The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched an urgent appeal for over $13 million to provide relief to those affected by devastating floods in Yemen. The organization estimates that over 350,000 individuals have been impacted by the floods since the beginning of August. In a...
The European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) mission, known as "ASPIDES," reported on Monday, September 2, 2024, that the oil tanker "Sounion" remains ablaze, 12 days after being attacked in the Red Sea. The mission warned that the ship poses a "significant environmenta...
The spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ravina Shamdasani, stated on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, that the whereabouts of UN staff kidnapped by the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by the international community, remain unknown after three months. In a...
Al-Mahweet, Yemen (September 3, 2024): A mountainside collapse has destroyed several homes in a village in Al-Mahweet governorate (northwest Yemen), local sources reported on Tuesday. The sources told Barran Press that large rocks tumbled from a mountain onto a village in the "Al-Ahja...
The European Union Naval Force (ASPIDES) mission, has expressed concerns over the deteriorating condition of the Greek-flagged oil tanker "Sounion" after it was targeted by the Houthi group in August. The group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, has c...
Tunis, Tunisia - Tunisian police arrested presidential candidate Ayachi Zamaal on Monday, September 2, 2024, just hours before the electoral commission was set to announce the final list of candidates for the upcoming election scheduled for October 6. Reuters reported that a member of Zama...
Two members of the same family were killed on Saturday, August 31, 2024, when their car plunged off a road in Al-Mahwit province (northwest Yemen), according to local sources. The sources told "Barran Press" that the car carrying a family was involved in an accident on the road to the...
On Saturday, August 31, 2024, a protest organized by the Association of Mothers of Abductees in Al Hudaydah highlighted the ongoing plight of those abducted in Yemen. Activists urged all parties, including international mediators and the UN envoy to Yemen, to intensify efforts to address the human...
Hodeidah, Yemen - Three children tragically drowned in a pool of water in the al-Khokha district of Hodeidah governorate (western Yemen) on Sunday, September 1st, 2024. The incident occurred amidst heavy rains and ongoing floods that have been plaguing the region. Local sources told "Barra...
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell stated on Thursday, August 29, 2024, that the Houthis, an internationally designated terrorist group, are attacking commercial vessels in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea "indiscriminately." Borrell made these rem...
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...