Muscat, Oman - The Marib Taekwondo team secured a gold medal, three silver medals, and one bronze medal at the Open Challenge Taekwondo Championship for youth, junior, and senior categories held in Muscat, Oman, from August 30th to September 1st, 2024. The Marib team, consisting of seven athlet...
Iran's Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday, July 8th, 2024, that indirect negotiations are currently underway between Tehran and Washington, mediated by Oman. The ministry stated that details of the talks will be announced "in due time." The announcement was made during a weekly ...
The Yemeni government delegation negotiating the prisoner exchange file announced the conclusion of consultations held in Muscat, Oman, under UN auspices, on Saturday, July 6, 2024. Majid Fadil, the spokesperson for the government delegation, stated in a post on X (formerly Twitter), seen by Ba...
With the words, "Enough, bring back my son," Saddam Al-Ruhani's mother responded to a question from "Barran Press" about her comment on the ongoing Muscat negotiations. Saddam's mother expressed her intense anticipation and anxiety about the outcome of the Muscat neg...
On Friday, July 5th, 2024, sources reported that a draft agreement regarding the fate of Yemeni politician Mohammed Qahtan was signed in Muscat, Oman, during prisoner exchange negotiations between the internationally recognized Yemeni government and the Houthi group. According to journalist Far...
The fate of Yemeni politician Mohammed Qahtan remains shrouded in uncertainty as negotiations for a prisoner exchange between the internationally recognized Yemeni government and the Houthi rebels continue in Muscat, Oman. Abdulmalik al-Mikhlafi, Deputy Head of the Yemeni Consultation and Recon...
The head of Yemen's Islah Party, Mohammed al-Yadumi, expressed his discontent with the recent prisoner exchange agreement reached in Muscat, Oman, criticizing the lack of representation for the internationally recognized Yemeni government in the negotiations. Al-Yadumi, in a statement poste...
A coalition of 148 Yemeni civil society organizations expressed deep concern and strong condemnation of recent developments in the ongoing negotiations in Muscat, Oman, regarding the fate of forcibly disappeared individuals, particularly the prominent civilian politician Mohammed Qahtan. In a j...
The spokesperson for Yemen's Islah Party, Adnan al-Odaini, confirmed on Thursday, July 4, 2024, that the party has "confirmed information" that their senior member, Mohammed Qahtan, who has been held captive by the Houthi group for nine years, is alive. Al-Odaini, who is also the ...
The family of prominent Yemeni politician Mohammed Qahtaan, who has been held captive by the Houthi group for ten years, has vehemently rejected the recent announcement from Muscat regarding his potential release. The family issued a statement on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, denouncing the "farce...
The UN-brokered talks in Muscat, Oman, between the internationally recognized Yemeni government and the Houthi rebels have reached a breakthrough, with both sides agreeing on a prisoner exchange that includes the release of prominent politician Mohammed Qahtan. The UN Special Envoy for Yemen an...
The government of Yemen's negotiating team has hinted at a lack of progress in prisoner swap talks with the Houthis in the Omani capital Muscat, under UN auspices. Majid Fadhail, spokesperson for the government negotiating team, said on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024, that the talks "are stil...
A new round of negotiations between Yemeni parties, facilitated by the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross, commenced in the Omani capital Muscat on Sunday, June 30, 2024, focusing on the issue of detainees and prisoners. The talks come amid concerns over their poten...
The head of the Yemeni government negotiating delegation, Yahya Kazzman, on Sunday, June 30, 2024, linked the success of the ongoing consultations in the Omani capital, Muscat, to the disclosure of the fate of politician Mohammed Qahtan. Qahtan has been held captive by the Houthis for nine years w...
A Houthi delegation, designated as a terrorist organization by the international community, departed Sana'a International Airport on Saturday, June 29th, to participate in consultations in Muscat, according to aviation sources at the airport. The sources told Barran Press that the delegatio...
Former Minister of Local Administration, Abdulraqeeb Fath, issued a stark warning on Saturday, June 29th, regarding the ongoing talks in Muscat, Oman. He urged the Presidential Leadership Council and the Yemeni government to provide full transparency to the Yemeni people, emphasizing the need to a...
The Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council on Friday, June 28th, 2024, discussed ongoing arrangements for a new round of consultations on the issue of prisoners and detainees, under the auspices of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Omani capital, Mus...
The Yemeni government negotiating team, led by Yahya Kazman, has confirmed its participation in upcoming negotiations in Muscat, Oman, scheduled for late June 2024. This comes despite the government's earlier refusal to attend talks on prisoner exchange and economic issues, as announced by Hum...