Ambush Sparks Tribal Clashes in Shabwah

Ambush Sparks Tribal Clashes in Shabwah

A deadly ambush in Shabwah's Nisab district on Wednesday has ignited tribal clashes.  A woman was killed and her daughter critically injured when their car was mistakenly targeted. Local sources told Barran Press that the ambush was intended for Al Marfed family and was carried out b...

Tariq Saleh's Forces Intercept Smuggling Vessel Bound for Houthis

Tariq Saleh's Forces Intercept Smuggling Vessel Bound for Houthis

Forces loyal to Presidential Leadership Council member Tariq Saleh intercepted a dhow on February 12, 2025, carrying a shipment of fertilizer destined for the Iran-backed Houthi rebels.  The vessel, named "Zaid," was carrying nine Iranian and three Pakistani nationals. The crew m...

Yemeni Central Bank Blames Government Obstacles for Economic Hardship

Yemeni Central Bank Blames Government Obstacles for Economic Hardship

The Central Bank of Yemen, based in Aden, on Wednesday accused government bodies of hindering the utilization of crucial resources needed to fund essential services. The Bank expressed its disappointment with the government's inaction in mitigating the impact of attacks by the Iran-backed H...

Marib Mourns Colonel Al-Nasim, Dies After Five Years of Houthi Torture

Marib Mourns Colonel Al-Nasim, Dies After Five Years of Houthi Torture

A funeral was held Wednesday, February 12, 2025, in Marib for Colonel Mohammed Ali Al-Nasim, who died shortly after his release from five years of captivity in Houthi prisons. Al-Nasim succumbed to injuries sustained from severe physical and psychological torture inflicted by the Iran-backed Houth...

Masam Project Clears 1,749 Explosive Remnants of War in Taiz

Masam Project Clears 1,749 Explosive Remnants of War in Taiz

The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance in Yemen (Masam) announced Wednesday, February 12, 2025, the successful destruction of 1,749 pieces of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Dhubab and Bab al-Mandeb, Taiz governorate. The clearance operation, conducted by Masam's second special tasks team, neutr...

GCC and France Reaffirm Support for Yemen Peace Process

GCC and France Reaffirm Support for Yemen Peace Process

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and France reiterated their support for a comprehensive political solution to the Yemeni crisis, under UN auspices. The reaffirmation came during a meeting between the GCC ambassador to Yemen, Sarhan Al-Munikher, and the French ambassador to Yemen, Catherine C...

Taiz Rally Commemorates 14th Anniversary of February Revolution

Taiz Rally Commemorates 14th Anniversary of February Revolution

A large rally was held in Taiz on February 11, 2025, marking the 14th anniversary of the February 11 Revolution. Organized by the Supreme Council of Popular Resistance and other revolutionary groups, the demonstration called for continued resistance against the Iran-backed Houthis and the restorat...

65 Unidentified Bodies Buried in Aden Due to Power Outages

65 Unidentified Bodies Buried in Aden Due to Power Outages

Authorities in Aden have buried 65 unidentified bodies due to overcrowding at a local hospital, exacerbated by frequent power outages, according to judicial sources cited by the Yemeni News Agency, Saba, on February 11. The burials, conducted in two phases at Abu Harbah Cemetery, were carried o...

Fourth Houthi Cell Apprehended in Yemen This Week

Fourth Houthi Cell Apprehended in Yemen This Week

Security forces in Hadramout, eastern Yemen, have apprehended a fourth Iran-backed Houthi cell this week, according to the Yemeni News Agency, Saba. This cell was attempting to smuggle drugs. The Hadramout Criminal Investigation Department reported that police intercepted the cell after a chase, ...

Houthis Extend Journalist al-Miyahi's Detention

Houthis Extend Journalist al-Miyahi's Detention

The Iran-backed Houthi group has extended the detention of Yemeni journalist Mohammed al-Miyahi by 45 days, according to sources in Sana'a on Tuesday. Al-Miyahi has been detained since September 2024. His lawyer, Ammar Ali Yassin, said on Facebook that al-Miyahi's case was supposed to be...

UN Worker Dies in Houthi Custody in Yemen

UN Worker Dies in Houthi Custody in Yemen

A United Nations employee died in a Houthi detention center in Saada governorate, northern Yemen, on Tuesday. Ahmad Baalawi, a Yemeni national in his thirties, worked for the World FoodPrograme (WFP) as an Information Technology Operations Officer since 2017, according to Xinhua news agency. He...

UN Suspends Operations in Houthi-Controlled Saada

UN Suspends Operations in Houthi-Controlled Saada

The United Nations announced on February 10, 2025, that it has suspended all operations in Saada, the Houthi stronghold in Yemen. UN Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq stated that the suspension was prompted by the increasing number of UN staff being abducted by the Houthis. The decision aims to balan...

Call for Urgent Action to Save Houthi Detainee Al-Bateena

Call for Urgent Action to Save Houthi Detainee Al-Bateena

The Association of Mothers of Abductees has issued an urgent appeal to local and international human rights organizations to intervene and save the life of Ismail Al-Bateena, who has been detained by the Houthi rebels since October 20, 2017. The association reported that Al-Bateena's health h...

Islah Party: Yemen Was on Brink of Transition 14 Years Ago

Islah Party: Yemen Was on Brink of Transition 14 Years Ago

Adnan Al-Odaini, spokesperson for Yemen's Islah Party, asserted that on February 11th, 2011, Yemen was "one step away" from completing its transitional process and building a better future.In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Al-Odaini commemorated the peaceful uprising of February 11,...