US Alarmed by Emerging Houthi-Al-Shabaab Alliance

US Alarmed by Emerging Houthi-Al-Shabaab Alliance

  The United States expressed deep concern today over evidence of cooperation between Yemen's Houthi rebels and Somalia's Al-Shabaab. U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Commander General Michael Langley told the House Armed Services Committee that both groups are part of Iran's &quo...

UN Envoy on Yemen: No Quick Fix for Deep-Seated Crisis

UN Envoy on Yemen: No Quick Fix for Deep-Seated Crisis

  The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, acknowledged the significant challenges in advancing a resolution to the Yemeni crisis and implementing the UN roadmap signed by the parties in late 2023. He stressed that there's "no quick fix" for the complex situation. In ...

Houthis Detain Dozens Over Starlink Internet Use in Sana'a

Houthis Detain Dozens Over Starlink Internet Use in Sana'a

  Houthi rebels have reportedly arrested 54 civilians in the capital, Sana'a, for using Starlink satellite internet devices. Human rights sources confirmed the detentions on Wednesday. The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms stated that Houthi forces recently conducted widespread...

Houthis Demand Aid Exclusively Through Oman Amidst Port Damage

Houthis Demand Aid Exclusively Through Oman Amidst Port Damage

  The Iran-backed Houthi group is now conditioning the entry of humanitarian aid into areas under its control on the shipments arriving "exclusively" via Oman. This stipulation follows the cessation of shipping lines to Hodeidah port, which sustained significant damage from Israe...

Tareq Saleh Vows "Inevitable Battle," Sanaa's Liberation Imminent

Tareq Saleh Vows "Inevitable Battle," Sanaa's Liberation Imminent

    Tareq Saleh, a member of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council and commander of the National Resistance on the West Coast, announced on Wednesday, June 4, that his forces are preparing for an "inevitable battle" against Iranian-backed groups, vowing to surprise ...

Civilian Critically Injured by Landmine in Hodeidah

Civilian Critically Injured by Landmine in Hodeidah

  A civilian was critically injured on Wednesday after a landmine planted by the Houthi group exploded while he was plowing agricultural land in Yemen's western Hodeidah province. Local sources in Hodeidah reported that Yahya Mohammed Abdullah Hashash sustained severe injuries t...

Project Masam Clears Over 7,000 Landmines and UXO in May Across Yemen

Project Masam Clears Over 7,000 Landmines and UXO in May Across Yemen

  Project Masam, the Saudi-funded initiative to clear landmines in Yemen, announced today that its teams have successfully removed 1,689 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) across several Yemeni governorates over the past week. These cleared muniti...

Yemen's Displaced Children Face Desperate Choices in Al-Dhale Camp

Yemen's Displaced Children Face Desperate Choices in Al-Dhale Camp

In the war-ravaged landscape of Yemen, thousands of displaced children are confronting a grim reality, forced into child labor or even military recruitment as humanitarian aid dwindles. A "Bran Press" investigation into the makeshift Sanah camp in Al-Dhale governorate reveals a profo...

Houthi Unexploded Ordnance Injures Civilian in Marib

Houthi Unexploded Ordnance Injures Civilian in Marib

  An unexploded projectile, a remnant of the conflict with the Houthi group, seriously injured a civilian today in Al-Faw area of Yemen's northeastern Marib governorate, according to security sources. Marib police, in a statement seen by "Bran Press," identified the inju...

Houthi Landmine Kills One, Injures Two from Same Family in Al-Baydha

Houthi Landmine Kills One, Injures Two from Same Family in Al-Baydha

   A devastating landmine explosion in Yemen's central Al-Baydha governorate today claimed the life of one civilian and severely injured two others from the same family. Human rights sources attributed the blast to a landmine planted by the Iran-backed Houthi group.   The E...

Yemeni Presidential Head Begins Official Visit to Russia

Yemeni Presidential Head Begins Official Visit to Russia

  Rashad al-Alimi, head of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), today began an official visit to the Russian Federation at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin, according to the official Yemeni News Agency (Saba). Saba reported that al-Alimi will hold discussions w...