Micro-Enterprise Grants Empower Displaced Yemenis in Marib

Micro-Enterprise Grants Empower Displaced Yemenis in Marib

 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...

Houthi Government Formation Sparks Criticism and Ridicule in Yemen

Houthi Government Formation Sparks Criticism and Ridicule in Yemen

 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...

Landmines in Al-Qouz: A Story of Resilience and Hope (Report)

Landmines in Al-Qouz: A Story of Resilience and Hope (Report)

Al-Qouz, a village in the western countryside of Taiz governorate, is one of many Yemeni villages that have been heavily mined by the Houthi group, internationally recognized as a terrorist organization. Local residents told Barran Press that the Houthis planted landmines and explosives in home...

Giant Forces Soldier Killed by Houthi Sniper in Marib

Giant Forces Soldier Killed by Houthi Sniper in Marib

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 ...

Marib Aims for Urban Transformation, Embracing a New Future

Marib Aims for Urban Transformation, Embracing a New Future

The Director of the Planning and International Cooperation Office in Marib Governorate, Engineer Saleh Al-Sakaaf, revealed on Monday, August 12, 2024, that local authorities are pursuing a plan to transition Marib from a rural province to an urban one. In a statement to "Barran Press,"...

Yemen's Peace Efforts Stalled as Houthis Continue Military Buildup

Yemen's Peace Efforts Stalled as Houthis Continue Military Buildup

The Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) has declared a halt to peace efforts, accusing the Houthi rebels of failing to move beyond "paper proposals" while continuing their military activities. In an interview with the pan-Arab newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat, PLC member Othman Maja...

Scrap Metal Worker Injured by Exploding Mine Detonator in Hodeidah

Scrap Metal Worker Injured by Exploding Mine Detonator in Hodeidah

Hodeidah, Yemen - A civilian worker was injured on Tuesday, August 13th, when a mine detonator exploded while he was working at a scrap metal shop in Hays district, south of Hodeidah governorate, according to the Yemeni Ministry of Interior. The Ministry's statement, released by the Se...