Judge Ishraq Al-Maqtri, a member of the National Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Violations, has revealed that over 1700 people have been killed or injured by landmines in the Yemeni governorate of Taiz, with the majority of victims being women and children. In an interview with &...
A security meeting held in Taiz governorate (southwestern Yemen) on Sunday, August 11, 2024, under the chairmanship of Governor Nabil Shamsan, approved the activation of a joint operations room for all security and military units in the Shamaitin district, south of the governorate. The meeting als...
The Yemeni Ministry of Youth and Sports, recognized by the internationally recognized government, on Monday, August 12, 2024, condemned elements it claimed were affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council (STC) for disrupting and dismantling a celebration held by the ministry in Aden, the te...
The Yemeni Foreign Ministry, recognized internationally , announced the passing of Yemen's Ambassador to Indonesia, Abdulghani Nasr Al-Shamiri, on Sunday, August 11, 2024. Al-Shamiri passed away on Saturday evening at the MMC hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia. The ministry stated that &q...
Yemen is bracing for widespread heavy to very heavy rainfall, potentially leading to flash floods, starting Sunday evening, August 11, 2024, according to weather forecasts and meteorological reports. Numerical weather models analyzed by "Barran Press" predict heavy to very heavy rainf...
Four individuals, two men and two women, were killed by lightning strikes in the past few hours in the governorates of Sana'a (central Yemen) and Al Mahwit (northwest Yemen), according to local sources on Sunday, August 11, 2024. This brings the total number of lightning strike victims since t...
The Governor of Hodeidah, Hassan Taher, stated on Friday, August 9, 2024, that President of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad al-Alimi, and Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, have tasked several ministers with monitoring the humanitarian situation arising from the recent flood disast...
The Yemeni government on Friday welcomed a joint statement issued by the presidents of the United States and Egypt, and the Emir of Qatar, calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and a resumption of negotiations. The Yemeni Foreign Ministry, in a statement, expressed its "deep appr...
A campaign to address the damage caused by recent heavy rains and floods and assist affected residents in liberated areas of Hodeidah Governorate (western Yemen) was launched on Saturday, August 10th, 2024. According to the official Yemeni news agency Saba, the campaign, initiated under the pat...
The National Center of Meteorology and Early Warning (NCMEW) reported on Friday, August 9, 2024, that the Houthi-controlled capital Sana'a experienced the highest rainfall in recent hours, reaching 53 mm. The NCMEW's daily bulletin, seen by Barran Press, stated that Ibb Governorate reco...
Local sources in Al-Bayda governorate (central Yemen) reported on Friday, August 9, 2024, that the Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, has deployed new reinforcements to the village of "Hammat Sarar" in the "Walid Rabi' Qifah" district, sur...
Hodeidah , Yemen - Heavy rains and flash floods have caused widespread destruction and loss of life in the western Yemeni governorate of Hodeidah, according to local sources. The flooding, which began on Tuesday evening, August 6th, has claimed the lives of at least four people, including two...
Al-Abr, Hadhramaut, Yemen - On Thursday, August 8, 2024, tribes from Western Hadhramaut province in eastern Yemen gathered in Al-Abr, responding to a call for escalation by the "Hadhramaut Tribes Alliance" against the internationally recognized Yemeni government. The tribes are dema...
A series of heavy to moderate rainstorms are expected to hit nine Yemeni governorates over the next 10 days, according to numerical weather models, seen by "Barran Press". The downpours, anticipated between August 8th and 17th, could lead to localized flooding in some areas. ...
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Tuesday evening, August 6, 2024, the destruction of a drone and two anti-ship ballistic missiles, hours after announcing the destruction of five drones and a ballistic missile belonging to the Iran-backed Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organiz...
HODEIDAH, August 7, 2024 - Heavy rains and devastating floods have ravaged the Hodeidah governorate in western Yemen, leaving behind a trail of human and material devastation, according to local sources. On Tuesday evening, torrential downpours triggered flash floods that swept through the...
HODEIDAH, August 7, 2024 - Heavy rains and devastating floods have ravaged the Hodeidah governorate in western Yemen, leaving behind a trail of human and material devastation, according to local sources. On Tuesday evening, torrential downpours triggered flash floods that swept through the...
A local official in Shabwah governorate, eastern Yemen, narrowly escaped an ambush set by tribal gunmen in the Sa'eed district, south of the governorate. Tribal sources reported to "Barran Press" that the ambush targeted the district governor of Sa'eed, Sheikh Abu Bakr b...
The Deputy Minister of Local Administration for Financial and Administrative Affairs in the internationally recognized Yemeni government, Abdul Latif al-Fajir, has called for immediate intervention to rescue and provide aid to those affected by ongoing heavy rains and floods in Hodeidah governorat...
HODEIDAH, YEMEN - At least 45 people have died in flash floods caused by heavy rains in Yemen's Hodeidah and Taiz governorates, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and local authorities. The Hodeidah governor confirmed that 30 people perished ...