Yemen's PLC Receives Draft Governing Rules After Three-Year Legal Review

Yemen's PLC Receives Draft Governing Rules After Three-Year Legal Review

The Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) has received a comprehensive draft of governing rules from its Legal Committee. President of the PLC Rashad Al-Alimi accepted the 59-article, six-chapter document on Thursday, following nearly three years of legal review and drafting. The official Saba ...

Yemeni PM Bans Officials from Leaving Aden Without Written Permission

Yemeni PM Bans Officials from Leaving Aden Without Written Permission

Yemen’s internationally recognized Prime Minister, Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak, issued a directive prohibiting ministers and senior officials from departing Aden, the temporary capital, without prior written approval. The order applies to ministers, governors, deputy ministers, and heads of state...

Rashad Al-Alimi Urges Global Support to Address Yemen’s Challenges

Rashad Al-Alimi Urges Global Support to Address Yemen’s Challenges

Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad Al-Alimi called for increased international support to address Yemen’s economic, service, and humanitarian crises, as well as to strengthen efforts against terrorism and organized crime. In a meeting with U.S. Ambassador Steven Fagin,...

PM Bin Mubarak Urges Governors to Prepare for Action Against Houthis

PM Bin Mubarak Urges Governors to Prepare for Action Against Houthis

On Monday, Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak called on governors of provinces under Iran-backed Houthi control to "raise readiness and prepare for all options" to end the suffering of citizens caused by the Houthis' coup. During phone calls with the governors of Sanaa, Saa...

Yemeni Prime Minister Cancels Aden's Power Purchase Contracts

Yemeni Prime Minister Cancels Aden's Power Purchase Contracts

  The General Electricity Corporation announced that Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed bin Mubarak had approved the cancellation of diesel power purchase contracts with several local companies. According to a memorandum obtained by Barran Press, contracts with Al-Saadi Trading Group, Al-Ahram E...

National Shield Forces Deployed to Al-Mahrah Eastern Yemen

National Shield Forces Deployed to Al-Mahrah Eastern Yemen

Units of the National Shield Forces have arrived in Al-Mahra, eastern Yemen. The deployment includes military vehicles and equipment, and the forces were transported from training camps on the Yemen-Saudi border. The contingent, led by Sheikh Abdullah bin Sadaif Al-Jedeeh, is comprised entirely o...

Al-Zubaidi Urges Action on Services and Economy Amidst Growing Crisis

Al-Zubaidi Urges Action on Services and Economy Amidst Growing Crisis

Aidarous al-Zubaidi, a member of the Presidential Leadership Council and head of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), called on the Council and the government to take "urgent action to provide essential services, pay salaries, and find solutions to revitalize the country's economic re...

Lebanon Forms New Government Following Weeks of Political Negotiations

Lebanon Forms New Government Following Weeks of Political Negotiations

Lebanon's presidency announced the formation of a new 24-minister government on February 8th, headed by Nawaf Salam. This development follows weeks of consultations in the wake of the diminished political influence of Hezbollah after its devastating war with Israel. President Joseph Aoun si...

STC Accuses Yemeni Government of Aden Service Collapse

STC Accuses Yemeni Government of Aden Service Collapse

The Southern Transitional Council (STC) has placed blame on the Yemeni government and the Presidential Leadership Council for the ongoing collapse of essential services in Aden.  The STC has controlled the city, the temporary capital, since 2019. During a National Assembly meeting, the STC...