Local sources in Lahj Governorate, southern Yemen, reported on Saturday, August 3rd, 2024, that an explosion targeted a car belonging to an officer in the Southern Giants Brigades in the Fayush area of Tabn District, located on the road connecting Lahj and Aden. Sources speaking to "Barran...
Iran's Revolutionary Guard has accused Israel of assassinating Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, claiming the attack was carried out using a short-range projectile launched from outside his residence. The Guard has vowed "severe" retaliation for Haniyeh's death, blaming both Israel an...
A recent study by the Mocha Center for Strategic Studies has criticized China's neutrality towards the ongoing war in Yemen, arguing that it undermines the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The study, titled "The Belt and Road in Egyptian and Yemeni Policies," publi...
The United Nations has accused the Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, of subjecting African migrants to various forms of abuse before forcibly displacing them to areas controlled by the Yemeni government. According to a recent report on humanitarian developmen...
The Israeli military has claimed to have killed Hamas military chief, Mohammed Deif, in a recent airstrike, despite denials from Hamas. The Israeli military spokesperson stated that Deif was killed in an airstrike on July 13th, 2023, targeting a refugee camp in the al-Mawasi area west of Khan Y...
Following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iranian officials are meeting with representatives of their regional proxies today, August 1st, to discuss a response, according to informed sources. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reportedly ordered a retaliatory str...
Hundreds of protesters gathered at the gates of Riyan Airport in Mukalla, Hadhramaut Governorate, on Thursday, August 1st, 2024, demanding a share of the oil revenue from the Al-Dhaba port and Al-Masila oil field, improved living conditions, and lower prices. Local sources told "Barran...
Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas' political bureau, was assassinated in a targeted Israeli airstrike on his residence in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday, according to a statement released by the Palestinian resistance movement. Hamas mourned Haniyeh, calling him a "martyred leader" an...
In December 18, 2023, the United States launched "Operation Prosperity Guardian" as an international response to counter attacks by the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization, targeting commercial vessels in the Red Sea. Since November 2023, the Houthis, listed as a terr...
Five people, including a child, were killed and injured by lightning strikes in the provinces of Amran and Al-Mahweet in northern and western Yemen on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. This brings the total number of lightning strike victims in Yemen to 49 since the beginning of the month. Local source...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared a day of mourning and ordered flags to be flown at half-mast on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, following the assassination of former Prime Minister and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. While Tel Aviv remained silent, both Hamas and Iran confirmed Haniyeh'...
Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council President Rashad Al-Alimi on Monday urged religious leaders and preachers to refrain from dragging houses of worship into political disputes. He emphasized the right of citizens to express their opinions and engage in constructive criticism, as long as i...
A cultural foundation and business leaders in Aden, Yemen's temporary capital, honored young Waled Al-Saidi Al-Kaldi on Monday for his second-place finish in the "Arab Geniuses" mental arithmetic competition held in Tunisia last June. The ceremony, organized by the "Saraya Al...
Hodeidah governorate and its surrounding regions in western Yemen are bracing for heavy rainfall, potentially leading to flooding over the next four days, according to weather forecasts. Numerical weather models analyzed by "Barran Press" predict extremely heavy thundershowers i...
The internationally recognized Yemeni government on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, warned the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, listed as a terrorist organization by several countries, against "holding the country's fate hostage to their futile battles in service of Tehran's agenda." The gover...
The European Union (EU) reaffirmed its support for the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council and the internationally recognized government's efforts to implement financial and administrative reforms, and combat corruption. This statement came during a virtual meeting on Monday, July 29, 20...
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has seized a second oil tanker in the Gulf in less than a week, detaining its crew of nine on charges of fuel smuggling, the IRGC's news website, Sepah News, reported on Friday. The IRGC said the tanker, named "Pearl J" and flying the T...
Houthi militants, designated as a terrorist group by several countries, stormed a village in Dhamar governorate (central Yemen) with a force of 20 military vehicles, abducting dozens of residents, including children and the elderly. The attack follows two days of siege on the village. Local sou...
Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed bin Mubarak on Sunday, July 28, 2024, acknowledged the significant financial, economic, and population challenges facing his government amidst the ongoing war waged by the Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization. He underscored the Houthi...
Authorities in Lahj governorate (southern Yemen) are finalizing arrangements for the opening of a new branch of the General Directorate of Passports, Immigration and Nationality, along with an automated issuance center. According to the official Yemeni news agency Saba, Lahj Governor Ahmed Turk...