The Executive Unit for the Management of IDP Camps in Yemen, a government entity, announced on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, that Qatar Charity has provided emergency aid to hundreds of families affected by floods in Marib Governorate (northeastern Yemen). A statement released by the unit and seen ...
Marib Governorate in northeastern Yemen is currently experiencing heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds, local sources reported to Barran Press on Tuesday evening, August 20, 2024. The city of Marib has been experiencing heavy rainfall for the past hour, accompanied by stron...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has issued a stark warning, stating that Israeli airstrikes on the Hodeidah port in Yemen last month could amount to war crimes. The organization argues that the attacks pose a grave threat to the food supply, humanitarian aid, and electricity for millions of Yemenis...
Hodeidah, Yemen – August 19, 2024 – Two children sustained serious injuries after detonating a landmine in Hodeidah governorate, according to a human rights source. Journalist and human rights activist Basim Al-Janani reported on X (seen by "Barran Press") that the ch...
A coalition of 48 civil society organizations in Yemen has called on the internationally recognized government to allocate emergency funds from the Central Emergency Response Fund to support relief efforts for victims of the recent floods and torrential rains that swept across several governorates...
Sudan's Sovereign Council Chairman, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, revealed on Saturday, August 17, 2024, that efforts are underway to form a transitional government in the country. This announcement comes nearly three years after Burhan dissolved a civilian government formed to lead the country t...
The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) reported that Hodeidah Governorate, located in western Yemen, recorded the highest rainfall in the past 24 hours. The NCM issued a warning for heavy to very heavy thundershowers in 16 governorates over the next 24 hours. According to the NCM's daily ...
A recent government report revealed the devastating impact of heavy rains and floods on the already dire situation of displaced families in Marib Governorate, northeast Yemen. The report, released by the Executive Unit for the Management of IDP Camps in Marib, highlighted the catastrophic conseque...
Hodeidah, Yemen - Flash floods caused by heavy rains have claimed lives and damaged infrastructure in Hodeidah Governorate (western Yemen) on Saturday, August 17, 2024, according to local sources. Sources told "Barran Press" that the raging floodwaters of the "Aji" vall...
Aden, Yemen - President of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad al-Alimi, returned to Aden, the temporary capital of Yemen, on Saturday, August 17th, 2024, after a month-long absence. His trip included a visit to Hadhramaut Governorate earlier this month and a stay in Riyadh, Saudi Ara...
The recent surge in monkeypox cases in Africa, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare the disease a global health emergency, its highest level of alert. The outbreak, which has spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo to...
The human rights organization SAM (Society for Advocacy and Monitoring) has described the recent floods in the Tihama region of Yemen's Hodeidah governorate as "one of the most devastating disasters in the country," demanding urgent humanitarian intervention. Heavy rains and...
Hodeidah, Yemen - A civilian worker was injured on Tuesday, August 13th, when a mine detonator exploded while he was working at a scrap metal shop in Hays district, south of Hodeidah governorate, according to the Yemeni Ministry of Interior. The Ministry's statement, released by the Se...
Two young girls tragically drowned in a pool of flash flood runoff in Yemen's Hodeidah governorate on Tuesday, August 13th, 2024, according to local sources. The sources told "Barran Press" that Rawda Ali Ismail Mahmoud (25) drowned in a large pool of water in the Hies distr...
Aden, the temporary capital of Yemen, witnessed the launch of the issuance of electronic ID cards for employees of official media institutions on Monday, August 12, 2024. According to the official Yemeni News Agency Saba, Deputy Minister of Information Hussein Basaleem inaugurated the issuance ...
President Rashad al-Alimi of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council on Sunday, August 11, 2024, urged the international community to support the government's efforts to address the aftermath of a severe low-pressure system that struck several Yemeni provinces. The United States has expres...
The Governor of Hodeidah, Hassan Taher, stated on Friday, August 9, 2024, that President of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad al-Alimi, and Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, have tasked several ministers with monitoring the humanitarian situation arising from the recent flood disast...
The Biden administration has decided to lift the ban on the sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, according to a report by Reuters on August 9, 2024. This decision marks a reversal of a three-year-old policy aimed at pressuring the Kingdom to end its involvement in the Yemeni civil war. Th...
A campaign to address the damage caused by recent heavy rains and floods and assist affected residents in liberated areas of Hodeidah Governorate (western Yemen) was launched on Saturday, August 10th, 2024. According to the official Yemeni news agency Saba, the campaign, initiated under the pat...
SANAA, YEMEN - The recent floods that have ravaged several Yemeni governorates have claimed the lives of 57 people, with 45 confirmed dead and 12 still missing, the Yemeni Red Crescent Society announced on Thursday, August 8th. The society, in a statement posted on X, attributed the casual...