Houthis Expand Missile Sites, Build Roads in Taiz

Houthis Expand Missile Sites, Build Roads in Taiz

Houthis are expanding missile launch platforms and constructing new roads in Taiz Governorate, southwestern Yemen, military sources reported Friday. The Iran-backed Houthis have concentrated their efforts in mountainous areas overlooking the Red Sea, according to sources speaking to Barran Pres...

U.S. Airstrikes Hit Iran-Backed Houthi Leaders in Sana’a

U.S. Airstrikes Hit Iran-Backed Houthi Leaders in Sana’a

On Saturday, the Iran-backed Houthis reported that U.S. airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, killed nearly 20 people in the past few hours. Houthi-affiliated media specified nine deaths and nine injuries, with residential buildings in the Sha’oub and Al-Jarraf districts heavily...

Sana'a Banks Shift to Aden Amid US Sanctions on Houthis

Sana'a Banks Shift to Aden Amid US Sanctions on Houthis

Banks operating in Houthi-controlled Sana'a are relocating their headquarters to Aden to avoid stringent U.S. sanctions imposed on the group, the Central Bank of Yemen announced Friday. The bank, based in Aden, welcomed the decision and pledged support for the institutions to ensure uninter...

Yemeni PM Bans Officials from Leaving Aden Without Written Permission

Yemeni PM Bans Officials from Leaving Aden Without Written Permission

Yemen’s internationally recognized Prime Minister, Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak, issued a directive prohibiting ministers and senior officials from departing Aden, the temporary capital, without prior written approval. The order applies to ministers, governors, deputy ministers, and heads of state...

Yemeni Army Repels Houthi Attacks in Marib

Yemeni Army Repels Houthi Attacks in Marib

On Thursday, the Yemeni Armed Forces reported successfully repelling multiple attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis across several fronts in Marib province, northeastern Yemen. According to Army's website September Net, the army countered infiltration attempts and retaliated against Houthi fir...

Houthis Blocks Tarawih Prayers, Detains Imams in Dhamar

Houthis Blocks Tarawih Prayers, Detains Imams in Dhamar

Human rights sources reported on Tuesday that the Iran-backed Houthi militia has allegedly prevented residents of Waraqa village in the Mefaat Anas district of Dhamar province, northern Yemen, from performing Tarawih prayers for the preceding three days. According to the Musawaah Organization f...

Fire Ravages Displaced Family's Shelter in Northern Marib Camp

Fire Ravages Displaced Family's Shelter in Northern Marib Camp

A fire completely destroyed the makeshift dwelling of a displaced family within Al-Suwaida camp in northern Marib, Yemen, on Wednesday, local sources reported. The blaze engulfed the home of Hassan Abdullah Hassan Ghabara, a father of six from the Nihm district of Sana'a province. Mr. Ghaba...

Marib Planning Director Discusses Delays in Aid Distribution with WFP

Marib Planning Director Discusses Delays in Aid Distribution with WFP

On March 11, 2025, Saleh Al-Saqqaf, Marib's General Director of Planning and International Cooperation, met with Maria Angera De Sojo, Head of the WFP Field Office in Marib, to address delays in aid distribution and related challenges. They discussed issues affecting the timely distribution...

Renewed Houthi Shelling Targets Residential Areas in Western Taiz

Renewed Houthi Shelling Targets Residential Areas in Western Taiz

Iran-backed Houthi forces have resumed artillery shelling of residential districts in western Taiz city, southwestern Yemen. According to reports from Barran Press, the latest attack targeted neighborhoods near the air defense site northwest of Taiz, occurring after residents concluded Taraweeh pr...

US Cuts 80% of Yemen Aid Following Houthi Re-Designation

US Cuts 80% of Yemen Aid Following Houthi Re-Designation

The U.S. State Department has terminated over 80% of USAID programs in Yemen, representing approximately 5,200 contracts. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, via X, stated the six-week review determined these programs were detrimental to U.S. national interests. The remaining 18% of aid, roughly 1,...

Saudi Project "Masam" Clears 51 Minefields in Al-Dhalea over Five Years

Saudi Project "Masam" Clears 51 Minefields in Al-Dhalea over Five Years

Over the past five years (late 2019 to early 2025), the Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance in Yemen (Masam) has successfully cleared 51 minefields in Al-Dhalea governorate, as stated in a report reviewed by Barran Press. Masam teams have removed over 2,000 deadly anti-personnel mines and other ...

Houthi Attacks Target Yemeni Army in Marib and Al-Jawf

Houthi Attacks Target Yemeni Army in Marib and Al-Jawf

Iran-backed Houthi militia launched coordinated attacks against Yemeni army positions in Marib and Al-Jawf, as reported by the Yemeni Ministry of Defense's "September Net" website. Military sources stated that Yemeni troops successfully repelled Houthi assaults in Raghwan, north of ...