France has urged the Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, to "stop committing atrocities against the population in areas under their control, who are being economically suffocated and threatened daily." This call was made during a statement delivered b...
The United Kingdom renewed its call for the internationally recognized terrorist group, the Houthis, to cease their attacks that threaten international shipping, citing recent reports that "demonstrate a link between the Houthis and Al-Shabaab in Somalia." This statement was delivered...
UN Special Envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, on Thursday, August 15, 2024, called on the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by the international community, to "act responsibly and compassionately towards the citizens of their country and release all detainees unconditionally.&...
The internationally recognized Yemeni government has issued an urgent plea to the international community to intervene and secure the release of aid workers and human rights activists held captive by Houthi forces. In a statement released on Tuesday, August 13th, 2024, by the Ministry of Legal ...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, strongly condemned the Houthi group's seizure of his office in Sana'a on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. The Houthi group is internationally recognized as a terrorist organization. Türk reiterated his call for the "immediate and ...
Several prominent Yemeni figures have welcomed the decision by the UN Security Council's sanctions committee to lift sanctions on former President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his son, Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh. Ali Mohsen Saleh al-Ahmar, former Vice President of Yemen, expressed his congratulatio...
Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, a member of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, has expressed his gratitude to the council's president and members for their efforts in securing the removal of his and his late father's names from the UN sanctions list. Saleh, the son of former Yemeni ...
The UN Security Council's sanctions committee on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, removed the names of Ali Abdullah Saleh and his son, Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, from the sanctions list targeting individuals and entities obstructing peace in Yemen. A press release published on the UN website and moni...
The United Nations has reported two deaths and damage to 1,300 shelters for internally displaced persons (IDPs) following floods that swept through Sa'dah governorate in northern Yemen, a region controlled by the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by the UN. The info...
The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, welcomed the announcement by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, regarding an agreement between the Yemeni government and the Houthis on de-escalation measures co...
The internationally recognized Yemeni government is making arrangements to resume oil exports through the Nashimah port in Shabwah Governorate (eastern Yemen). This follows an announcement by UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, that Yemeni parties have reached an agreement on the...
UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg warned the UN Security Council on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, of the risk of a full-scale return to war in Yemen, highlighting the potential humanitarian suffering and regional repercussions. During his briefing to the Council, Grundberg expressed concern a...
The UN Security Council will hold its regular monthly open briefing and closed consultations on Yemen on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. According to a statement from the UN's website, monitored by "Barran Press," the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, and the Acting Under-Secret...
A letter from UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg to Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, urging the postponement of recent decisions by the Yemeni Central Bank, has ignited widespread anger among Yemenis. The letter has been met with strong warnings against acquiescing to its demands. The ...
The internationally recognized Yemeni government on Thursday, July 11, 2024, approved a number of incentives aimed at facilitating the relocation of UN and international organizations to Aden, the temporary capital of Yemen. The government stated that these measures are "necessary to ensure t...
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, the resumption of limited aid distribution in areas controlled by the Houthi group, which is designated as a terrorist organization by several countries. This comes after a six-month suspension due to a dispute with ...
The United Nations on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, denounced the accusations of espionage levied against its detained staff by the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization, as "shocking." The statement, released by the UN Human Rights Office and obtained by Barran Press, express...
Yemen's internationally recognized government on Monday, July 8th, 2024, sharply criticized international and UN organizations for their "passive and negligent" stance towards their staff detained by the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries. In...
The Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, continues to detain employees of international organizations and agencies in Sana'a, according to reports on Monday, July 8th, 2024. In response, these organizations have begun advertising administrative v...
A new report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reveals a grim picture of Yemen's ongoing displacement crisis, with 75% of internally displaced persons (IDPs) expressing reluctance to return to their original homes. The report, released on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, highlights...