UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg met with senior Houthi leaders in Muscat, Oman, on Thursday, emphasizing the need to stabilize Yemen and address the "legitimate concerns" of all parties involved. A statement from Grundberg's office indicated that Omani officials and senio...
A Yemeni human rights organization, the Eye Organization for Human Rights, has condemned the Iran-backed Houthis for the "arbitrary arrest" of six civilians in Al-Mahwait governorate. The group accused the Houthis of violating citizens' rights to document security threats after resid...
Local authorities in Taiz governorate, Yemen, have reportedly banned the human rights organization "Mwatana for Human Rights" from operating within the province, citing alleged links to the Houthi movement. A leaked directive from Taiz's Social Affairs and Labor Office, instructed...
Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Chairman Rashad al-Alimi, speaking in Riyadh, framed the ongoing conflict as a "battle for salvation," emphasizing a unified front against the Houthi movement. This declaration came during a high-level meeting with the Consultation an...
U.S. Ambassador to Yemen, Steven Fagin, asserted on Tuesday that restoring maritime security in the Red Sea is a crucial prerequisite for achieving a comprehensive political settlement in Yemen. In a statement posted on X by the U.S. Embassy in Yemen, Ambassador Fagin stated, "I believe th...
The Saudi-funded Masam Project for landmine clearance in Yemen has uncovered a new minefield in the al-Suwaiydiyah area of Al Khokha district, Hodeidah governorate, where Iran-backed Houthis had allegedly planted mines indiscriminately in agricultural lands. According to a statement reviewed by B...
The White House released a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate President Pro Tempore Chuck Grassley on Tuesday, detailing ongoing military operations against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. In the letter,President Trump condemned the Houthis as a &qu...
The Iran-backed Houthis have reportedly detained 30 civilians in the Yemeni capital after they filmed the aftermath of a U.S. airstrike that hit a residential area on Sunday evening. This comes as Yemen's internationally recognized government and the Houthis present conflicting accounts of the...
The Saudi-backed Masam Project announced on Monday that its teams removed 1,050 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from Yemeni territory in the past week alone. According to a statement on its official website, reviewed by Barran Press, Masam’s f...
Pro-government forces in Shabwa governorate intercepted and destroyed a Houthi reconnaissance drone on Sunday, according to military sources. The 6th Shabwa Defense Brigade stated the Iran-made drone was conducting surveillance of military positions when it was detected and neutralized...
Two young men were seriously injured on Monday after a landmine, reportedly planted by the Iran-backed Houthis, exploded in the Al-Durayhimi district of southern Hodeidah, western Yemen. According to a statement from the district’s Human Rights Office, the blast occurred near the Yemen Mo...
The Iran-backed Houthis reported 13 casualties from U.S. airstrikes targeting military sites in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, over the past 24 hours. In a statement Sunday, the Houthi-run Health Ministry said one person was killed and nine wounded in strikes on the Al-Nahda neighborhood....
Political groups in Marib, northeastern Yemen, called for unity and increased support for the military and popular resistance in their battle against the Iran-backed Houthis during a meeting on Sunday. In a statement to Barran Press, the parties stressed the need to move beyond "nar...
The U.S. military significantly escalated its air campaign against Iran-backed Houthi targets on Friday, conducting 35 airstrikes across five provinces under the group's control. Entering its second month, the sustained U.S. operation targeted military sites, arms depots, command centers, a...
U.S. officials stated Thursday that a Chinese satellite company with ties to the Chinese military, Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. (CGSTL), is providing the Iran-backed Houthis with imagery used to target U.S. and international vessels in the Red Sea. Officials reported that CGSTL, linked ...
A sustained month-long air and naval campaign by the U.S. culminated in a devastating strike on the Houthi-controlled Ras Issa oil port in Hodeidah, the group's last operational fuel hub. This decisive blow marks a turning point, forcing a significant shift in the Iran-backed Houthis&...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has strongly refuted reports suggesting its involvement in discussions with the United States regarding a potential ground offensive in Yemen against the Iran-backed Houthis, labeling the claims "bizarre and baseless." Lana Nusseibeh, the Assistant UAE For...
Yemen's Foreign Minister Shaea Al-Zindani said Tuesday the internationally recognized government supports any effort that weakens the Iran-backed Houthis, calling the group a terrorist entity and a key threat to regional security. In an interview with Saudi newspaper Okaz, Al-Zindani critic...
Iran-backed Houthis have arrested a long-standing loyalist in western Yemen, Sheikh Amin Ahmed Saleh Al-Bar'i, accusing him of spying for the United States, local sources informed Barran Press on Tuesday. Al-Bar'i was detained in the Bura district of Hodeidah province. The Houthis alleg...
Facing weeks of mounting public outcry, the Iran-backed Houthi group admitted on Tuesday to importing and distributing a shipment of substandard fuel throughout filling stations in Sana'a and other territories under their control. The Houthi Ministry of Oil has established a committee to in...