New Zealand Designates Houthis as Terrorist Organization

New Zealand Designates Houthis as Terrorist Organization

On November 20, 2024, the New Zealand government officially classified the Houthi movement as a terrorist organization, making it the third country to do so after the United States and Australia. This designation was announced by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and included Hezbollah among other ...

U.S. Official Expresses Deep Concerns Over Russian Support for Houthis

U.S. Official Expresses Deep Concerns Over Russian Support for Houthis

On November 19, 2024, a U.S. State Department official expressed significant concerns regarding Russia's serious engagement with the Houthi movement, which is internationally classified as a terrorist organization. This statement was reported by Business Insider. The official indicated that...

Child Severely Injured by Explosive Remnant in Southern Hodeidah

Child Severely Injured by Explosive Remnant in Southern Hodeidah

On November 18, 2024, the Yemeni Mine Observatory reported that a 13-year-old boy sustained severe injuries after being struck by an unexploded ordnance in the Durayhimi district, south of Hodeidah city. According to the observatory, the child, Yahya Mashhour, was harmed by the explosion of a w...

British Maritime Authority Reports Incident Off the Coast of Mokha

British Maritime Authority Reports Incident Off the Coast of Mokha

On November 17, 2024, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations announced it had received reports of an incident occurring 25 nautical miles off the coast of Mokha, Yemen. In a statement published on its official website, the authority noted that investigations into the incident are ongoing ...

Yemeni Army Forces Repel Limited Houthi Attack in Raghwan - Marib

Yemeni Army Forces Repel Limited Houthi Attack in Raghwan - Marib

On November 17, 2024, military units of the Yemeni Army successfully repelled a limited armed attack by the Houthi group, which is internationally classified as a terrorist organization, in the Raghwan district of Marib province, northeastern Yemen. A field source reported to Barran Press that ...

Sixty-Year-Old Dies After Alleged Torture in Houthi Prison

Sixty-Year-Old Dies After Alleged Torture in Houthi Prison

A rights center reported on November 15, 2024, that a man in his sixties died as a result of torture in a Houthi prison after being abducted for a week. According to a statement from the Rased Center for Rights and Development, 65-year-old Hussein Al-Lasheb died Thursday in a Houthi facility in...

Marib Prosecutor's Office Destroys 1.5 Tons of Hashish Bound for Houthis

Marib Prosecutor's Office Destroys 1.5 Tons of Hashish Bound for Houthis

On November 14, 2024, the Specialized Penal Appeals Prosecution in Marib announced the destruction of 1,518 kilograms of hashish, valued at over $60 million, in what officials have described as the largest drug destruction operation in the province. According to the prosecution, the destruction...

Houthi Group Arrests Yemeni Expat for Photographing Landscapes

Houthi Group Arrests Yemeni Expat for Photographing Landscapes

On November 14, 2024, local and human rights sources reported that the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization, arrested a Yemeni citizen in Ibb Governorate for photographing natural landscapes and a community-initiated road. According to sources speaking to Barran Press, the indiv...

U.S. Central Command Conducts Airstrikes on Houthi Weapon Facilities

U.S. Central Command Conducts Airstrikes on Houthi Weapon Facilities

On November 13, 2024, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it conducted a series of "precise" airstrikes targeting weapons storage facilities controlled by the Houthi group, which is designated as a terrorist organization, in Yemen on November 9 and 10. In a statement release...

Pentagon Confirms Foiled Houthi Attack on U.S. Destroyers

Pentagon Confirms Foiled Houthi Attack on U.S. Destroyers

On November 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Defense announced the successful thwarting of a Houthi attack involving multiple drones and missiles targeting two American destroyers as they transited the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder told reporters that the vessels were ta...

Marib Official: International Silence Emboldens Houthi Abuses

Marib Official: International Silence Emboldens Houthi Abuses

Ali Al-Fatemi, deputy governor of Marib Governorate, has accused the internationally designated terrorist group, the Houthis, of interpreting the international community's silence on their crimes as a green light to escalate their abuses against Yemenis. Speaking at a workshop in Marib on t...

UN Security Council to Vote on Renewing Yemen Sanctions

UN Security Council to Vote on Renewing Yemen Sanctions

The UN Security Council is set to vote today, November 13, 2024, on a draft resolution distributed by the United Kingdom, which serves as the penholder on Yemen. This resolution aims to renew the sanctions regime in Yemen under Resolution 2140. According to a summary published on the Security C...