Houthis Hold Four Ships in Hodeidah After Israeli Raids

Houthis Hold Four Ships in Hodeidah After Israeli Raids

  Local sources reported Saturday that the Houthi group is detaining four cargo vessels in Hodeidah port following recent Israeli airstrikes on the facility. The ships, reportedly including "shadow vessels" suspected of sanctions evasion, were prevented from leaving, according to...

Child Dies in Fire at Marib IDP Camp

Child Dies in Fire at Marib IDP Camp

  A devastating fire in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Marib Al-Wadi district, east of Marib Governorate, has claimed the life of a young girl, a local source reported on Sunday. The source, speaking to "Baran Press," identified the victim as the daugh...

Landmine Blast in Hodeidah Injures Two Young Men

Landmine Blast in Hodeidah Injures Two Young Men

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...

Zubaidi Suspends Yemeni Deputy Minister Amid Smuggling Claims

Zubaidi Suspends Yemeni Deputy Minister Amid Smuggling Claims

Aidarous al-Zubaidi, a member of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council and leader of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), has ordered the immediate suspension of Abdurabbu al-Mahwaly, the Deputy Minister of Technical Education and Vocational Training. This action followed serious allegat...

U.S. Strikes Houthi Fuel Facility in Western Yemen

U.S. Strikes Houthi Fuel Facility in Western Yemen

The U.S. military reported Thursday, April 17, that it destroyed a key fuel facility at the Ras Issa oil terminal in Hodeidah province, a Houthi-controlled area in western Yemen.  U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) stated the operation aimed to disrupt a significant revenue source funding the Ir...

Houthis Arrest Loyalist Sheikh in Hodeidah, Alleging U.S. Espionage

Houthis Arrest Loyalist Sheikh in Hodeidah, Alleging U.S. Espionage

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...

Drone Attack Kills Three Children in Southern Hodeidah

Drone Attack Kills Three Children in Southern Hodeidah

On Thursday, a drone attack in the Hays district of southern Hodeidah province resulted in the deaths of three young children from the same family earlier today, according to local sources. The attack conducted by the Iran-backed Houthi group struck residential areas in the village of "Bay...

UN Mission Reports Surge in Civilian Deaths from Landmines in Hodeidah

UN Mission Reports Surge in Civilian Deaths from Landmines in Hodeidah

The United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) issued a report today indicating a concerning rise in civilian casualties from landmines and explosive remnants in Hodeidah province, western Yemen. UNMHA stated that eight civilians were killed and one injured last month alone d...

Houthi Landmine Explosion Kills Civilian in Hudeidah

Houthi Landmine Explosion Kills Civilian in Hudeidah

Mahmoud Mohammed Abdullah Abkar, a 38-year-old civilian, was killed by a landmine planted by the Iran-backed Houthis in the Al-Durayhimi District of Hodeidah, Yemen. The explosion occurred at approximately 11:00 a.m. as Abkar was transporting charcoal west of Al-Shajan village, a livelihood activi...