The recent surge in monkeypox cases in Africa, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare the disease a global health emergency, its highest level of alert. The outbreak, which has spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo to...
The Yemeni Islah Party on Friday, August 16, 2024, condemned the "terrorist" bombing that targeted the 3rd Support and Reinforcement Brigade in Abyan Governorate (southern Yemen), killing 12 soldiers and injuring around 20 others. In a statement published on X, seen by "Barran Pr...
The European Union (EU) on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024, condemned the seizure of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) office in Sana'a by the Houthi group, which is designated as a terrorist organization by several countries. The EU called on the Houthis to "resp...
Dozens of residents from Al-Jawf Governorate in Yemen staged a protest on Thursday, August 15, 2024, demanding the release of Major General Ali Mohsen Al-Hadi, the Assistant Chief of Operations for the Yemeni Army, who has been detained in Saudi Arabia for months. The protesters, who ...
UN Special Envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, on Thursday, August 15, 2024, called on the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by the international community, to "act responsibly and compassionately towards the citizens of their country and release all detainees unconditionally.&...
Yemen's internationally recognized Minister of Public Health and Population, Qasim Buhaibeh, met with the World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Yemen, Dr. Arturo Bisiguan, on Thursday, August 15, 2024, to discuss health-related matters and strengthen coordination between the minist...
The internationally recognized Yemeni government has renewed its call for the United Nations to relocate its headquarters to the temporary capital of Aden, following the Houthi militia's takeover of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights office in Sana'a and the arrest of dozens o...
Amnesty International on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024, called on Houthi authorities, designated as a terrorist group by the international community, to overturn the conviction and death sentence against abducted human rights activist Fatima al-Arooli and release her immediately. The internation...
The President of the Arab Parliament, Adel Al-Asoumi, reaffirmed on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024, the Parliament's support for all Arab and international efforts aimed at achieving a comprehensive political solution to the Yemeni crisis. Al-Asoumi made the statement during a meeting with th...
Marib Governorate's Deputy Governor, Abdurabbu Muftah, on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024, launched the distribution of micro-enterprise grants to 93 displaced individuals in the governorate, which currently shelters over two million internally displaced persons (IDPs). The Yemeni news a...
The Iranian-backed Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, announced the formation of its new (unrecognized) government on Saturday, August 10th, 2024. This comes after nearly 11 months since the dismissal of the previous coup government led by Abdul Aziz b...
The governor of Shabwah province in eastern Yemen, Awad bin Al-Wazir, on Monday, August 12, 2024, urged the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and other UN agencies to assist the province in containing the influx of African migrants entering the country illegally. During a meeting w...
A soldier from the Southern Giants Forces was killed by a sniper from the Houthi militia, designated as a terrorist organization by the international community, in the Al-Abdiyah district of Marib province in northeastern Yemen, military sources reported on Monday, August 12, 2024. The sources ...
The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, receiving a report of a maritime incident 63 nautical miles southwest of Hodeidah, Yemen. In a statement published on its website, seen by "Barran Press", the UKMTO said the captain reported an explosion at...
The Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, has seized the United Nations Human Rights Office in Sana'a, according to a senior UN official on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. The group reportedly confiscated documents, furniture, and vehicles. Volker Türk, t...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, strongly condemned the Houthi group's seizure of his office in Sana'a on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. The Houthi group is internationally recognized as a terrorist organization. Türk reiterated his call for the "immediate and ...
