A source in Sanaa, under Houthi control, reported on November 7, 2024, that the group has released a United Nations employee after nearly five months of captivity. The employee was among 13 individuals detained since June. According to Yemeni journalist Faris Al-Hemyari, who is affiliated with ...
On Thursday, October 31, 2024, Yemen’s Foreign Minister, Shaya Al-Zindani, stated that the current situation in Yemen cannot be considered purely domestic due to the intricate regional dynamics involving Iran and international interests. In an interview with the Lebanese newspaper An-Naha...
A new UN report, compiled by the Global Program on Combatting Transnational Organized Crime and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime's Container Control Programme, details the sophisticated methods used by the Houthi group to smuggle weapons into Yemen. The report, released October 22nd, 2024, hig...
Military sources reported that Colonel Ahmed Mohsen Al-Sulaimani, the Chief of Staff of the First Shabwa Defense Brigade affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council, was killed in an explosion caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Shabwa province, eastern Yemen. According to s...
Sources close to the family of Yemeni journalist and writer Mohammed Dabwan al-Miyahi have denied reports circulating on social media of his death in Houthi prison, stating that he remains in detention in Sana'a. The denial was reported on Monday, October 7th, 2024, by Xinhua news agency corre...
Since the outbreak of war in Gaza and the subsequent escalation of conflict in the Middle East, the United States has delivered a record military aid package exceeding $17.9 billion to Israel, according to a report from Brown University's Cost of War Project, released on the anniversary of the...
The Geneva-based rights organization "Sam for Rights and Liberties" announced on Saturday, October 5, 2024, that the Houthi group, internationally classified as a terrorist organization, has arrested activist and content creator Abdulrahman Al-Baydani from his home in the Al-Suhul area o...
Amnesty International demanded on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, the immediate release of Yemeni education expert and trainer Mujib Al-Makhlafi, who has been “arbitrarily” detained by the Houthi group since October 10, 2023, in Sana'a. In an urgent appeal, seen by "Barran Pres...
On September 30, 2024, the Associated Press reported that the U.S. military has confirmed the downing of an MQ-9 drone. In a breaking news update shared on the social media platform X, the U.S. military acknowledged the incident but provided no further details. Earlier that day, the Iran-bac...
On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, the United States accused Russia of engaging in discussions with the Iran-backed Houthi movement, classified as a terrorist organization, to supply weapons as the group continues to launch attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea. Tim Lenderking, the US spe...
Aden, Yemen - On September 23, 2024, the Aden Appeals Court, which serves as the temporary capital of Yemen, revoked the judicial authority of the Khormaksar police chief for a period of two years. According to a statement released by the Public Prosecution in Aden, the court session was p...
On September 23, 2024, local sources reported that the Iran-aligned Houthi group, which is internationally classified as a terrorist organization, has kidnapped a social figure in Amran province and a lawyer in Hodeidah as part of a crackdown on celebrations marking the September 26 Revoluti...
On Saturday, September 21, 2024, the organization Musawaah for Rights and Freedoms reported that the internationally designated terrorist group, the Houthis, has abducted 33 civilians in recent days across areas under their control. This crackdown follows calls for celebrations marking the 62nd an...
Prominent Yemeni journalist Mohamed Dbouan Al-Miyahi was abducted by Houthi militants on Friday, September 20th, 2024, following the publication of an article criticizing the group and its leader, Abdulmalik al-Houthi. According to human rights sources, Al-Miyahi was taken from his apartment in...
The Japanese government announced on Monday, September 16, 2024, a grant of 793 million Japanese yen (approximately $5 million) to Yemen, to support the "second phase of the Aden Port Efficiency Improvement Project." The grant will be channeled through the United Nations Development Prog...
The internationally recognized Yemeni government announced on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, a "strategic approach" to address existing challenges in the investment environment, including the fishing sector. The announcement came during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin ...
The spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ravina Shamdasani, stated on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, that the whereabouts of UN staff kidnapped by the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by the international community, remain unknown after three months. In a...
A recent research paper has suggested that the decision to change the leadership of the local authority in Taiz, a province in southwestern Yemen, should remain under consideration, with the possibility of a decision being made at any time without being tied to a specific deadline. The paper, p...
Member of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), Othman Majli, proposed on Thursday, August 29, that the governorates of Taiz and Hadhramaut be designated as "summer capitals" for the convening of government meetings and PLC sessions. This proposal was reported by the official ...
Redaa, Yemen (August 28, 2024): A court affiliated with the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, has sentenced a child rapist to death by stoning. The verdict was handed down on Wednesday against Abdulkarim Ahmed Saleh Al-Omrani, a Houthi supervisor, who ...