The US-based news agency Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, that attacks launched by the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries and backed by Iran, in the Red Sea have led to a resurgence of piracy networks off the coast of Somalia. Citing Ignacio ...
Yemeni mobile phone company, Yemeni Mobile, reversed its controversial price increase on "4G" internet packages on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, following widespread public anger and protests across the country. The company announced a new offer for "new 4G internet packages" on ...
The Marib branch of the Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, denied reports circulating on social media that it had apologized for closing the branch of Al-Majrabi Exchange Company in the governorate. In a statement received by Barran Press, the bank said, "We were surpr...
Two high-ranking government sources, one from the internationally recognized Yemeni government and another from the Central Bank of Yemen in Aden, have denied reports that President Rashad al-Alimi ordered a rollback of recent decisions by the bank and the Ministries of Transportation and Co...
Marib, a bustling hub of development and commerce, is facing a looming environmental catastrophe, according to Abdullah al-Bakri, the Deputy Governor of Marib for Administrative Affairs. Al-Bakri stated on Monday, July 1st, 2024, that the lack of proper sewage infrastructure poses a "major en...
A Houthi militant, identified as Abdullah Ismail Sanjari, has been accused of brutally murdering his ex-wife and her parents in a shocking incident in the Bajil district of Hodeidah governorate, Yemen. According to local sources, Sanjari, who had divorced his wife just two days prior, stormed h...
Tribal mediation efforts have failed to stop ongoing heavy weapons clashes between two families from the Al-Awaliq tribe in the Al-Sa'id region of Shabwah Governorate, eastern Yemen, according to tribal sources. ٍSources told Barran Press that the clashes, which began on Tuesday, July 2...
A political component in Socotra's governorate has accused Governor Raafat Al-Thaqli of kidnapping Sheikh Ali Amer Saad Al-Qahtani. The incident occurred in the capital city of Hadibu on July 1, 2024. The Preparatory Committee for the Socotra National Conference has strongly condemned the k...
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Tuesday that it destroyed a radar site belonging to the Houthi rebels in Yemen, claiming it posed an "imminent threat" to US forces, coalition partners, and commercial shipping. In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter) seen...
The Yemeni Interior Ministry, recognized by the international community, reported on Tuesday that 717 travelers from Arab and foreign nationalities entered Yemen within the past 24 hours. According to the ministry's Security Media Center, a total of 3,348 Yemeni citizens, 467 Arabs, and 250...
The United States has condemned the seizure of four Yemenia Airlines planes by the Houthi rebels, who are designated as a terrorist group by the US. The planes were carrying Hajj pilgrims to Sana'a International Airport. US Ambassador to Yemen, Steven Fagin, expressed his condemnation durin...
The Giants Brigade and the Saba Axis forces have regained control of strategic positions between the districts of Harib and Al-Abdiyah in the southern part of Marib Governorate, hours after they fell to the Houthi rebels, a field source confirmed on Tuesday. The source told "Barran Press&q...
A trade union affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council, known as the "Southern Exchange Union," announced its intention to establish a parallel remittance network called "Unified Southern Network." This move comes as a direct challenge to the unified network establishe...
A civilian sustained severe injuries after detonating a landmine, a remnant of the Houthi militia, in Yemen's Al-Jawf governorate. Local sources reported that the incident occurred in the "Al-Hadha" area, southwest of Al-Maslub district, when Ali Faraj Al-Noufi stepped on th...
A team from the Ministry of Education inspected the ongoing high school exams in the Ali Bin Abi Talib and Al-Farooq centers in Wadi district, Marib governorate, eastern Yemen. The ministerial team, led by Dr. Sedqi Khadiri and including Elham Al-Yazidi, Samir Nasher, and Yasser Mohammed,...
A civilian was killed by tribal gunmen in a revenge attack in the Lower Marakha district of Shabwah governorate, eastern Yemen. Sources told “Barran Press” that armed elements from the "Al-Dawla Al-Awaliq" tribe ambushed Salem bin Hussein Al-Maqrahi in the "Wasit"...
The government of Yemen's negotiating team has hinted at a lack of progress in prisoner swap talks with the Houthis in the Omani capital Muscat, under UN auspices. Majid Fadhail, spokesperson for the government negotiating team, said on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024, that the talks "are stil...
Houthi spokesperson Mohammed Abdulsalam has revealed details of a meeting with Mikhail Bogdanov, the Russian President's Special Envoy to the Middle East and Africa, on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) seen by Barran Press, Abdulsalam stated that he discussed...
The Yemeni Minister of Finance, Salem bin Brik, met with his Qatari counterpart, Ali al-Kuwari, on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024, to discuss the latest economic and financial developments in Yemen. The meeting focused on the significant challenges facing the country's public finances amidst the ongo...