The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on Thursday, April 17, against Yemen International Bank (IBY) and three of its senior executives for allegedly providing financial support to the Iran-backed Houthis. This marks the second Houthi-controlled bank to face U.S. sanctions recently, foll...
U.S. officials stated Thursday that a Chinese satellite company with ties to the Chinese military, Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. (CGSTL), is providing the Iran-backed Houthis with imagery used to target U.S. and international vessels in the Red Sea. Officials reported that CGSTL, linked ...
The U.S. military reported Thursday, April 17, that it destroyed a key fuel facility at the Ras Issa oil terminal in Hodeidah province, a Houthi-controlled area in western Yemen. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) stated the operation aimed to disrupt a significant revenue source funding the Ir...
Southern Transitional Council (STC) security forces reported Thursday the interception of two international vessels that entered Yemeni territorial waters off the coast of Ahwar district in Abyan province. A joint unit from the Coastal Belt and Coast Guard detected the vessels six nautical miles o...
Abdullah Al-Alimi, a member of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, voiced strong support for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Wednesday, emphasizing that the kingdom's stability is crucial for the wider region. In a post on X, Al-Alimi commended the Jordanian leadership, partic...
The body of 14-year-old Murad Ali Al-Batani was discovered in the Wadi Mathab desert area of Houthi-controlled Al-Matun District, Al-Jawf Governorate, northeastern Yemen, two days after he was reported missing, local sources confirmed on Wednesday. Information obtained by "Barran Press&quo...
The Yemeni Journalists’ Syndicate "YJS" reported on Wednesday the arrest of Awad Kashmim, head of the Press Freedoms Committee for the union's local branch, by security forces in Haridah District, Hadramaut Governorate, eastern Yemen. According to reports, the arrest followed s...
Amid escalating tensions in eastern Yemen and growing calls for self-rule, Hadhramaut’s Security Committee has issued a strong warning against any recruitment activities conducted outside the official frameworks of the Ministries of Defense and Interior. This statement is widely interpreted ...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has strongly refuted reports suggesting its involvement in discussions with the United States regarding a potential ground offensive in Yemen against the Iran-backed Houthis, labeling the claims "bizarre and baseless." Lana Nusseibeh, the Assistant UAE For...
Yemen's Foreign Minister Shaea Al-Zindani said Tuesday the internationally recognized government supports any effort that weakens the Iran-backed Houthis, calling the group a terrorist entity and a key threat to regional security. In an interview with Saudi newspaper Okaz, Al-Zindani critic...
Facing weeks of mounting public outcry, the Iran-backed Houthi group admitted on Tuesday to importing and distributing a shipment of substandard fuel throughout filling stations in Sana'a and other territories under their control. The Houthi Ministry of Oil has established a committee to in...
ADEN — Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Chairman Rashad al-Alimi asserted Tuesday that securing the Red Sea necessitates addressing Iran's destabilizing influence within Yemen, urging international actors to prioritize actions. Speaking to a European Parliament delegatio...
Iran-backed Houthis have arrested a long-standing loyalist in western Yemen, Sheikh Amin Ahmed Saleh Al-Bar'i, accusing him of spying for the United States, local sources informed Barran Press on Tuesday. Al-Bar'i was detained in the Bura district of Hodeidah province. The Houthis alleg...
Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak has instructed the immediate completion of all necessary procedures to urgently commence commercial flights from Mokha International Airport in Taiz Governorate, according to a report by the state-run Saba news agency on Tuesday. The came during a cabinet...
An improvised explosive device (IED) targeted a military patrol belonging to the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in the Al-Faridah area of Mudiyah district, eastern Abyan governorate, according to local sources. The attack occurred as the STC vehicle was transporting a soldier who had sustaine...
Two human rights organizations have strongly denounced the degrading treatment of Humam Al-Yafei’s body, which was displayed publicly atop a military vehicle in Jaar following a joint security operation in Shabwa governorate. The American Center for Justice (ACJ) and the Sam Organization for...
The Human Rights Office in Sana’a has issued a strong condemnation against leaders of the Iran-backed Houthi movement, internationally designated as a terrorist group, alleging the embezzlement of over 90 million Yemeni riyals belonging to inmates and detainees at the Central Prison in the c...
Sanaa: ◾ 3 airstrikes targeted a factory in Bani Matar, west of Sanaa. ◾ 3 airstrikes hit sites and hideouts in Bani Hushaish district, east of Sanaa. ◾ 2 airstrikes targeted locations around Sanaa Airport and Al-Daylami Air Base. Marib: ◾ 9 airstrikes struck Houthi weapon depots in Sirwah dist...
Security forces announced on Sunday the capture of a five-member cell linked to the Iran-backed Houthis. The cell was operating in areas along Yemen's western coast controlled by the National Resistance forces under Tariq Saleh, a member of the Presidential Leadership Council, and was involved...
A civilian vehicle was severely damaged on Sunday in Al-Jawf Governorate, northeastern Yemen, when it detonated a landmine left by the Iran-backed Houthis. A local source informed "Barran Press" that the driver, Mohammed Masoud Qaboua, survived, though the rear of his vehicle was complet...