The Israeli military announced on Monday that it had conducted airstrikes targeting what it described as "terrorist" sites and infrastructure belonging to the Iran-backed Houthi group on the coast of Hodeidah Governorate in western Yemen. In a statement released by the Isr...
Joint security forces in Lahj Governorate have intercepted a second shipment of weapons destined for the Houthi group within a week, a military source reported on Sunday. According to a statement released by the media center of the Giants Brigades, the joint security campaign forces...
Yemeni local singer Khalil Farhan has been detained by the Iran-backed Houthi group after performing national songs and the national anthem at a wedding ceremony in Dhamar Governorate on Saturday. The Musicians and Writers Forum condemned the alleged detention, stating that the target...
Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Chairman on Saturday decreed the appointment of Salem Saleh Salem bin Bureik as the new Prime Minister, succeeding Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak. The move came after reports of considerable strain in the relationship between bin Mubarak and the PLC Chairm...
Heavy clashes erupted on the Hareeb and Al-Abadiyah fronts in southern Marib Governorate, northeastern Yemen, on Saturday, a military source reported. The source indicated that the Giants Brigades successfully repelled a significant offensive launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia. ...
The internationally recognized Yemeni government on Friday condemned an Israeli airstrike that targeted the vicinity of the presidential palace in the Syrian capital, Damascus. In a statement released on May 2, 2025, the government labeled the attack a "blatant violation of the sover...
The Iran-backed Houthis has mandated the cessation of English language instruction for the first three primary grades in both public and private schools within their areas of control. A directive from the Houthi-run Ministry of Education, stipulates that Quranic studies will supplant English clas...
Three members of the Popular Resistance were killed on Saturday during clashes with the Iran-backed Houthi group in southern Marib governorate northeastern Yemen. According to local sources, the fallen fighters were from the family of the Yemeni Presidential leadership Council Vice President Sult...
Two government soldiers were killed and four others injured on Saturday as government forces repelled an infiltration attempt by Iran-backed Houthi militants on the Karsh front, north of Lahj province in southern Yemen, according to military sources. The sources informed Barran Press that the Hou...
Two children sustained leg injuries on Saturday when a sniper from the Iran-backed Houthi group opened fire on them west of Taiz city in southwest Yemen. Medical sources at a local hospital confirmed that Suleiman Fahd Haza’a, 14, and Mohammed Mansour Ali Abdulrahman, 12, were wounded while...
UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg met with senior Houthi leaders in Muscat, Oman, on Thursday, emphasizing the need to stabilize Yemen and address the "legitimate concerns" of all parties involved. A statement from Grundberg's office indicated that Omani officials and senio...
The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned Iranian businessman Seyed Asadollah Imam Jom'ah and his network for facilitating liquefied natural gas and crude oil shipments that fund Iran's nuclear program and proxy groups, including the Houthis. Yemen's Information Minister ...
Local authorities in Taiz governorate, Yemen, have reportedly banned the human rights organization "Mwatana for Human Rights" from operating within the province, citing alleged links to the Houthi movement. A leaked directive from Taiz's Social Affairs and Labor Office, instructed...
At least six civilians have been detained by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen's Al-Mahwit Governorate following the circulation of a video showing a Houthi missile falling in the area, local sources informed Barran Press. The arrests occurred in Ibn Abdullah village, Jabal Al-Mahwit District, a...
A Yemeni human rights organization, the Eye Organization for Human Rights, has condemned the Iran-backed Houthis for the "arbitrary arrest" of six civilians in Al-Mahwait governorate. The group accused the Houthis of violating citizens' rights to document security threats after resid...
Pro-government forces in Shabwa governorate intercepted and destroyed a Houthi reconnaissance drone on Sunday, according to military sources. The 6th Shabwa Defense Brigade stated the Iran-made drone was conducting surveillance of military positions when it was detected and neutralized...
The Iran-backed Houthis have reportedly detained 30 civilians in the Yemeni capital after they filmed the aftermath of a U.S. airstrike that hit a residential area on Sunday evening. This comes as Yemen's internationally recognized government and the Houthis present conflicting accounts of the...
The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on Thursday, April 17, against Yemen International Bank (IBY) and three of its senior executives for allegedly providing financial support to the Iran-backed Houthis. This marks the second Houthi-controlled bank to face U.S. sanctions recently, foll...
The Yemeni Journalists’ Syndicate "YJS" reported on Wednesday the arrest of Awad Kashmim, head of the Press Freedoms Committee for the union's local branch, by security forces in Haridah District, Hadramaut Governorate, eastern Yemen. According to reports, the arrest followed s...
Amid escalating tensions in eastern Yemen and growing calls for self-rule, Hadhramaut’s Security Committee has issued a strong warning against any recruitment activities conducted outside the official frameworks of the Ministries of Defense and Interior. This statement is widely interpreted ...