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...
Judge Ishraq Al-Maqtri, a member of the National Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Violations, has revealed that over 1700 people have been killed or injured by landmines in the Yemeni governorate of Taiz, with the majority of victims being women and children. In an interview with &...
Yemen's recognized government's Minister of Transportation, Abdulsalam Hamid, revealed on Monday, August 12, 2024, that the ministry is making arrangements for the inauguration of "Ataq Airport" in Shabwah governorate (eastern Yemen). The announcement came during a meeting cha...
Torrential rains that turned into a low-pressure system on Thursday, August 1, 2024, caused significant damage and material losses in Maqbana district, west of Taiz governorate in southwestern Yemen. According to statistics obtained by Barran Press, flash floods in the "Wadi Hajar" va...
The Iranian semi-official news agency, Tasnim, reported on Sunday, August 4, 2024, that a leader of the Iran-backed Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, was killed in a US airstrike south of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, last Tuesday. The agency, close to Iran'...
The Governor of Yemen's Central Bank, Ahmed al-Mabaqi has resigned, citing the government's reversal of recent bank decisions aimed at regulating the banking sector and overseeing banks. The resignation was confirmed on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, by local sources. Al-Mabaqi submi...
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has revealed new details about the "Century Theft" case, a massive tax embezzlement scandal that has rocked the nation. Speaking during a visit to the Iraqi Integrity Commission on Saturday, al-Sudani emphasized the commission's vital r...
The National Commission for Investigating Allegations of Human Rights Violations met with dozens of victims in the Shaqab region of Sabr al-Mawadim district, southeast of Taiz governorate (southwest Yemen) on Saturday, July 13, 2024. According to the official Yemeni news agency Saba, the commis...
“We stand with the state and refuse to be replaced by militias... We fight, we resort to the state, which is the reference for all” – this is one of the historic pronouncements of tribal leader and prominent military commander Brigadier General Ahmed bin Saleh Al-Aqili. Al-Aqi...
Marib, Yemen - In a solemn event that took place on May 19, 2024, Ibrahim Yousef Al-Wazzan Al-Tamimi met his demise by means of a firing squad in the northeastern Yemeni city of Marib. Al-Wazzan had been convicted of the murder of Mohammed Abdullah Ayedha Battihi. The Trail of a Fugitive: Al-Wa...
Abyan, Yemen - May 17, 2024: The Southern Transitional Council (STC) reported that three of its soldiers were injured in an attack by Al-Qaeda on Friday. The attack, allegedly carried out using an Iranian-made drone, took place in Wadi Awmaran, Abyan province, southern Yemen. "Three s...