A government meeting in Aden, Yemen's temporary capital, on Thursday, July 4th, focused on security measures for UN agencies and their staff in the city, amidst a wave of arrests of aid workers in Houthi-controlled areas. The meeting, attended by Aden's local council secretary-general B...
A Houthi delegation, designated as a terrorist organization by the international community, departed Sana'a International Airport on Saturday, June 29th, to participate in consultations in Muscat, according to aviation sources at the airport. The sources told Barran Press that the delegatio...
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday, June 23, 2024, adopted a resolution demanding the immediate cessation of all attacks by the Houthi group against commercial and transport vessels in the Red Sea. The resolution, numbered 2739, was presented by the United States and Japan and receive...
The Yemeni government has rejected a United Nations invitation to participate in economic talks with the Houthis in Muscat, Oman, at the end of June, citing a lack of clear objectives and ongoing Houthi violations. Economist and researcher, Fares al-Najjar, described the UN's call for talks...
The internationally recognized Yemeni government has officially rejected a UN invitation to participate in talks scheduled for the end of June in Muscat, Oman, focusing on the prisoner exchange and economic files, according to Yemeni Minister of Human Rights and Legal Affairs Ahmed Arman. In st...
The United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) reported on Monday, June 24, 2024, that it had recorded 84 landmine-related incidents in Hodeidah governorate between June 2023 and May 2024. The UN mission's monthly update on demining activities (May 2024), seen by...
Yemen's Ambassador and Permanent Delegate to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Mohammed Jumaih , announced on Friday, June 21, 2024, that the organization has approved five projects to support journalism in Yemen. According to the Yemeni ne...
The governments of Jordan, Egypt, and Tunisia have issued official statements confirming that the deceased and missing pilgrims from their respective countries were not part of their official Hajj missions. Some individuals entered the Kingdom irregularly, while others traveled independently. S...
The Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, has reportedly agreed in principle to release several UN and international staff detained in recent weeks, according to a source in Sana'a. The source, speaking to "Barran Press" on condition ...
The US Special Envoy for Yemen, Tim Lenderking, has demanded the immediate release of detained international organization staff, including those from the US embassy in Sana'a, currently held by the Houthi group. The demand came on Thursday, June 13th, 2024. According to Reuters, the Iran-ba...
A joint statement issued by 40 nations on Thursday, June 13th, 2024, strongly condemned the detention of United Nations and international agency staff, non-governmental organizations, and diplomatic missions working in the Yemeni capital Sana'a by the Houthi group. The statement, delivered ...
In a statement issued on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres voiced deep worry over the abduction of 13 UN employees by the Houthi group, an internationally recognized terrorist organization. Guterres emphasized that this distressing development r...
Sources in the Yemeni capital Sana'a have reported that dozens of international and UN organization staff, detained by the Houthi group, have been subjected to severe torture in secret prisons run by the group. The sources, speaking to "Barran Press" on condition of anonymity for ...
Hans Grundberg, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, met with Oman's Undersecretary for Political Affairs, Sheikh Khalifa bin Ali al-Harthy, on Monday, June 10, 2024, to discuss the latest developments in the Yemeni conflict and efforts to find a resolution. The Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
The Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, announced on Monday, June 10, the capture of what it described as an "American-Israeli spy network" operating in Yemen for decades. This declaration comes just days after the group detained dozens of UN and interna...
The Houthi group, internationally recognized as a terrorist organization, has detained 11 United Nations employees in Yemen, sparking international condemnation and calls for their immediate release. The United Nations confirmed the detentions on Friday, June 7, 2024, stating that it is working...
A collective of over 120 civil society organizations in Yemen has vehemently condemned the recent wave of arrests targeting international staff working in areas controlled by the Houthi group, which is designated as a terrorist organization by several countries. In a joint statement issued on S...
The internationally recognized Yemeni government on Saturday, June 8th, 2024, condemned the abduction of dozens of United Nations and international non-governmental organization staff in Sana'a by the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries. The government cal...
The Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, has been accused of detaining at least 20 staff members from various international and UN agencies in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a. The arrests, which took place on June 7th, 2024, have sparked international concern. ...
Marib province is set to undergo a major economic and social transformation, with the Director General of Planning and International Cooperation, Engineer Saleh Al-Saqaf, announcing the implementation of a comprehensive development plan. In an exclusive interview with Barr...