Yemen is teetering on the edge of a "very dangerous" stage, according to the country's Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Waeed Badhib. Speaking at the UN's Political Forum on Sustainable Development, Badhib attributed this perilous situation to the decade-long H...
Yemeni President Rashad Al-Alimi met with US Ambassador Steven Fagin today, discussing support for government reforms and deterring any threats to the state's legal authority. The meeting, according to the official Yemeni news agency Saba, reviewed bilateral cooperation between the two coun...
The Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, closed down 10 pharmaceutical companies in the capital Sana'a on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. This action comes just days after they seized control of two major pharmaceutical companies, "Al-Alamia" and "A...
Government military sources reported on Sunday, July 14th, 2024, that the "Joint Forces" successfully repelled an attack by Houthi militia fighters, designated as a terrorist group by the international community, south of Al-Jarrahi in Hodeidah governorate, southwestern Yemen. The off...
The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported on Monday, July 15th, 2024, that it had received a report of an incident 70 nautical miles southwest of Hodeidah city (western Yemen). The agency stated in a statement that the captain of a commercial vessel reported being attacked by three smal...
The Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, has detained a former employee of the US embassy and a telecommunications businessman, according to reports on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. These arrests are part of a wider crackdown on local and international staff that beg...
The Houthi group, internationally recognized as a terrorist organization, has barred the entry of products from the Yemen Arab Cement Company (Hadhramaut and Arabia Cement) into areas under their control, as of Monday, July 15, 2024. According to a document reviewed by "Barran Press,"...
In a meeting held on Monday, July 15, 2024, Osman Mijalli, a member of the Presidential Leadership Council in Yemen, highlighted the council's response to its constitutional responsibilities and moral commitment to alleviate the Yemeni people from the successive crises imposed by the internati...
The United Nations is demanding the immediate and unconditional release of its staff members being held "arbitrarily" by Houthi rebels in Yemen. The UN spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, stated on Friday, July 12, 2024, that the organization is working through all available ch...
The Houthi rebel group, designated as a terrorist organization, has rejected a call by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, to engage in negotiations with the internationally recognized Yemeni government on economic issues. Houthi leader Hussein al-Ezzi, the group's Deputy Foreig...
The Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) has reaffirmed its commitment to implementing economic measures and curtailing the "hostile approach" of the Houthi rebels, according to a statement released on Sunday, July 14th, 2024. The statement came following a meeting between PLC...
Yemeni Defense Minister, Mohsen Mohammed Al-Da'ari, dismissed recent threats made by Houthi leader Abdulmalik Al-Houthi against Saudi Arabia as "empty bubbles, a transparent and desperate attempt at extortion." In an interview with the Saudi-owned Al-Hadath channel on Friday, July...
The Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) issued a stern warning to the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, on Friday, July 12, 2024. The PLC cautioned against a "full-scale escalation," emphasizing the readiness of the Yemeni armed forces to...
Two Houthi fighters were killed and four others injured in armed clashes with Yemeni army forces west of the city of Taiz on Saturday, July 13, 2024, according to military sources. The official Yemeni news agency Saba, citing military sources, reported that "armed elements of the Houthi gr...
A recent economic study, released on Thursday, July 11, 2024, revealed a deepening crisis within Sana'a's banking sector, a direct consequence of the destructive policies implemented by the Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, over the past nine years. T...
The Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, has acknowledged the deaths of 20 of its militants in the past week, most of whom held high military ranks. This brings the total number of Houthi casualties since the beginning of the year to 312. The Houthi-control...
The Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) held an emergency meeting on Friday, July 12, 2024, to discuss a UN request for support in launching a dialogue to address the country's economic crisis. The PLC, led by Rashad Al-Alimi, with the exception of Faraj Al-Bahsani, affirmed its commi...
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, has urged the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) to postpone the implementation of recent decisions by the Yemeni Central Bank, according to a letter obtained by Barran Press. The letter, dated July 10, 2024, specifically addresses the Central Ban...
The Taiz Military Axis, part of the Yemeni army, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, accused the Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, of bringing in a technical team to train on mortar and drone strikes. The Axis, in a statement seen by Barran Press, stated that "...
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, the resumption of limited aid distribution in areas controlled by the Houthi group, which is designated as a terrorist organization by several countries. This comes after a six-month suspension due to a dispute with ...