Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto announced on Friday, August 30, 2024, that his country has requested additional ships from European Union member states to strengthen the "ASPIDE" mission aimed at securing navigation in the Red Sea. According to the Italian news agency ANSA, Cr...
Russian authorities revealed on Saturday, August 31, 2024, that a helicopter carrying a crew of three and 19 passengers has gone missing over the Kamchatka Peninsula in the country's far east. According to the Interfax news agency, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations in Moscow repo...
The humanitarian situation in Yemen continues to deteriorate, with 18.2 million people in urgent need of assistance, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Speaking at a weekly press conference in Geneva on Friday, August 30th, 2024, UNHCR spokesperson for Yemen...
Greece has informed the United Nations of a potential 2.2-mile-long oil spill in the Red Sea, coinciding with the location of the tanker "Sounion," according to the European Maritime Safety Agency on Friday, August 30, 2024. Greece, in a message distributed by the UN's m...
The Iranian mission to the United Nations stated on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, that the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, "agreed to a temporary ceasefire to allow tugboats and rescue vessels to reach the damaged oil tanker 'Sounion' in the Re...
Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council President, Rashad al-Alimi, visited the 35th Armored Division headquarters in Taiz Governorate (southwest of the country) on Thursday, August 29, 2024, accompanied by Council members Abdullah al-Alimi and Othman Majli. According to the official Yemen ...
The visit of Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council President Rashad Al-Alimi to the besieged city of Taiz (southwest Yemen) has sparked widespread public and official reactions, marking the first visit by a top official of the internationally recognized Yemeni government to the city in 10 y...
TAIZ, YEMEN—On Wednesday, August 28, 2024, Rashad Al-Alimi, President of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, laid the foundation stone for over 260 development and service projects in Taiz Governorate (southwestern Yemen). The government, local authorities, international agenci...
The European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) mission, known as "Aspides," has issued a warning on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, that the recently attacked oil tanker "S.S. Sunion" poses a "serious and imminent threat" to regional pollution. The tanker, which was atta...
TAIZ, YEMEN - President of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, along with council members Abdullah Al-Alimi and Othman Majli, and several state leaders, visited a number of battlefronts in Taiz Governorate (southwestern Yemen) on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. According to t...
HODEIDAH, YEMEN - Two brothers and a girl were killed by lightning strikes in Hodeidah Governorate (western Yemen) on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, bringing the total number of casualties from lightning strikes this season to 81 dead and injured. Local sources told "Barran Press" t...
Seven people, including children, were killed and four others injured in lightning strikes across several Yemeni governorates over the past week. This brings the total number of lightning strike victims in Yemen since the beginning of July to 78 killed and injured. According to monitoring by &q...
Yemen's President of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashid al-Alimi, arrived in Taiz Governorate (southwest Yemen) on Tuesday, August 27th, 2024, marking his first visit to the region since assuming the presidency in 2022. He traveled from the temporary capital of Aden. Barran Press c...
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Tuesday, August 27th, 2024, that torrential rains have caused floods that have submerged entire communities in Yemen's Hodeidah governorate (western Yemen), while 8,000 families in Marib governorate (northeastern Yemen) have been left homeless. ...
Sheikh Alwi Al-Basha Bin Zabea', a member of the Yemeni Shura Council and head of the Arab Parliament's Human Rights Committee, described President of the Presidential Leadership Council Rashad Al-Alimi's visit to Taiz governorate (southwestern Yemen) as a "historic and expected m...
Marib, Yemen - Major General Sultan al-Arada, a member of the Presidential Leadership Council and Governor of Marib Governorate in northeastern Yemen, praised Kuwait's unwavering support for the Yemeni people throughout various stages and circumstances, commending their humanitarian and d...
Taiz, Yemen - On Tuesday, August 27th, Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Head, Rashad Al-Alimi, issued a six-month ultimatum to the local authorities in Taiz, a southwestern province, to rectify their performance and strengthen the presence of state institutions. During a meetin...
The Yemeni Ministry of Interior, recognized by the international community, reported on Monday, August 26th, 2024, a disturbing rise in suicide and attempted suicide cases in the first half of the year. The ministry recorded 113 incidents, resulting in 90 deaths and 23 injuries. According to th...
The World Food Programme (WFP) has reported that Israeli airstrikes on Hodeidah port in Yemen on July 20th, 2024, destroyed 800,000 liters of fuel belonging to the organization. The WFP, in its report on the humanitarian situation in Yemen, stated that the fuel, intended for its on-demand servi...
The Yemeni Journalists Union on Saturday, August 24, 2024, condemned the kidnapping of journalist Fahad Al-Arhabi by the Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, for the third time in Amran Governorate (northern Yemen). According to a statement from the union, seen by...