The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Saturday that its forces carried out successful strikes last week against a Houthi surface-to-air missile launcher and its associated radar, which posed a threat to U.S. aircraft and coalition forces. In a statement published on social media platf...
Local sources reported that the Houthi group, classified as a terrorist organization by international bodies, has stormed and closed the main center of the Da'wah and Tabligh ( Call and Preaching) group in Al-Hodeidah, western Yemen, which serves as the group's primary stronghol...
On October 1, 2024, the Yemeni Political Parties and Forces Alliance condemned the Israeli attacks on the city of Al-Hodeidah in western Yemen, labeling them a new violation of Yemen’s sovereignty and a blatant infringement of international laws and norms. In a statement reviewed by...
On September 23, 2024, local sources reported that the Iran-aligned Houthi group, which is internationally classified as a terrorist organization, has kidnapped a social figure in Amran province and a lawyer in Hodeidah as part of a crackdown on celebrations marking the September 26 Revoluti...
Three civilians, including a woman, have been killed by landmines in three Yemeni governorates over the past week, according to human rights sources. The mines are believed to be remnants of explosives planted by the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries. The...
The Houthi militia, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, forced 17 Vietnamese sailors from the "Galaxy Leader" ship to participate in a Prophet Muhammad's birthday celebration held on board the vessel. The ship, seized in November 2023, remains anchored near the po...
The United Nations announced on Thursday that it has distributed emergency food aid to over 115,000 people in areas under the control of the internationally recognized government in the Yemeni governorates of Hodeidah and Taiz. The World Food Programme (WFP), in a statement posted on X, monitor...
A coalition of 48 civil society organizations in Yemen has called on the internationally recognized government to allocate emergency funds from the Central Emergency Response Fund to support relief efforts for victims of the recent floods and torrential rains that swept across several governorates...
Hodeidah, Yemen – August 19, 2024 – Two children sustained serious injuries after detonating a landmine in Hodeidah governorate, according to a human rights source. Journalist and human rights activist Basim Al-Janani reported on X (seen by "Barran Press") that the ch...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has issued a stark warning, stating that Israeli airstrikes on the Hodeidah port in Yemen last month could amount to war crimes. The organization argues that the attacks pose a grave threat to the food supply, humanitarian aid, and electricity for millions of Yemenis...
The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) reported that Hodeidah Governorate, located in western Yemen, recorded the highest rainfall in the past 24 hours. The NCM issued a warning for heavy to very heavy thundershowers in 16 governorates over the next 24 hours. According to the NCM's daily ...
The human rights organization SAM (Society for Advocacy and Monitoring) has described the recent floods in the Tihama region of Yemen's Hodeidah governorate as "one of the most devastating disasters in the country," demanding urgent humanitarian intervention. Heavy rains and...
The Governor of Hodeidah, Hassan Taher, stated on Friday, August 9, 2024, that President of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad al-Alimi, and Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, have tasked several ministers with monitoring the humanitarian situation arising from the recent flood disast...
HODEIDAH, YEMEN - Heavy rains and subsequent flash floods in Hodeidah Governorate, western Yemen, have unearthed a deadly new threat: landmines planted by the Houthi group, designated a terrorist organization by the international community. Local sources said to "Barran Press", o...
The internationally recognized Yemeni government announced on Thursday, August 8th, 2024, that it has contacted regional and international partners, including nations, financial institutions, and international humanitarian organizations, to support its efforts in addressing the damage caused by he...
Two weeks after a lull in their attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, the Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, has resumed its offensive. The group’s attacks, which began last November, had ceased following an Israeli airstrike ...
The National Center of Meteorology and Early Warning (NCMEW) has forecast the continuation of heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms in the mountainous regions, western coasts, and inland plateaus of Yemen over the coming days. The center attributed the heavy rains that have affected mo...
Government forces in Yemen's western Hodeidah province have reported that recent heavy rains have washed away explosive devices, landmines, and booby traps planted by Houthi rebels in the Hies district. According to the engineering department of the joint forces in the western coast, ...
On January 25, 2024, the bodies of eight fishermen were found off the coast of Hodeidah, Yemen, after they had been missing for days. The fishermen had left the shores of Al-Khokha on December 19, 2023, for a fishing trip before being found dead near the Zu Harab islands in the Red Sea. Sources...
Local sources reported on Saturday evening, July 20, 2024, that US airstrikes targeted Houthi-controlled sites in the Yemeni province of Hodeida. The Houthis are designated as a terrorist group by several countries. Sources told "Barran Press" that the US airstrikes, carried out in th...