Marib Authorities Launch "Central Scale" for Tax Collection

Marib Authorities Launch "Central Scale" for Tax Collection

Local authorities in Marib Governorate, northeastern Yemen, inaugurated the operation of a "central scale" for collecting sales tax on goods entering the governorate on Monday, August 26th, 2024. According to the official Yemen News Agency (Saba), Deputy Governor Abdullah Al-Bakri lau...

Explosions Rock Lahj and Western Aden, Raising Security Concerns

Explosions Rock Lahj and Western Aden, Raising Security Concerns

 A series of explosions rocked Lahj Governorate, southern Yemen, in the early hours of Sunday, August 18th, 2024, with the sound reaching the western outskirts of Aden, the temporary capital. Local sources told Barran Press that explosive devices and hand grenades detonated inside the &quo...

Monkeypox: A Global Health Emergency, But Not a Repeat of COVID-19?

Monkeypox: A Global Health Emergency, But Not a Repeat of COVID-19?

The recent surge in monkeypox cases in Africa, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare the disease a global health emergency, its highest level of alert. The outbreak, which has spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo to...

Monkeypox Declared a Global Health Emergency by WHO

Monkeypox Declared a Global Health Emergency by WHO

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the monkeypox outbreak in Africa a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024. This is the highest level of alert the organization can issue. "Today, the Emergency Co...