Judge Ishraq Al-Maqtri, a member of the National Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Violations, has revealed that over 1700 people have been killed or injured by landmines in the Yemeni governorate of Taiz, with the majority of victims being women and children. In an interview with &...
A security meeting held in Taiz governorate (southwestern Yemen) on Sunday, August 11, 2024, under the chairmanship of Governor Nabil Shamsan, approved the activation of a joint operations room for all security and military units in the Shamaitin district, south of the governorate. The meeting als...
The National Center of Meteorology and Early Warning (NCMEW) has forecast the continuation of heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms in the mountainous regions, western coasts, and inland plateaus of Yemen over the coming days. The center attributed the heavy rains that have affected mo...
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) reported on Wednesday, August 7th, that thousands of families have been displaced by heavy floods that struck three governorates in western Yemen over the past few days. The UN agency stated in a press release from its Yemen office that “a tragic human...
Taiz, Yemen - The Taiz Military Axis, part of the Yemeni Army, honored one of its injured officers on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. The officer, Lieutenant 2 Raafat Al-Abidi, has been injured six times during battles against the Houthi rebels in Taiz. The ceremony, held under the direction of...
A Yemeni expatriate in America and two of his relatives were killed in a dispute over a piece of land in Taiz governorate (southwestern Yemen), local sources reported on Monday, August 5th, 2024. Sources told "Barran Press" that a dispute over a piece of land in "Al-Hubban" ...
Ali Al-Ma'amari, a member of the House of Representatives and former governor of Taiz, revealed on Monday, August 5th, 2024, a "corruption case" worth over $16 million related to the Taiz University Medical and Health Sciences College project. In a post on his "X" accoun...
Torrential rains that turned into a low-pressure system on Thursday, August 1, 2024, caused significant damage and material losses in Maqbana district, west of Taiz governorate in southwestern Yemen. According to statistics obtained by Barran Press, flash floods in the "Wadi Hajar" va...
The American Center for Justice (ACJ) reported on Saturday, August 3, 2024, that the Iran-backed Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, has caused the deaths of 3,021 civilians and injuries to 6,361 others, including women and children, in Taiz governorate. These cas...
The Yemeni Ministry of Interior, of the internationally recognized government, announced on Sunday, August 4, 2024, that it had apprehended 1700 individuals suspected of various criminal offenses in the provinces under its control during July. According to a report published by the Security Med...
Taiz Governorate, located in southwestern Yemen, celebrated the graduation of 721 Quran memorizers on Sunday, August 4, 2024. The graduating class was named after martyr Ismail Haniyeh, the former head of Hamas' political bureau, who was assassinated in Tehran shortly after attending the inaug...
Yemen's internationally recognized Defense Minister, Lieutenant General Mohsen al-Da'ari, on Sunday, August 4, 2024, commended Taiz Governorate's "pivotal role and the strength of its fronts" in confronting the Houthi militia, internationally recognized as a terrorist group a...
Government forces in Yemen's western Hodeidah province have reported that recent heavy rains have washed away explosive devices, landmines, and booby traps planted by Houthi rebels in the Hies district. According to the engineering department of the joint forces in the western coast, ...
Heavy rains lashed the Yemeni province of Taiz on Thursday, August 1st, 2024, triggering flash floods that wreaked havoc on farms and property, local sources reported. Sources told "Barran Press" that torrential floods swept through the "Al-Hajr" valley, which ...
Heavy rains and flash floods have caused significant damage in the Yemeni provinces of Taiz and Hodeidah, local sources reported on Friday, August 2nd, 2024. Sources told "Barran Press" that the floods in Hodeidah have washed away and destroyed major roads and power lines in the distr...
Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak has reaffirmed the government's commitment to providing care for wounded soldiers and supporting the families of martyrs. On Thursday, August 1st, 2024, he announced the allocation of a land plot for the families of martyrs in Taiz. During a meet...
Political parties in the southwestern Yemeni governorate of Taiz issued a stern warning on Thursday, August 1, 2024, against any negotiations that would solidify a division of national sovereign institutions. They urged the "legitimate" government to shoulder its responsibility in leadin...
Security sources reported on Thursday, August 1st, 2024, that a young man was killed after a hand grenade he was tampering with exploded in the street in Taiz city, southwestern Yemen. The sources told "Barran Press" that an explosion rocked "Al-Harish" street in Taiz, cause...
Houthi militants, designated as a terrorist group by several countries, have blown up the home of a civilian in southeastern Taiz governorate, according to a military spokesperson. Colonel Abdulbast al-Bahar, spokesperson for the Taiz Military Axis of the Yemeni army, stated that the Houthis de...
A young man was killed by his uncle on Monday in a dispute over a piece of land in Taiz province, southwestern Yemen, according to local sources. Sources told "Barran Press" that Osama Mohammed al-Salmi was killed by his uncle, Jamil al-Salmi, in the Khadir district, east of Taiz. ...