Sources revealed on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, that dozens of historic houses, buildings, and markets in Old Sana'a, a UNESCO World Heritage site, are facing imminent danger due to persistent rainfall and flooding, according to the international newspaper "Asharq Al-Awsat." The new...
The internationally recognized human rights organization SAM for Rights and Freedoms has condemned a recent ruling by a Houthi-controlled court in Sana'a, sentencing kidnapped Yemeni woman Hanan Shoua Hassan Al-Muntaser to 13 years in prison. According to a statement released by SAM o...
Two brothers were fatally shot by armed assailants in the city of Rada'a, Al Bayda Governorate, on Tuesday, August 20th, 2024. Local sources have alleged that the Houthi authorities, who control the area, have turned a blind eye to the incident, further fueling tensions. The victims, identi...
President of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, on Tuesday, August 20th, 2024, stressed the importance of supporting the "legitimate" government as a reliable partner in ensuring international navigation freedom, combating extremism and terrorism, and preventin...
The Saudi-funded "MASAM" project, dedicated to clearing Yemeni lands of mines, announced on Tuesday, August 20th, 2024, that its teams had removed over 1,100 mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during the third week of August. These explosive devices were planted by the Houthi ...
Taiz, Yemen: Abdulkarim Al-Sufi, a young man from the village of "Al-Tweer" in the western rural area of Taiz Governorate, used to work in date farming, relying on this profession to provide for his family's needs. However, the war forced him to flee his village and leave his fa...
The National Center of Meteorology and Early Warning has issued a warning for heavy rains across Yemen over the next ten days, with some mountainous regions expected to receive up to 500 millimeters of rainfall. The center's statement, released on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, monitored by &quo...
Marib Governorate in northeastern Yemen is currently experiencing heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds, local sources reported to Barran Press on Tuesday evening, August 20, 2024. The city of Marib has been experiencing heavy rainfall for the past hour, accompanied by stron...
Armed members of the "Dhu Muhammad" tribe in Jawf Governorate (northeastern Yemen) stormed administrative buildings in the western part of the governorate on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, in retaliation for the killing of a tribal member by a Houthi leader. According to tribal sources to ...
The Atlantic Council for Strategic Studies has drawn a parallel between the attacks by the Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, and the acts of piracy that plagued the Horn of Africa in the early 2000s. In a comprehensive study t...
For the past five years, the Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, has been establishing its own pharmacies under the name "National Pharmacies," operating under the Ministry of Health in the group's unrecognized government. Recently, the group inau...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has issued a stark warning, stating that Israeli airstrikes on the Hodeidah port in Yemen last month could amount to war crimes. The organization argues that the attacks pose a grave threat to the food supply, humanitarian aid, and electricity for millions of Yemenis...
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced early Monday that its forces successfully destroyed a drone belonging to the Iran-backed Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries. In a statement released on X, seen by "Barran Press", CENTCOM stated, "Ov...
Rainfall levels in Yemen have decreased over the past 24 hours compared to Saturday, August 17, according to a post by the National Center of Meteorology (NCM), seen by "Barran Press". While Hodeidah recorded the highest rainfall on Saturday, reaching 66.3 millimeters, the NCM&#...
The General Authority for Books (GAB), a government body, has extended an invitation to Yemeni, Arab, and international publishers to participate in the Hadhramout International Book Fair, scheduled to take place in Mukalla from December 18th to 28th. According to the official Yemeni News Agenc...
Hodeidah, Yemen – August 19, 2024 – Two children sustained serious injuries after detonating a landmine in Hodeidah governorate, according to a human rights source. Journalist and human rights activist Basim Al-Janani reported on X (seen by "Barran Press") that the ch...
A coalition of 48 civil society organizations in Yemen has called on the internationally recognized government to allocate emergency funds from the Central Emergency Response Fund to support relief efforts for victims of the recent floods and torrential rains that swept across several governorates...
The Yemeni Finance Ministry, part of the internationally recognized government, has reiterated its commitment to paying salaries for all state employees in both the civilian and military sectors, including those in the Interior Ministry. However, the ministry has accused the Interior Ministry and ...
A coordinated meeting of Yemeni government agencies convened on Monday to address the health risks posed by the influx of migrants to Yemen, particularly the potential for the spread of diseases and epidemics. The meeting, chaired by Health Minister Dr. Qasim Bahibah and attended by repre...