SHABWA, Yemen — On January 8, 2025, Yemen's General Authority for Civil Aviation and Meteorology announced the reopening of Ataq International Airport in Shabwa province, southeast Yemen, confirming its readiness to receive and dispatch flights starting today. In a statement issued to...
A statement attributed to Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) revealed on Sunday, December 29, 2024, that the group has executed 11 hostages, including journalist Mohamed Al-Maqri, who had been kidnapped in October 2015 from the city of Mukalla in Hadhramaut, eastern Yemen. The announcemen...
On December 24, 2024, an Iraqi Foreign Ministry official disclosed that the country has recently received what he described as "positions" from the United States urging it to halt Houthi activities classified as terrorism within its borders. In a statement reported by Al-Arabi Al-Jade...
The Yemen national football team is gearing up to face Iraq in their first match of the 26th Gulf Cup, taking place on Sunday, December 22, 2024, in Kuwait. Head coach Noureddine Ould Ali, speaking at a press conference today, emphasized that the team’s preparations have been thorough, ba...
On December 19, 2024, the Iraqi Security Media Cell announced that authorities would begin repatriating Syrian soldiers who fled to Iraq after the recent overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on December 8. In a statement, Major General Muqdad Miri, spokesperson for the Ministry of Interi...
Six days after the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and his subsequent flight to Moscow, sources have disclosed the fate of his brother, Maher Assad, who was left behind. Maher, who commanded the Fourth Division of the Syrian Army and held significant influence within the st...
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard has reactivated a "Joint Operations Room" involving the Houthi movement in Yemen, which is internationally designated as a terrorist organization, and Iranian-backed armed factions in Iraq. This comes after a six-month suspension of the operations. On T...
Cairo, Egypt – The Republic of Yemen will preside over an extraordinary meeting of the Arab League Council at the level of permanent representatives on Sunday, November 24, 2024, to address Israeli threats against Iraq. Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ambassador Hossam Zak...
Security forces in Shabwah governorate violently dispersed a peaceful protest by dozens of teachers on Wednesday, November 20th, 2024. According to local sources, the assault, led by Commander Ali Majour of the Joint Forces, involved physical and verbal abuse of teachers demanding their overdue sa...
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...
Marib, Yemen – A large women's protest took place in Marib, northeastern Yemen, on Monday, October 7th, 2024, to express solidarity with the Palestinian people and condemn the ongoing Israeli attacks in Gaza. The demonstration coincided with the first anniversary of Operation "Aqsa ...
On Thursday, October 3, 2024, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein met with U.S. Special Envoy to Yemen Timothy Lenderking to discuss the ongoing conflict in Yemen, its impact on the population, and international efforts to bring it to an end and achieve stability. The meeting took place during...
On Wednesday, October 2, 2024, the Associated Press reported that the Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, is attempting to leverage the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. In a report seen by Barran Press, the agency noted that recent Houthi attacks have broug...
Yemeni activist Radhya Al-Mutawakel has accused the Houthi group of preventing her and her husband, Rashid Al-Faqihi, from leaving Yemen via Sana'a International Airport. Al-Mutawakel, a prominent human rights advocate, stated on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, September 14, 2024, t...
Sports sources in Taiz Governorate (southwest Yemen) reported on Saturday, September 7, 2024, that security forces in Taiz handed over the headquarters and stadium of Al-Saqr Sports Club to the club's administration. Al-Saqr is one of the largest clubs in the governorate. According to the o...
ATAQ, Shabwah (Southeast Yemen) - Ataq International Airport in Shabwah province welcomed its first flight on Sunday, September 1st, 2024, marking the resumption of air travel to the region after a multi-year hiatus. The inaugural flight, operated by a plane belonging to the Belgian o...
On Friday, August 30th, 2024, thousands gathered in the Yemeni city of Ma'rib in a solidarity rally denouncing the "blatant" statements made by Israeli Minister of Security, Ben Gvir, regarding the construction of a Jewish temple on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. The participants de...
Shabwah, Yemen, August 19, 2024 – The Laqmoush tribes in Shabwah Governorate (eastern Yemen) have issued an eight-day ultimatum to the Presidential Leadership Council, the internationally recognized Yemeni government, and the Southern Transitional Council (STC) to reveal the fate of two...
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...
The Republic of Yemen on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024, expressed its "strongest condemnation and denunciation of the act of extremists in the Israeli occupation government, who stormed the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and imposed restrictions on the entry of worshippers." The statement, iss...