The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) announced on Thursday, February 20, 2025, continued progress on the second phase of the Al-Abr International Road rehabilitation project. Specifically, work is underway on the 40-kilometer "Gweirban - Al-Dhowaybi" segment...
Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked a Yemeni fishing boat, marking the second such attack in just ten days, the European Union’s naval mission in the Red Sea, Operation Atalanta (EUNAVFOR), reported on Wednesday. According to a statement cited by ABC News, the attack took place off the...
Military sources reported that a Houthi infiltration attempt into Yemeni army positions in Al-Jawf governorate (northeast Yemen) on Tuesda resulted in casualties. According to the Armed Forces Media Center, Yemeni army units successfully thwarted the Houthis' attempt to breach a military si...
The Iran-backed Houthis have once again found themselves at the center of controversy after Sanaa University, under their control, announced that Mahdi al-Mashat, head of the so-called Supreme Political Council, had been awarded a master’s degree with honors. The move has triggered widespr...
The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance (MASAM) has announced the removal of 1,250 mines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Yemen since the beginning of February. These explosive devices were planted by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. In the past week alone...
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has commended the Yemeni Coast Guard for intercepting a shipment of advanced Iranian weapons destined for the U.S.-designated terrorist group, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. CENTCOM, in a statement released on its official X account, praised the Coast Guard's ...
The Third Yemen International Forum opened Sunday in Amman, bringing together over 300 Yemeni representatives, diplomats, and international experts. Yemeni Foreign Minister Shayea Al-Zindani, speaking at the forum organized by the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies, reaffirmed the ...
Fighting has intensified in Yemen, with clashes between government forces and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels reported in the governorates of Marib and Taiz. According to a report by "September Net," one Yemeni soldier was killed and four others injured in Marib during operations to rep...
Two people were killed and two others injured in tribal clashes on February 15, 2025, in Jardan district, Shabwah governorate, eastern Yemen. The conflict, between Bani Al-Balbeith and Al-Sadah tribes, erupted over the naming of a newly inaugurated health unit. Barran Press reported that the fi...
The UN Security Council condemned the killing of World Food Program (WFP) staffer Ahmed Baalawi by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. In a statement issued on Friday, the Council also denounced the Houthis' continued detention of UN personnel, NGO workers, civil society members, and diplomatic sta...
Tribes from Sana'a governorate held a gathering in Marib governorate on Saturday, declaring their readiness to support the military in the fight against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Barran Press reported that the tribes called for unity among all Yemeni tribes against the Houthis, accusing t...
The Yemeni army in Lahj, southern Yemen, announced on February 15th the capture of an Iran-backed Houthi cell possessing explosive devices intended for attacks on security and military officers. According to the Yemeni army's official website, "September Net," military intelligence ...
The United States has urged the international community to join forces with regional partners to dismantle the capabilities of the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Ambassador Dorothy Shea made this call during a Security Council briefing on Thursday. Ambassador Shea underscored the threat the Houthis...
Yemen’s President of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, met with Bahrain’s Foreign Minister, Abdulatif Al-Zayani, on Friday, February 14, 2025, to discuss reviving bilateral agreements, including the resumption of flights between the two nations, Yemen’s offici...
Rashad Al-Alimi, Chairman of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, arrived in Munich, Germany, on Thursday to participate in the International Security Conference. According to Yemeni news agency Saba, the conference's focus will include Red Sea security and the threat posed by attac...
A deadly ambush in Shabwah's Nisab district on Wednesday has ignited tribal clashes. A woman was killed and her daughter critically injured when their car was mistakenly targeted. Local sources told Barran Press that the ambush was intended for Al Marfed family and was carried out b...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has labeled the Iran-backed Houthi attacks on the village of Hanaka Al-Masoud in Al-Bayda Governorate, central Yemen, as war crimes. In a report released on February 13, 2025, HRW details how Houthi militants attacked civilian homes and infrastructure between January 5th a...
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels are using 700 schools in their controlled areas of Yemen as centers for child soldier recruitment and weapons training, according to a report released by Mayyun for Human Rights on February 13, coinciding with the International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers. B...
Exchange companies in Marib Governorate, northeastern Yemen, closed their doors on Thursday following a directive from the Central Bank of Yemen in Aden. Local and banking sources told "Barran Press" that the closure, intended to stabilize the rapidly declining Yemeni riyal, has resulted...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday condemned the death of a World Food Programme (WFP) staffer while in the custody of the Iran-backed Houthis. In a statement, Guterres expressed his condolences to the family of the deceased staffer, who he said had been arbitrarily detaine...