Aden Refinery Reopens as Free Zone After Nine Years of Closure

Aden Refinery Reopens as Free Zone After Nine Years of Closure

The internationally recognized Yemeni government announced on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, the resumption of operations at the Aden Refinery in southern Yemen, designating it as a free zone. The decision was made during a cabinet meeting held in Aden, the temporary capital, chaired by Prime Minister Ah...

Execution Date Set for Murderer of Child "Haneen" in Aden

Execution Date Set for Murderer of Child "Haneen" in Aden

 The Public Prosecution Office in Aden, the self-declared temporary capital of Yemen, has scheduled August 1st, 2024, as the execution date for the man convicted of killing young "Haneen Al-Bakri." A document issued by the Aden Court of Appeal, reviewed by "Barran Press,&quo...

Yemeni Government Begins Disbursing Scholarships for Students Abroad

Yemeni Government Begins Disbursing Scholarships for Students Abroad

The Yemeni Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, recognized by the international community, announced the commencement of transferring scholarship payments for students studying abroad for the second quarter of 2023. The official Yemeni news agency Saba quoted the Deputy Ministe...

Protesters in Aden Condemn Rollback of Banking Sector Reforms

Protesters in Aden Condemn Rollback of Banking Sector Reforms

A protest took place in Aden, Yemen's temporary capital, on Thursday, July 25, 2024, in front of the Central Bank of Yemen headquarters. The protest condemned the rollback of recent decisions aimed at regulating the banking sector, according to a Barran Press correspondent. The demonstratio...

Yemeni Central Bank Announces $30 Million Foreign Currency Auction

Yemeni Central Bank Announces $30 Million Foreign Currency Auction

The Central Bank of Yemen, based in the temporary capital Aden (southern Yemen), announced on Thursday, July 18, 2024, that it will hold an auction to sell $30 million USD (30,000,000 USD) on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. The announcement, for auction number (10-2024) to sell foreign currency, was ...