Yemen's Presidential Council Chairman, Rashad Al-Alimi, met with the US Ambassador to Yemen, Stephen Fagin, on Tuesday to discuss the possibility of reviewing the US Treasury Department's decision to impose sanctions on prominent Yemeni businessman and parliament member Sheikh Hamid Al-Ahm...
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced on Monday that Yemen requires urgent funding of $15.7 million to address basic needs. In a statement published on its official website, UNHCR highlighted that years of devastating conflict have left 18.2 million people in Yemen...
The European Union's mission in the Red Sea, known as "Aspides," announced on Monday that it has successfully secured the passage of several commercial vessels through the Red Sea to the Mediterranean. In a statement shared on platform X, which was reviewed by Barran Press, Aspide...
Multiple local sources reported on Friday the deaths of two individuals in separate accidental firearm incidents in Harib District, Marib Province, northeastern Yemen. According to Barran Press sources, “Nasser Ahmed Nasser Al-Shanwah” was accidentally shot by “Qahash Abd...
A large protest took place in Marib on Friday, condemning the U.S. administration's decision against Yemeni businessman Sheikh Hamid Al-Ahmar and nine of his companies. The demonstrators also denounced the ongoing genocide perpetrated by Israeli forces in Gaza. Following Friday prayers, pro...
The Yemeni Journalists' Union condemned the arrest of journalist Mohammed Abdul Wahab Al-Yazidi by security forces in Aden on Thursday, demanding his immediate release. In a statement obtained by Barran Press, the union reported receiving information from colleagues of Al-Yazidi, a correspo...
The Yemeni Parliament's leadership tasked the government on Thursday with engaging the U.S. administration to lift sanctions imposed by the U.S. Treasury Department against Sheikh Hamid al-Ahmar and his businesses, which the Parliament deemed "unsubstantiated allegations." In a st...
American media reported on Thursday that more than 70,000 people have sought refuge in shelters due to Hurricane Milton, which struck Florida on Wednesday evening with fierce winds and heavy rainfall, resulting in significant flooding across the state's southeastern peninsula. Local authori...
Florida is witnessing mass evacuations as Hurricane Milton approaches the state, with predictions that it may reach maximum strength in the coming hours. Meteorological reports indicate that winds could reach speeds of up to 236 mph (380 km/h), accompanied by torrential rains exceeding 24 inche...
Political parties in Marib, northeastern Yemen, announced their solidarity with businessman Sheikh Hamid Al-Ahmar on October 9, expressing surprise at the U.S. Treasury Department's decision to impose sanctions against him for allegedly financing Hamas. In a statement reviewed by Barran Pre...
Local sources reported that the Houthi group, classified as a terrorist organization by international bodies, has stormed and closed the main center of the Da'wah and Tabligh ( Call and Preaching) group in Al-Hodeidah, western Yemen, which serves as the group's primary stronghol...
The Yemeni Islah Party condemned the U.S. Treasury Department’s recent decision against Sheikh Hamid Al-Ahmar, a member of the Yemeni Parliament and a senior figure in the party, calling it "unjust." The party argues that the decision aims to criminalize political and public sympat...
On Sunday, October 6, 2024, Israel announced a state of unprecedented alert in anticipation of the first anniversary of the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation, initiated by Palestinian resistance on October 7, 2023. As Israeli forces mobilized in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, a central stati...
Since the outbreak of war in Gaza and the subsequent escalation of conflict in the Middle East, the United States has delivered a record military aid package exceeding $17.9 billion to Israel, according to a report from Brown University's Cost of War Project, released on the anniversary of the...
Sources close to the family of Yemeni journalist and writer Mohammed Dabwan al-Miyahi have denied reports circulating on social media of his death in Houthi prison, stating that he remains in detention in Sana'a. The denial was reported on Monday, October 7th, 2024, by Xinhua news agency corre...
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah issued instructions to its fighters on Monday, October 7th, 2024, to refrain from targeting Israeli forces near a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) base in the border town of Maroun al-Ras. The order, announced in a statement broadcast by Al Maya...
The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions on Monday against Yemeni businessman Hamid Abdullah Hussein al-Ahmar and nine of his companies for allegedly providing material support to Hamas. According to a Treasury statement, al-Ahmar, a Yemeni citizen residi...
On Sunday, October 6, 2024, the Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, announced that Monday, October 7, will be a public holiday in commemoration of the first anniversary of Hamas's "Al-Aqsa Flood" operation. According to the Houthi version of the Y...
The Geneva-based rights organization "Sam for Rights and Liberties" announced on Saturday, October 5, 2024, that the Houthi group, internationally classified as a terrorist organization, has arrested activist and content creator Abdulrahman Al-Baydani from his home in the Al-Suhul area o...
The American Center for Justice (ACJ) called on U.S. Congress members on Saturday, October 5, 2024, to take immediate action to stop Israeli attacks on civilian infrastructure in Yemen and prevent further destruction. This appeal was made in a letter addressed to members of Congress, particular...