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...
Thirty-one Yemeni fishermen arrived at the Hodeidah fishing port (western Yemen) on Thursday, after being kidnapped and tortured in Eritrean prisons for several days. Upon their arrival, the fishermen recounted how Eritrean authorities seized them from Yemeni territorial waters while fish...
Hamoud al-Ahnomi, the leader in the Houthi group, listed on terrorist organizations' watchlists, is not the first to insult Yemenis and impugn the "honor" of Yemeni women. He is not the last either. The litany of insults, before and after his pronouncements, is too numerous to count ...
A convoy of 14 trucks carrying food and essential supplies arrived in Yemen on Friday, August 23, 2024, from Kuwait, according to the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS). The aid delivery is part of the organization's ongoing efforts to assist those affected by recent torrential rains and flood...
The United Nations announced on Thursday that it has distributed emergency food aid to over 115,000 people in areas under the control of the internationally recognized government in the Yemeni governorates of Hodeidah and Taiz. The World Food Programme (WFP), in a statement posted on X, monitor...
Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) announced the launch of a donation campaign to provide relief to those affected by recent floods in Yemen. In a statement, QRCS said it has launched a "fundraising campaign to implement an urgent response to the floods that have hit several areas in ...
Yemeni President Rashad al-Alimi on Thursday praised the commendable stance and generous humanitarian and development interventions of Kuwait. The remarks came during a meeting in Aden, the temporary capital of Yemen, with the head of Kuwait's Elaf Charity Society, Saud Ali Al-Hajri, ...
Five people have died and five others have been injured in incidents related to heavy rains lashing Hajjah governorate (northwest Yemen), local sources reported on Thursday. The Houthi-controlled Saba news agency reported that two people died when a truck they were traveling in slid off the roa...
Washington D.C. - The New York Times reported on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, that President Joe Biden approved a highly classified nuclear strategy plan in March that, for the first time, reorients the US deterrence strategy towards China's efforts to expand its nuclear arsenal. The Amer...
Two months after the tragic incident, Iran has officially attributed the helicopter crash that killed former President Ebrahim Raisi in May to adverse weather conditions. According to the semi-official Fars news agency, a source close to the investigation revealed that the final report conclude...
Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in Chicago on Monday, where the Democratic National Convention is taking place, in a march calling for an end to the "genocide in Gaza" and a halt to US aid to Israel, according to Anadolu Agency. The US presidential election is rapi...