A lightning strike claimed the life of a woman in Bani Saad district, Al-Mahwit governorate (northwestern Yemen), on Friday, June 28th, 2024, according to local sources. Sources told "Barran Press" that a lightning strike hit the home of Jamil Ibrahim Sailan Al-Hamali in Bani Saad, re...
The Yemeni Ministry of Transportation has accused the Houthi rebels of holding over 1300 Yemeni pilgrims hostage in Jeddah and Mecca, citing the group's seizure of Yemenia Airlines planes. The ministry issued a statement on Wednesday, June 26, condemning the Houthi's actions as a "bla...
The Public Health and Population Office in Marib Governorate has reported that government hospitals designated for on-call services during the Eid al-Adha holiday period treated over 7,651 patients, including 1,114 emergency cases. According to a report from the office's operations room, th...
A Yemeni man has tragically died of thirst while traveling through the desert between Shabwah and Hadhramaut governorates, local sources reported on Wednesday. The sources, speaking to "Barran Press," identified the deceased as Mohsen Mohammed Al-Hamed. They stated that Al-Hamed, alon...
The World Bank has issued a stark warning about the deteriorating state of Yemen's public finances, attributing the decline to a significant shift in import routes from Aden to ports controlled by the Houthi rebels. The Bank's latest Yemen Economic Monitor report, seen by "Ba...
A British maritime security firm, "Ambrey," reported on Thursday, June 27th, 2024, that a commercial vessel had been targeted by a projectile 84 nautical miles west of the port of Hudaydah, located on the Red Sea coast of Yemen. While no injuries or damage have been reported...
Aden, Yemen's interim capital, witnessed a significant move by the Central Bank of Yemen on Thursday, June 27th, 2024, as it suspended the licenses of two exchange companies and closed their branches across the country. This action is part of the bank's ongoing efforts to regulate the bank...
For years, the internationally classified terrorist group, the Houthis, has launched extensive pressure campaigns against the internationally recognized Yemeni government and the Saudi-led coalition supporting it, demanding the reopening of Sana'a International Airport. These camp...
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday, June 23, 2024, adopted a resolution demanding the immediate cessation of all attacks by the Houthi group against commercial and transport vessels in the Red Sea. The resolution, numbered 2739, was presented by the United States and Japan and receive...
The Yemeni government has rejected a United Nations invitation to participate in economic talks with the Houthis in Muscat, Oman, at the end of June, citing a lack of clear objectives and ongoing Houthi violations. Economist and researcher, Fares al-Najjar, described the UN's call for talks...
The Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) in Aden, the temporary capital of the country, has denied reports circulating online that it has banned the import of goods, including vegetables, from Sana'a and areas controlled by the Houthi group. In a statement released on its official website on Tuesday...
The internationally recognized Yemeni government has accused the Houthi rebels of holding four planes hostage at Sana'a International Airport, preventing their return to Jeddah to transport Hajj pilgrims back to Sana'a. Minister of Awqaf (Endowments) Mohammed Shabiba, in a statement on ...
Egypt has reiterated its strong support for Yemen's unity, independence, and territorial integrity, emphasizing the country's crucial role in Egyptian national security and the stability of the Arab region and the Red Sea. This reaffirmation came in a statement from the Egyptian Ministr...
Two Yemeni students, Ahmed Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Sabry and Shaza Khaled Suleiman Al-Ahdal, have achieved remarkable success in Qatar's high school exams, securing the top and third positions respectively in the technical and scientific streams. According to posts by Yemen's Ambassador ...
The ministerial-level strategic dialogue between Egypt and Yemen concluded on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Cairo, with both sides emphasizing the need for enhanced economic and trade cooperation, bolstering Red Sea security, and addressing the dire humanitarian situation in Yemen. According to ...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, accused the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, of using dozens of detainees, including UN and civil society staff, as "bargaining chips." The organization called on the international community a...
Yemenia Airways issued a heartfelt apology on Wednesday, June 26th, 2024, to thousands of Yemeni pilgrims stranded in Saudi Arabia after the Houthi militia seized four of the airline's planes in Sana'a International Airport. The airline's statement, obtained by Barran Press, c...
A devastating fire has destroyed 51 shelters for refugees in a camp in eastern Marib Governorate, Yemen, according to a report released by the Executive Unit for the Management of IDP Camps in Marib on Wednesday, June 26th, 2024. The fire, which occurred in the "Bin Mua'ili"...