The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024, that over 34,000 Yemeni families have been affected by floods that swept through 19 governorates across the country. The UNHCR's Yemen office stated in a press release that "heavy...
The internationally recognized Yemeni government has renewed its call for the United Nations to relocate its headquarters to the temporary capital of Aden, following the Houthi militia's takeover of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights office in Sana'a and the arrest of dozens o...
The Republic of Yemen on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024, expressed its "strongest condemnation and denunciation of the act of extremists in the Israeli occupation government, who stormed the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and imposed restrictions on the entry of worshippers." The statement, iss...
A recent human rights report has accused the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, of committing nearly 6,000 violations in Al Jawf province, located in northern Yemen, during the first half of 2024. The report, released by the Al Jawf Provincial Human Right...
Amnesty International on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024, called on Houthi authorities, designated as a terrorist group by the international community, to overturn the conviction and death sentence against abducted human rights activist Fatima al-Arooli and release her immediately. The internation...
The Deputy Governor of Marib, Abdel-Raba Muftah, who also heads the Emergency Committee, issued an urgent plea on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024, for immediate intervention from local, regional, and international organizations to address the needs of those affected by the natural disasters plaguing ...
The President of the Arab Parliament, Adel Al-Asoumi, reaffirmed on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024, the Parliament's support for all Arab and international efforts aimed at achieving a comprehensive political solution to the Yemeni crisis. Al-Asoumi made the statement during a meeting with th...
Marib Governorate's Deputy Governor, Abdurabbu Muftah, on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024, launched the distribution of micro-enterprise grants to 93 displaced individuals in the governorate, which currently shelters over two million internally displaced persons (IDPs). The Yemeni news a...
The Iranian-backed Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, announced the formation of its new (unrecognized) government on Saturday, August 10th, 2024. This comes after nearly 11 months since the dismissal of the previous coup government led by Abdul Aziz b...
Two children died in separate incidents involving drowning in floodwaters and electrocution in the Osailan district of Shabwah governorate (eastern Yemen) on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024. Local sources told "Barran Press" that 10-year-old Mohammed Faris Ahmed Silan died Wednesda...
Marib Governorate's Deputy for Administrative Affairs, Abdullah al-Bakri, stated on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024, that summer camps are a testament to the official attention and care given to the youth of the governorate by the state and local authorities. Al-Bakri, accompanied by the head ...
The Central Bank of Yemen, headquartered in the temporary capital of Aden, commenced a process of destroying unfit local currency notes of all denominations on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024. The official Yemeni news agency Saba reported that the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Yemen, Dr. ...
A soldier from the Southern Giants Forces was killed by a sniper from the Houthi militia, designated as a terrorist organization by the international community, in the Al-Abdiyah district of Marib province in northeastern Yemen, military sources reported on Monday, August 12, 2024. The sources ...
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 ...
The Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, has seized the United Nations Human Rights Office in Sana'a, according to a senior UN official on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. The group reportedly confiscated documents, furniture, and vehicles. Volker Türk, t...
The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, receiving a report of a maritime incident 63 nautical miles southwest of Hodeidah, Yemen. In a statement published on its website, seen by "Barran Press", the UKMTO said the captain reported an explosion at...
Local sources in Lahj province, southern Yemen, reported on Monday, August 12, 2024, that armed members of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) prevented a youth event from taking place in the provincial capital, Al-Huta. The sources told "Barran Press" that STC military vehicles s...