Iran's Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday, July 8th, 2024, that indirect negotiations are currently underway between Tehran and Washington, mediated by Oman. The ministry stated that details of the talks will be announced "in due time." The announcement was made during a weekly ...
The Yemeni government delegation negotiating the prisoner exchange file announced the conclusion of consultations held in Muscat, Oman, under UN auspices, on Saturday, July 6, 2024. Majid Fadil, the spokesperson for the government delegation, stated in a post on X (formerly Twitter), seen by Ba...
With the words, "Enough, bring back my son," Saddam Al-Ruhani's mother responded to a question from "Barran Press" about her comment on the ongoing Muscat negotiations. Saddam's mother expressed her intense anticipation and anxiety about the outcome of the Muscat neg...
The head of Yemen's Islah Party, Mohammed al-Yadumi, expressed his discontent with the recent prisoner exchange agreement reached in Muscat, Oman, criticizing the lack of representation for the internationally recognized Yemeni government in the negotiations. Al-Yadumi, in a statement poste...
The fate of Yemeni politician Mohammed Qahtan remains shrouded in uncertainty as negotiations for a prisoner exchange between the internationally recognized Yemeni government and the Houthi rebels continue in Muscat, Oman. Abdulmalik al-Mikhlafi, Deputy Head of the Yemeni Consultation and Recon...
Senator Fatima Payman, a member of the governing Australian Labor Party, has resigned from the party after being suspended from the parliamentary caucus for supporting a Greens Party proposal to recognize Palestine as a state. Payman, who represents Western Australia, announced her resignation ...
On Friday, July 5th, 2024, sources reported that a draft agreement regarding the fate of Yemeni politician Mohammed Qahtan was signed in Muscat, Oman, during prisoner exchange negotiations between the internationally recognized Yemeni government and the Houthi group. According to journalist Far...
The family of prominent Yemeni politician Mohammed Qahtaan, who has been held captive by the Houthi group for ten years, has vehemently rejected the recent announcement from Muscat regarding his potential release. The family issued a statement on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, denouncing the "farce...
A coalition of 148 Yemeni civil society organizations expressed deep concern and strong condemnation of recent developments in the ongoing negotiations in Muscat, Oman, regarding the fate of forcibly disappeared individuals, particularly the prominent civilian politician Mohammed Qahtan. In a j...
The spokesperson for Yemen's Islah Party, Adnan al-Odaini, confirmed on Thursday, July 4, 2024, that the party has "confirmed information" that their senior member, Mohammed Qahtan, who has been held captive by the Houthi group for nine years, is alive. Al-Odaini, who is also the ...
The US State Department issued a reminder on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024, of its Level 4 travel advisories, warning American citizens against travel to 19 countries deemed to pose the highest risk to safety. The list includes six Arab countries: Iraq, Sudan, Syria, Yemen, Libya, and Somalia. ...
The UN-brokered talks in Muscat, Oman, between the internationally recognized Yemeni government and the Houthi rebels have reached a breakthrough, with both sides agreeing on a prisoner exchange that includes the release of prominent politician Mohammed Qahtan. The UN Special Envoy for Yemen an...
Yemeni Foreign Minister and Minister of Expatriate Affairs, Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, met separately with the ambassadors of the United States, France, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Yemen on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, to discuss "areas of mutual cooperation between the two countries."...
The United States has condemned the seizure of four Yemenia Airlines planes by the Houthi rebels, who are designated as a terrorist group by the US. The planes were carrying Hajj pilgrims to Sana'a International Airport. US Ambassador to Yemen, Steven Fagin, expressed his condemnation durin...
The government of Yemen's negotiating team has hinted at a lack of progress in prisoner swap talks with the Houthis in the Omani capital Muscat, under UN auspices. Majid Fadhail, spokesperson for the government negotiating team, said on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024, that the talks "are stil...
Houthi spokesperson Mohammed Abdulsalam has revealed details of a meeting with Mikhail Bogdanov, the Russian President's Special Envoy to the Middle East and Africa, on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) seen by Barran Press, Abdulsalam stated that he discussed...
Yemen's internationally recognized Defense Minister, Mohsen al-Da'ari, awarded an honorary Master's degree in Military Science to Aidarus al-Zubaidi, a member of the Presidential Leadership Council and the head of the Southern Transitional Council, on Sunday, June 30th. The d...
The United States government stated on Sunday, June 30th, that its special envoy to Yemen, Tim Lenderking, will continue discussions with partners in Saudi Arabia and Oman this week regarding the recent detentions of UN personnel by the Houthis and attacks in the Red Sea. According to...
The head of the Yemeni government negotiating delegation, Yahya Kazzman, on Sunday, June 30, 2024, linked the success of the ongoing consultations in the Omani capital, Muscat, to the disclosure of the fate of politician Mohammed Qahtan. Qahtan has been held captive by the Houthis for nine years w...
A new round of negotiations between Yemeni parties, facilitated by the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross, commenced in the Omani capital Muscat on Sunday, June 30, 2024, focusing on the issue of detainees and prisoners. The talks come amid concerns over their poten...