WASHINGTON, D.C. — On January 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense announced the successful transfer of 11 Yemeni detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility to Oman. This operation is part of ongoing efforts to reduce the detainee population and permanently close the facility lo...
MUSCAT, Oman — On January 6, 2025, Hans Grundberg, the United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen, called for tangible actions to pave the way for a political process in the country. His remarks came during meetings in Muscat with Omani officials, including Khalifa bin Ali Al-Harthi, Deputy Forei...
On December 31, 2024, Bahrain secured a spot in the final of the 26th Gulf Cup of Nations by defeating Kuwait 1-0 at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Al-Ardiya, Kuwait. The victory came courtesy of a late goal from striker Mohammed Jassim Marhoon, who netted the only goal of the match in th...
On Saturday, November 23, 2024, the U.S. State Department announced that it has engaged with Oman's foreign ministry regarding the issue of its embassy staff in Sana'a and other humanitarian agency personnel detained by the Houthi group, which is internationally classified as a terrorist o...
On Sunday, November 24, 2024, the British newspaper "Financial Times" reported that the Russian armed forces have recruited hundreds of Yemeni men to fight in Ukraine through a mysterious smuggling operation, highlighting the growing ties between Moscow and the Houthi rebel group. Acc...
As of Tuesday, October 22, 2024, the indirect effects of the low-pressure system known as "Masyal," which affected Oman last week, have completely dissipated in Yemen. The system had previously brought heavy rainfall to several Yemeni provinces, notably Shabwa in the southeast and Al-Jaw...
Satellite images and numerical weather model maps indicate that a low-pressure system in the Arabian Sea has reached the coasts of Oman, bringing with it the onset of cumulonimbus clouds over southern Oman. Weather expert Khalid Al-Shatah reported on his Facebook page that the latest satellite ...
The internationally recognized Yemeni government on Thursday, September 12, 2024, urged the UN Security Council and the international community to "assume their responsibilities in exerting real pressure" on the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization, "and not just rel...
Local residents reported the killing of a woman by Houthi militants in the Arhab district of Sana'a governorate (central Yemen) on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. According to residents speaking to "Barran Press," the woman, a member of the "Al Sharran" family, was k...
The internationally recognized human rights organization SAM for Rights and Freedoms has condemned a recent ruling by a Houthi-controlled court in Sana'a, sentencing kidnapped Yemeni woman Hanan Shoua Hassan Al-Muntaser to 13 years in prison. According to a statement released by SAM o...
A search and rescue operation following the capsizing of an oil tanker off the coast of Oman has resulted in the rescue of nine crew members and the discovery of one body, according to the Omani Maritime Security Center on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. The search for the remaining six crew members con...