On November 20, 2024, the U.S. Embassy in Yemen announced the opening of submissions for the "2025 U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation" competition. This initiative aims to support projects that preserve Yemen's unique cultural heritage. In a post on X, the embassy exp...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on November 16, 2024, that the number of migrants from the Horn of Africa to Yemen surged by 136% in October, with 79% arriving through Djibouti and the remaining 21% via Somali ports. In its monthly report, which was reviewed by &quo...
A recent UN report published on Thursday indicates that 94% of African migrants arriving in Yemen are Ethiopian nationals. The report, issued by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), explores the driving factors behind this significant migration, the challenges faced by these migr...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Sunday, August 25th, that 13 migrants have died and 14 others are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Taiz Governorate in southwestern Yemen. According to a statement published on the IOM's off...
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 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...
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 International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on Saturday, July 27th, that it had assisted 181 Ethiopian migrants stranded in Yemen in returning to their home country in June. According to an IOM report, a total of 181 Ethiopian migrants trapped in Yemen were repatriated through ...
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced on Thursday, July 25, 2024, that 41 irregular migrants are missing and four survivors have been found after a boat capsized off the coast of Yemen. In a statement on X (formerly Twitter) seen by "Barran Press", the UN...
The Yemeni Ministry of Interior, under the internationally recognized government, reported on Monday, July 8th, 2024, the discovery of the body of an Ethiopian migrant off the coast of Shabwah province in southern Yemen. This grim finding coincides with the arrival of 109 African migrants on the p...
Local sources and residents reported on Monday, June 10, 2024, that dozens of African migrants died after their boat capsized off the coast of Shabwah governorate (eastern Yemen). According to the local platform "Manbar Shabwah," the boat carrying the African migrants capsized off the...