Seven people, including children, were killed and four others injured in lightning strikes across several Yemeni governorates over the past week. This brings the total number of lightning strike victims in Yemen since the beginning of July to 78 killed and injured. According to monitoring by &q...
Recent events in Abyan Governorate, southern Yemen, have brought armed groups vying for dominance to the forefront, while state authorities, security forces, and the military have completely disappeared. The Houthis, designated as a terrorist group, are the latest of these factions. Sources spe...
في رسالة موجهة إلى رئيس المجلس الرئاسي القيادي رشاد العليمي، الاثنين 26 أغسطس/آب 2024، اتهم شيوخ ووجهاء أرخبيل سقطرى شرقي اليمن، السلطات المدنية والعسكرية في الأرخبيل ب"العمل على تقسيم المجتمع وإدامة الفوضى وتبديد الموارد وأصول الدولة". وطالبت الرسالة، التي اطلعت عليها بران برس، بإقال...
The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported two separate incidents involving merchant ships off the coast of Yemen in less than five hours on Monday, August 26th, 2024. The UKMTO, in a brief statement published on its official website at 4 pm, seen by "Barran Press", confirmed r...
A tragic incident in Ibb Governorate, central Yemen, claimed the life of one man and saw four others rescued from flash floods on Sunday, August 25, 2024. The heavy rainfall that swept through the region in recent hours also caused landslides, resulting in the closure of major roadways. Local s...
President of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, received copies of draft laws amending judicial fees and blood money regulations on Sunday, August 25th, from the Supreme Judicial Council. The handover took place during a meeting in Aden, the temporary capital of Yemen...
Thirty-one Yemeni fishermen arrived at the Hodeidah fishing port (western Yemen) on Thursday, after being kidnapped and tortured in Eritrean prisons for several days. Upon their arrival, the fishermen recounted how Eritrean authorities seized them from Yemeni territorial waters while fish...
Local sources reported on Friday, August 23, 2024, that a family of six was killed when their house collapsed due to heavy rainfall in the Mahweet province (northwestern Yemen). According to sources for "Barran Press", "Hassan Al-Droubi" and his family, including his wife an...
The Turkish government has expressed its willingness to meet the "urgent needs" of Yemen, emphasizing the country's "significant importance" to Turkey. This commitment was conveyed by Ambassador Ahmet Reza Demirar, Director General of the Middle East and North Afri...
Jordanian authorities announced on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, a new requirement for Yemeni children entering the country. Children aged 15 and under must now present a certificate proving they have received three doses of the polio vaccine. The Yemeni embassy in Jordan, in a statement published ...
A joint statement signed by 50 Yemeni civil society organizations has expressed deep disappointment and frustration with the United Nations' approach in Yemen over the past decade, accusing the agency of prioritizing appeasement of the Houthi rebels over humanitarian principles. The s...
Shabwah, Yemen, August 19, 2024 – The Laqmoush tribes in Shabwah Governorate (eastern Yemen) have issued an eight-day ultimatum to the Presidential Leadership Council, the internationally recognized Yemeni government, and the Southern Transitional Council (STC) to reveal the fate of two...
A coalition of 48 civil society organizations in Yemen has called on the internationally recognized government to allocate emergency funds from the Central Emergency Response Fund to support relief efforts for victims of the recent floods and torrential rains that swept across several governorates...
The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) reported that Hodeidah Governorate, located in western Yemen, recorded the highest rainfall in the past 24 hours. The NCM issued a warning for heavy to very heavy thundershowers in 16 governorates over the next 24 hours. According to the NCM's daily ...
The number of people affected by floods and heavy rainfall in Yemen last week has risen to 180,000, according to a United Nations report released on Saturday, August 17th, 2024. The report also predicts that the severe weather conditions will continue through September. The figure, which is dou...
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced on Thursday, August 15, 2024, that 180,000 people have been affected by floods in Yemen since the beginning of August. The organization highlighted the urgent need for $4.9 million to expand its emergency response. "Heavy rains and ...
The Central Bank of Yemen, headquartered in the temporary capital of Aden, commenced a process of destroying unfit local currency notes of all denominations on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024. The official Yemeni news agency Saba reported that the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Yemen, Dr. ...
The President of the Arab Parliament, Adel Al-Asoumi, reaffirmed on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024, the Parliament's support for all Arab and international efforts aimed at achieving a comprehensive political solution to the Yemeni crisis. Al-Asoumi made the statement during a meeting with th...
Hodeidah, Yemen - A civilian worker was injured on Tuesday, August 13th, when a mine detonator exploded while he was working at a scrap metal shop in Hays district, south of Hodeidah governorate, according to the Yemeni Ministry of Interior. The Ministry's statement, released by the Se...