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 ...
The United States, Qatar, and Egypt announced on Friday, August 16, 2024, that they had presented a new proposal during two days of talks in Doha, aiming to "narrow the gaps" between Israel and Hamas, which has rejected the proposal. A joint statement from the three countries stated t...
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...
The Yemeni Islah Party on Friday, August 16, 2024, condemned the "terrorist" bombing that targeted the 3rd Support and Reinforcement Brigade in Abyan Governorate (southern Yemen), killing 12 soldiers and injuring around 20 others. In a statement published on X, seen by "Barran Pr...
The Chinese government has called on the Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, to respect the navigation rights of all commercial vessels in the Red Sea in accordance with international law. This call was made by China's Deputy Permanent Representative ...
The recent surge in monkeypox cases in Africa, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare the disease a global health emergency, its highest level of alert. The outbreak, which has spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo to...
An analysis by the Washington-based Arab Gulf States Institute (AGSI) has identified the Houthi group's economic vulnerability as its Achilles' heel, arguing that decisions made by the Central Bank in Aden, though later retracted, could have effectively crippled the group. The analysis,...
Sana'a, the Yemeni capital, experienced the highest rainfall in the past 24 hours, according to the National Center of Meteorology and Early Warning (NCMEW). The center also issued a warning for heavy thunderstorms across ten governorates in the coming hours. The NCMEW's daily bulletin,...
France has urged the Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, to "stop committing atrocities against the population in areas under their control, who are being economically suffocated and threatened daily." This call was made during a statement delivered b...
The Early Warning Center for Disasters and Multiple Climate Risks in Hadhramaut Governorate (eastern Yemen) issued a warning on Friday, August 16, 2024, of an "atmospheric disturbance that will affect parts of the governorate over the next 72 hours." The center stated in an alert bull...
Tribal sources reported on Friday, August 16, 2024, that forces from the "Southern Giants Brigades" have arrived in the "Sa'eed" district of Shabwah Governorate (southeastern Yemen) to contain the ongoing tribal conflict between two families in the district, which has been ...
A presidential source clarified on Friday, August 16, 2024, the circumstances surrounding the reported intrusion by armed personnel affiliated with Presidential Leadership Council member Abu Zar'ah Al-Mahrami into a presidential office in Aden last week. The official Yemeni News Agency (Sab...
The Southern Transitional Council (STC) reported on Friday, August 16, 2024, that 12 of its soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing that targeted a military barracks in Abyan Governorate (southern Yemen) earlier that morning. STC spokesperson Mohammed Al-Naqib stated that "a terrorist at...
Local sources reported on Friday, August 16, 2024, that two soldiers and a bulldozer driver were killed in a sabotage attack on a military site in Marib Governorate (northeastern Yemen). According to the online platform "Marib 360," the two soldiers, both members of the Abidah tribe, ...
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Friday, August 16, 2024, that it had destroyed a ground control station belonging to the Iranian-backed Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by the international community. In a statement on X (seen by "Barran Press"), CENT...