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...
Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad al-Alimi has appointed five new deputy ministers, according to the state-run Saba News Agency. The appointments, formalized in Presidential Decree No. 161 of 2025, follow the recent installation of Salem bin Breik as Prime Minister...
Defying significant damage from recent US airstrikes, the Houthi-controlled Yemeni Petroleum Company announced Thursday the resumption of operations at the strategic Ras Issa oil port on the Red Sea in Hudeidah governorate. The move follows the US President's declaration of a halt ...
The Israeli military announced on Monday that it had conducted airstrikes targeting what it described as "terrorist" sites and infrastructure belonging to the Iran-backed Houthi group on the coast of Hodeidah Governorate in western Yemen. In a statement released by the Isr...
The Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) convened its first meeting with newly appointed Prime Minister Salem bin Buraik on Monday, emphasizing the critical need for the government to operate effectively from within Yemen. The Council stressed the urgency of addressing citi...
Following the resignation of Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Chairman on Saturday, appointed Salem Saleh Salem bin Bureik as the new Prime Minister. The decision, formalized by Presidential Decree No. 156 of 2025, followed reports of escalating t...
Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Chairman on Saturday decreed the appointment of Salem Saleh Salem bin Bureik as the new Prime Minister, succeeding Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak. The move came after reports of considerable strain in the relationship between bin Mubarak and the PLC Chairm...
The Iran-backed Houthis have reportedly detained employees of the state-run Yemeni Oil Company and enforced a complete communications blackout on residents of Kamaran Island in Yemen’s Hodeida province, according to a local rights official. Ghaleb Al-Qudaimi, director of the Human Rights Of...
The Saudi-funded Masam Project for landmine clearance in Yemen has uncovered a new minefield in the al-Suwaiydiyah area of Al Khokha district, Hodeidah governorate, where Iran-backed Houthis had allegedly planted mines indiscriminately in agricultural lands. According to a statement reviewed by B...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
On Sunday, the coastal district of Dhubab, located near the Bab al-Mandab Strait in western Taiz Governorate, experienced an unprecedented tidal surge, resulting in significant property damage and displacement. The surge, described by local residents as a unique occurrence, prompted immediate call...
Aidarus Al-Zubaidi, a member of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council and chairman of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), has initiated the formation of the "Council of Southern Arab Sheikhs" by establishing a 23-member preparatory committee. According to STC media, the com...
UNICEF announced that Germany has provided €19.8 million through the German Development Bank to support preventive nutrition efforts in Yemen. These funds will bolster programs in seven governorates, aiming to combat acute and chronic malnutrition among vulnerable children and women. The initi...
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) announced on Friday that it had retaken control of the presidential palace in Khartoum from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti). Army spokesperson Nabil Abdullah stated that the SAF had also secured several ministries and key locatio...