constant fear and anxiety, being potential targets for abduction and torture. ...
On December 16, 2024, Osama Al-Qusabi, the Director General of the Masam project, announced that the initiative has successfully removed 472,688 landmines, unexploded ordnance, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) since its inception until December 13. These explosive devices were reportedly pl...
On December 16, 2024, the Lawyers’ Union in Sana’a accused factions within the Houthi movement, classified internationally as a terrorist organization, of attempting to undermine the legal profession and abolish its constitutional and legal roles. The union claimed this effort aims to ...
On December 16, 2024, Brigadier General Mohammed bin Rasiyeh, the Chief of Staff of the Sixth Military Region of the Yemeni army, announced that his forces are fully prepared for any military developments aimed at reclaiming Al-Jawf Province in northeastern Yemen. This statement came during a r...
On December 16, 2024, Sultan al-Arada, a member of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, emphasized the need for a unified international response to the ongoing threats posed by the Houthi movement, which is classified as a terrorist organization. His remarks came during a meeting with U.S....
On December 16, 2024, the U.S. Embassy in Yemen announced that it held meetings with Rashad al-Alimi, the head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, to discuss strategies for countering Houthi aggression both within Yemen and beyond. In a brief statement shared via the embassy's...
On December 16, 2024, the local authority in Sana'a, under the internationally recognized Yemeni government, issued a warning regarding documents and contracts that the Houthi movement, classified as a terrorist organization, is using to manage public and private properties in the capital. The...
On December 16, 2024, the Meteorological and Early Warning Center of the General Authority for Civil Aviation and Meteorology issued a warning about a severe cold wave affecting several provinces in Yemen. In a four-day alert, monitored by Barran Press, the center predicted significant co...
In his first comments since the fall of his regime, ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stated that he did not leave Syria "as part of a planned strategy" nor did he seek asylum in Russia. He asserted, "I remained in Damascus fulfilling my responsibilities until the early hours ...
The Financial Times reported that the ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's regime transferred approximately $250 million in cash to Moscow between 2018 and 2019, while his family secretly acquired assets in Russia. According to an analysis of banking records, the funds were delivered t...
In the early hours of December 16, 2024, U.S. forces conducted an airstrike targeting a site associated with the Houthi movement, which is internationally recognized as a terrorist organization, in Hajjah province, northwestern Yemen. According to Houthi media, the strike was carried out by &ld...
On December 15, 2024, the Taiz police in southwestern Yemen announced the detention of the police chief, officers, and personnel from the Al-Usayfirah police station after the mysterious death of a detainee, Anwar Mansour Abdou Zaid. In a statement obtained by Barran Press, the provincial polic...
On December 14, 2024, a catastrophic cyclone struck the French archipelago of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, resulting in the deaths of hundreds, potentially thousands, of residents. François Xavier, the governor of Mayotte, shared this grim assessment during an interview with Mayotte La Prem...
On December 15, 2024, Algerian media reported that the country’s authorities summoned French Ambassador Stéphane Romatet to issue a “strong warning” concerning what they described as “hostile schemes” orchestrated by the French intelligence services. Accordi...