UN Special Envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, addressed the shrinking civil space in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, highlighting the group's arbitrary arrests of UN staff, civil society members, diplomats, and private sector individuals as a major obstacle. Speaking at the closing of the third...
The United States has urged the international community to join forces with regional partners to dismantle the capabilities of the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Ambassador Dorothy Shea made this call during a Security Council briefing on Thursday. Ambassador Shea underscored the threat the Houthis...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has labeled the Iran-backed Houthi attacks on the village of Hanaka Al-Masoud in Al-Bayda Governorate, central Yemen, as war crimes. In a report released on February 13, 2025, HRW details how Houthi militants attacked civilian homes and infrastructure between January 5th a...
Five civilians, including a child, were injured in separate landmine explosions in Al Hudaydah and Al Jawf, Yemen, on Monday, according to a rights monitor. The Yemen Landmine Monitor reported on X platform, as observed by Barran Press, that a father and son were injured in Al Khawkhah, Hodeid...
The Yemeni government and the United States have agreed to collaborate on restricting the reach of Houthi-affiliated media on international platforms. This agreement follows discussions between Yemeni Information Minister Moammar Al-Eryani and US officials, including Special Envoy to Yemen T...
Yemeni forces successfully repelled an attack by Iran-backed Houthi militants on military positions in southern Marib on Wednesday. Yemeni artillery targeted and destroyed Houthi gatherings and equipment along the Al-Balq and Al-‘Akd fronts, forcing them to retreat. Similar infiltration atte...
MARIB, Yemen — On January 8, 2025, the Yemeni Army announced that its air defenses successfully shot down an "offensive" drone belonging to the Houthi group, which is internationally designated as a terrorist organization. The incident occurred in military positions located in the ...
SHABWA, Yemen — On January 7, 2025, a local source reported that five members of the security forces in Shabwa province were killed or injured during an operation targeting individuals suspected of collaborating with the Houthi group in the Dahr district. According to sources speaking to ...
SHABWA, Yemen — On January 1, 2025, Sheikh Salem bin Talab Al-Hadar Al-Talibi publicly denied allegations linking his brother, Sheikh Abdulqader bin Talib Al-Talibi, to a recruitment network operating for the Houthi movement in Shabwa, a region in eastern Yemen classified as a terrorist orga...
On December 28, 2024, a protest in the city of Hays, located in southern Al-Hodeidah governorate, called on the international community, particularly the United Nations Mission in Yemen (UNMHA), to pressure the Houthi movement to cease its attacks on civilians using artillery and drones. P...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed Knesset members on December 23, 2024, that he has directed the military to destroy Houthi infrastructure after the Yemeni rebels recently launched missiles toward Israel. According to Agence France-Presse, Netanyahu stated, "I have instruc...
On December 23, 2024, Julian Harnis, the UN Resident Coordinator in Yemen, revealed that he has been involved in direct negotiations with the Houthi group, classified internationally as a terrorist organization, regarding the abduction of relief workers. This comes as the UN has issued over 50 sta...
On December 11, 2024, the United States issued a warning regarding the "reckless" attacks by the Houthi group, classified as a terrorist organization, against commercial vessels in the Red and Arabian Seas. The U.S. emphasized the need to stop these actions "immediately." In...
On December 10, 2024, the National Committee for Prisoners and Abductees, a civil entity in Yemen, hailed the U.S. decision to designate the Houthi Prisoners Committee as a terrorist organization as a positive step towards achieving justice for victims of systematic violations committed by the gro...
On Sunday, December 1, 2024, leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) urged a decisive response to Houthi actions that contradict the United Nations and regional efforts to establish peace in Yemen. This call was made in the final statement of the 45th summit of the GCC, held today in Kuwait,...
Al-Dhale'e, Yemen – A local source reported on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, that a vegetable vendor was killed by a gunman affiliated with the Houthi movement, which is classified as a terrorist organization internationally, in Al-Dhale'e province, southern Yemen. The source iden...
Al-Jawf, Yemen – On Monday, November 24, 2024, tribal sources reported the death of a prominent Houthi leader, known as Abu Kamal Al-Jabali, in Al-Jawf province, northeastern Yemen. This marks the second such incident in the region this month. According to the sources, Al-Jabali was kille...
On Tuesday, November 26, 2024, the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations issued a warning regarding the “negative” consequences of Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea, which are classified as terrorism by the international community, for ongoing peace efforts in Ye...
A new analysis from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace criticizes the European Union's approach to the conflict in Yemen, particularly its handling of Houthi rebel activity in the Red Sea. The report, authored by Ibrahim Jalal and translated by Bran Press, asserts that Operation As...
The British Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported on November 12, 2024, that a vessel was subjected to multiple explosions off the coast of Hodeidah, southwestern Yemen. According to a statement from UKMTO, a ship located 70 nautical miles southwest of Hodeidah reported several explosions ...