Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, President of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and member of the Presidential Leadership Council, acknowledged significant economic challenges during an expanded meeting with STC leadership on Sunday. According to STC website, Al-Zubaidi conceded that economic hards...
Military sources reported that Iran-backed Houthis deployed drones to strike mine clearance equipment at the eastern entrance to Taiz city in southwest Yemen. According to Barran Press, the targeted gear belonged to HALO Trust Yemen, which was surveying the Kamb neighborhood for landmines—pr...
On Sunday,the tribes of Khawlan Al-Tiyal, Sanhan, Bani Hashish, and Bilad Al-Rus announced their determination to dismantle the Iran-backed Houthis’ coup. Gathered in an armed assembly in Marib, northeastern Yemen, thousands from these Sanaa tribal belt communities declared full mobilization...
On Friday, Shohood for Human Rights reported the death of 14-year-old Raddad Saleh Ali Ghalib, alleging he died from injuries sustained in an assault at the Al-Falah center in the Melh area of Nihm District, Sana'a Governorate, an area under Houthi control. Shohood stated that Raddad was forc...
In Taiz’s busy streets, 45-year-old Ibrahim Mohammed fights to sustain his family. Driving a small delivery cart, he waits hours outside furniture shops for scarce jobs. His meager earnings hardly meet his household’s essential needs. Impact of War and Blockade Over the pa...
An investigative committee has determined that the death of prisoner Rashid Alawi Isa Al-Hutam at the Marib Political Security Prison on January 26th was a suicide, with no evidence of foul play or legal violations. According to the Yemen News Agency Saba, forensic and autopsy reports confirmed t...
Reuters reported that the suspension of U.S. aid jeopardizes millions of Yemenis, deepening the humanitarian crisis in one of the Arab world’s poorest nations. Yemeni government sources and relief officials told Reuters that the USAID halt poses a severe threat to lives. On January...
The Taiz Security Committee announced on Friday the enforcement of the Demonstrations and Protests Law and refuted allegations that Governor Nabil Shamsan ordered the suppression of teacher protests. In a statement released by the Security Media Center, the committee denied social media claims ...
The Yemeni Gas Company – Safer announced intensified efforts to address rising household gas demand in preparation for Ramadan. The company pledged to maintain stable supplies and called on authorities to support monitoring and enforcement to prevent violations in gas distribution and sales....
On Thursday, local sources reported that the Iran-backed Houthis temporarily released activist Rabab Al-Mudhwahi. Detained since June in Sana’a alongside several UN and international agency employees, Al-Mudhwahi was allowed a brief reprieve to attend her mother’s funeral. According to...
On Thursday, a 9-year-old girl, Aisha Ali Bakheet, was killed by a landmine explosion in Beit al-Faqih district of Hodeidah governorate, according to human rights sources. The Yemeni Mine Observatory reported on X that Aisha was herding sheep in the "Amzahar" area when the blast occurred...
Armed members of the "Madhhaj and Himyar" tribes assembled on Friday in Marib, Yemen, launching a general mobilization to confront the Iran-backed Houthis. Tribal leaders from Marib, Al Bayda, Dhamar, and other provinces attended the gathering, signaling broad support. Accordin...
Following the death of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, leaders from the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen have traveled to Beirut. Yemeni Information Minister Muammar Al-Eryani, citing the official Yemeni news agency Saba, stated on February 19, 2025, that the Houthi leaders' pr...
Security forces in Mukalla of Hadramout raided the home of journalist Emad Al-Ddini on Thursday and detained him. Local and human rights sources report that Al-Ddini was assaulted in front of his family during the raid before being taken to an undisclosed location. Authorities have yet to re...
The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) announced on Thursday, February 20, 2025, continued progress on the second phase of the Al-Abr International Road rehabilitation project. Specifically, work is underway on the 40-kilometer "Gweirban - Al-Dhowaybi" segment...
Two Yemeni soldiers were killed and several others injured on Thursday, February 20, 2025, during clashes with Iran-backed Houthi militants south of Marib, according to military sources. The Houthis attempted to infiltrate Yemeni army positions. The Armed Forces Media Center reported that the H...
The Iran-backed Houthis have once again found themselves at the center of controversy after Sanaa University, under their control, announced that Mahdi al-Mashat, head of the so-called Supreme Political Council, had been awarded a master’s degree with honors. The move has triggered widespr...
Military sources reported that a Houthi infiltration attempt into Yemeni army positions in Al-Jawf governorate (northeast Yemen) on Tuesda resulted in casualties. According to the Armed Forces Media Center, Yemeni army units successfully thwarted the Houthis' attempt to breach a military si...
Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked a Yemeni fishing boat, marking the second such attack in just ten days, the European Union’s naval mission in the Red Sea, Operation Atalanta (EUNAVFOR), reported on Wednesday. According to a statement cited by ABC News, the attack took place off the...
Jamal Ahmed Rawah Qa'id Muhsin Al-Mahmoudi died on February 18, 2025, just 11 days after being released from five years of captivity in a Houthi prison. Legal sources informed Barran Press that Al-Mahmoudi, from Al-Dhalea Governorate, suffered severe physical and psychological torture, as well a...