A recent report from the UN Security Council's Panel of Experts regarding Yemen indicates that the Southern Transitional Council (STC) is actively opposing the convening of parliamentary sessions in Aden, the country’s temporary capital. In its annual report, released on Thursday and ...
ADEN, YEMEN — On Wednesday, October 30, 2024, the Southern Transitional Council (STC) issued a warning regarding the Central Bank of Yemen's ongoing currency auction practices, claiming that the majority of the funds are benefiting the Houthi-controlled areas rather than local markets in...
On Wednesday, October 30, 2024, Aidrous Al-Zubaidi, a member of the Presidential Leadership Council and head of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), met with prominent opponent Ahmed Al-Eisi, a political figure and businessman. According to the STC’s official website, the meeting took...
The U.S. Embassy in Yemen announced that Ambassador Stephen Fagin met with Aidarus Al-Zubaidi, a member of the Presidential Leadership Council, to stress the importance of unity within the council. In a brief statement shared on the embassy’s X account & reviewed by Barran Press, Amba...
The Aden Security Prosecutor’s office has leveled several accusations against Major Ahmed Al-Marhabi, head of the Southern Transitional Council security department in Aden, for committing numerous legal violations. According to a memorandum reviewed by Barran Press, the allegations were d...
On Thursday, October 3, 2024, Aidarus Al-Zubaidi, a member of the Presidential Leadership Council and head of the Southern Transitional Council, spoke about his council's ongoing "struggle" to separate southern Yemen from the north, affirming that this goal is unwavering despite the ...
On Wednesday, October 2, 2024, local sources in Abyan governorate, southern Yemen, reported that a civilian was injured during an exchange of gunfire between armed assailants and the security detail guarding the home of a leader in the Security Belt Forces affiliated with the Southern Transition C...
On September 21, 2024, tribal sources reported the successful formation of a five-member committee from the Al-Jaadna tribe to meet with Council Member and Commander of the Giants Forces, Abdulrahman Al-Mahrami, regarding the kidnapping of Sheikh Ali Ashal Al-Jaadni. According to sources speaki...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reiterated its unwavering support for Yemen and its efforts to alleviate the humanitarian crisis caused by the ongoing war. This commitment was reaffirmed by UAE Ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed Hamad Al Zaabi, during a meeting with Aidarous al-Zubaidi, a member of ...
Abdullah Al-Alimi, a member of the Presidential Leadership Council, on Tuesday, praised the meeting between the leadership of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and the National Resistance Political Bureau, calling it "a strengthening of unity and national cohesion." In a post on...
The Southern Transitional Council (STC) announced on Monday, September 16th, 2024, that its leadership held its first joint meeting with the political bureau of the National Resistance, led by Presidential Leadership Council member, Tariq Saleh. According to the STC's official website, the ...
On Saturday, September 7, 2024, the city of Zinjibar in Abyan Governorate (Southern Yemen) witnessed a massive demonstration demanding the revelation of the fate of abducted Major Ali Ashal Al-Ja'dani, who disappeared in Aden on June 12th. Thousands of Abyan residents gathered in the city s...
The Yemeni Ministry of Finance, recognized by the international community, announced on Wednesday, September 4th, 2024, the commencement of back pay disbursements to military and security personnel who were dismissed from their positions in southern governorates. According to a statement ...
ADEN, Yemen - The Aden Prosecutor General's Office, based in the temporary capital of Yemen, accused the Security Belt Forces, affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council (STC), of "committing legal violations, including the refusal to hand over some of its members accused of i...
Aden, Yemen - Southern Transitional Council (STC) President Aidarous al-Zubaidi on Thursday, August 29, 2024, assigned his counterpart on the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) and his deputy in the STC, Abd al-Rahman al-Mahrami, to manage security, counterterrorism, and the restructuring ...
Recent events in Abyan Governorate, southern Yemen, have brought armed groups vying for dominance to the forefront, while state authorities, security forces, and the military have completely disappeared. The Houthis, designated as a terrorist group, are the latest of these factions. Sources spe...
A high-level meeting between Yemeni officials and the US Ambassador to Yemen, Stephen Fagin, focused on key issues related to the ongoing conflict and the country's economic challenges. On Saturday, August 24, 2024, President of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and member of the Pres...
Local sources reported on Friday, August 23, 2024, that security forces affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council (STC) had abducted a prominent Southern Movement activist in the city of Aden, the temporary capital of Yemen. Sources told "Barran Press" that security belt force...
The National Democratic Institute (NDI) has called on the Southern Transitional Council (STC) to ensure that Aden remains a safe and welcoming environment for civil society and cultural and social activities, urging them to refrain from obstructing the legitimate activities of Yemeni civil society...
The Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces reported late Tuesday, August 20, 2024, that one of their soldiers was killed in an attack by Al-Qaeda militants on one of their positions in Abyan Governorate (southern Yemen). According to a statement published on the official website of th...