Houthi Rebels Reject UN Envoy's Call for Economic Talks

Houthi Rebels Reject UN Envoy's Call for Economic Talks

The Houthi rebel group, designated as a terrorist organization, has rejected a call by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, to engage in negotiations with the internationally recognized Yemeni government on economic issues. Houthi leader Hussein al-Ezzi, the group's Deputy Foreig...

Teacher Drowns in Flash Floods While Returning From Work in Al-Mahwit

Teacher Drowns in Flash Floods While Returning From Work in Al-Mahwit

A teacher tragically drowned in flash floods on Saturday, July 13, 2024, while returning home from work in Al-Mahwit Governorate, northwest Yemen, on the first day of the new school year. Local sources reported to "Barran Press" that Yahya Saleh Ahmed Al-Ahmar was swept away by floodw...

New Zealand Extends Red Sea Deployment Until January 2025

New Zealand Extends Red Sea Deployment Until January 2025

New Zealand has extended its deployment of troops participating in the US-led "Combined Maritime Forces" (CMF) to secure international shipping in the Red Sea from Houthi attacks, according to a joint statement released by Defense Minister Judith Collins and Foreign Minister Winston Pete...

Camel Herder Found Dead in Yemeni Desert, Buried by Sand

Camel Herder Found Dead in Yemeni Desert, Buried by Sand

Local sources reported on Friday, July 12, 2024, that residents discovered the body of a man who owned a herd of camels, buried in the desert between the Yemeni governorates of Marib and Shabwa (eastern Yemen). The sources told Barran Press that a group of residents from the Wadi Marib district...

Yemeni Media Ministry Mourns Renowned Broadcaster Najib Fadl

Yemeni Media Ministry Mourns Renowned Broadcaster Najib Fadl

The Yemeni Ministry of Information, recognized by the international community, announced the passing of prominent broadcaster Najib Fadl on Friday, July 12, 2024. Fadl died in the city of Mukalla in Hadhramaut, southeastern Yemen. In a statement published by the official Yemeni news agency Saba...

Taxi Driver Dies Suddenly While Driving on Sana'a's 60th Street

Taxi Driver Dies Suddenly While Driving on Sana'a's 60th Street

Local sources reported on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, the sudden death of a taxi driver while driving on the fast lane of 60th Street west of the Yemeni capital, Sana'a. According to the sources, the taxi came to a sudden stop at the end of the Madhbah Bridge on the fast lane, posing a seriou...

Yemeni Goalkeeper Dies on the Pitch After Collision with Striker

Yemeni Goalkeeper Dies on the Pitch After Collision with Striker

Ibrahim Omar, goalkeeper for the Rashid football club, died on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, after a strong collision with a striker from the Ahli Al-Khoukha team during a match in the Western Coast football league in Yemen. Club sources reported that the incident occurred in the first half of the ...