The Yemeni National Bloc is demanding a 100% minimum increase in salaries and consistent payments for all employees and displaced persons. In a strong statement from Aden on Thursday, the Supreme Council of Political Parties and Components urged the Presidential Leadership Council to tak...
Masked gunmen, reportedly linked to the Southern Transitional Council (STC), stormed the Omar bin al-Khattab Mosque in Aden's Mansoura district today during dawn prayers. They opened fire and assaulted Sheikh Mohammed Al-Kazemi, the mosque's imam, before abducting him to an...
Police in Aden, Yemen's provisional capital, announced Thursday the suspension and investigation of officers, including the director of Dar Saad police, following the raid on a mosque in the Mansoura district. The action comes amid widespread condemnation after armed individuals, ide...
Aidarous al-Zubaidi, a member of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council and head of the Southern Transitional Council, on Tuesday urged European Union nations to help the internationally recognized government resume oil and gas exports. The plea came during a video conference with...
Rashad Al-Alimi, head of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, announced Sunday that the economy and public services remain top priorities for his administration. Speaking in Aden, the interim capital, Al-Alimi met with officials from the Consultation and Reconciliation Co...
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, acknowledged the significant challenges in advancing a resolution to the Yemeni crisis and implementing the UN roadmap signed by the parties in late 2023. He stressed that there's "no quick fix" for the complex situation. In ...
Vice president of the Presidential Leadership Council and Marib Governor Major General Sultan Al-Aradah on Saturday updated Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad Al-Alimi on persistent attempts by the Houthi group to infiltrate the province's internal front. The brief...
Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Chairman, Rashad Al-Alimi, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, called on the newly formed government under Prime Minister Salem bin Bureik to prioritize "self-reliance and decisive victory." His remarks came during the cabinet's inaug...
A Yemeni lawyer says Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces barred her from entering the interim capital of Aden on Tuesday, June 3, because she was traveling "without a male guardian," or mahram. Afnan Al-Batati, from Hadramout province, detailed the incident in a Fac...
Ten senior United Nations officials and heads of UN agencies on Wednesday, June 4, renewed their urgent call for the immediate release of UN and international aid workers held captive by the Houthi group for a year. The joint statement, published on the official UN website, underscores...
Tareq Saleh, a member of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, stated Monday that political differences among factions are a natural occurrence, emphasizing that "what truly matters is agreement on common goals." Saleh's remarks came during a...
Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi, Chairman of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), has arrived in the interim capital of Aden, accompanied by the newly appointed Prime Minister Salem bin Breik. This marks Bin Breik's first return to Yemen since his appointment on May 3. The official Yemeni New...
Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Chairman, Rashad al-Alimi, revealed on Friday that the the Houthi militia threatened to bomb government-held airports across Yemen if a specific Yemeni Airways plane, later destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, wasn't returned to Sanaa...
The Southern Transitional Council (STC) today warned that the situation in Aden, the interim capital under its control, is on the verge of collapse due to severe service and living condition deterioration, branding it "catastrophic." In an emergency meeting, the STC discussed ...
Major General Sultan Al-Aradah, a member of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), today emphasized the necessity of adhering to the three fundamental references for a political resolution to the Yemeni crisis. Al-Aradah's statement came during a meeting with EU Ambass...
A human rights organization has sharply criticized the Southern Transitional Council (STC) for its "excessive violence" against peaceful female protesters in Aden. Sam Organization for Rights and Liberties stated on Sunday, May 25, that the assaults represent a "dangerous escalation a...
Female protesters demanding improved basic services in Aden faced suppression and beatings by batons from Southern Transitional Council (STC) female recruits on Saturday. Local sources told Bran Press that the women, protesting for better electricity and other essential services a...
Forces aligned with the Southern Transitional Council (STC) arrested a youth activist, on Monday, amidst ongoing protests in Aden, the interim capital. The arrest is linked to the activist's participation in recent demonstrations demanding urgent improvements to public servic...
Security forces fired on protesters in Aden on Saturday as demonstrators voiced outrage over the ongoing collapse of public services, particularly electricity outages exceeding 20 hours daily. Following the incident, the Aden Security Committee announced a ban on all public demonstrati...
A human rights organization has sharply criticized a decision by Aden's security committee to ban protests, arguing that the move to silence dissent poses a greater risk to social cohesion than the demonstrations themselves. SAM for Rights and Liberties, in a statement...