ADEN, YEMEN – The Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) in Aden strongly refuted allegations circulating on social media that it was involved in smuggling large sums of money through official channels under the governor's signature. A senior bank official stated that all funds transferred through ...
A new UN report, compiled by the Global Program on Combatting Transnational Organized Crime and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime's Container Control Programme, details the sophisticated methods used by the Houthi group to smuggle weapons into Yemen. The report, released October 22nd, 2024, hig...
Authorities at the Shihen Customs Port in Al-Mahra Governorate, eastern Yemen, have successfully intercepted a shipment containing 3,975 concealed weapon parts, according to the Director of Shihen Customs, Thabit Awad. In a statement published by the official Saba News Agency, Awad co...
Saudi security forces have thwarted two separate attempts to smuggle a total of 220 kilograms of Qat, a stimulant plant, into the country, according to official statements. The first incident occurred in the Da'ir sector of the Jizan region, where border guard patrols intercepted 90 kilogra...
The Yemeni ambassador to UNESCO, Mohammed Jumaih, has confirmed his discussions with the Swiss ambassador to UNESCO, Meril Brest, and members of the Swiss Cultural Property Transfer Task Force regarding the repatriation of two Yemeni thrones seized in Switzerland. In a statement to Barran Press...