A cultural foundation and business leaders in Aden, Yemen's temporary capital, honored young Waled Al-Saidi Al-Kaldi on Monday for his second-place finish in the "Arab Geniuses" mental arithmetic competition held in Tunisia last June. The ceremony, organized by the "Saraya Al...
Several cities in Hadhramaut governorate, eastern Yemen, witnessed protests on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, demanding the region receive its rightful share of its wealth and calling for improvements to the province's deteriorating conditions. According to a "Barran Press" corresp...
A man was killed by his own son on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in the Sa'id district of Shabwah governorate, eastern Yemen, according to local sources. Sources told "Barran Press" that Abdullah Nasser bin Mohran al-Atiqi was killed by his son in the Yishbam valley, south of Shabwah. ...
A child was killed and an African migrant injured in separate landmine explosions in Al-Bayda governorate, central Yemen, the Yemeni Landmine Observatory reported on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. This brings the total number of casualties from landmines in the past week to 14 killed and injured. ...
A Yemeni army officer, his son, and one of his aides were killed on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in a clash with an armed gang that ambushed them on the international road in the Al-Abr district of Hadhramaut Governorate (eastern Yemen). Military sources told "Barran Press" that the gang i...
The United Nations has reported that the recent floods in Saada governorate, northern Yemen, have claimed the lives of three people, including a child, and affected nearly 2,000 families. According to a statement released by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on S...
A series of lightning strikes across Yemen has claimed the lives of 44 people and injured 13 others since the beginning of July, according to multiple sources. The latest incidents occurred on Friday, July 26th, in the provinces of Dhamar (south), Al-Jawf (north), and Hajjah (north), leaving two d...
Yemen's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to UNESCO, Mohammed Jamaih, has warned that Socotra Archipelago, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is facing a serious threat due to investment violations and the introduction of foreign plant species. In a Facebook post on Thursday, July 25, 2024...
The Yemeni Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, recognized by the international community, announced the commencement of transferring scholarship payments for students studying abroad for the second quarter of 2023. The official Yemeni news agency Saba quoted the Deputy Ministe...
The Coast Guard in Hadhramaut province, southeastern Yemen, reported on Friday, July 26, 2024, that they rescued eight people who had been involved in drowning incidents during the 11th day of the "Nujum al-Balda" tourism season. In a statement received by Barran Press, the Coast Guar...
Fifty-five Yemeni fishermen have returned to the fishing port in Hodeidah, Yemen, after being kidnapped and tortured by Eritrean authorities for several days. The Yemeni Fisheries Authority confirmed the fishermen's return on Friday, July 26, 2024, in a statement. The authority report...
A dust storm sweeping across four Yemeni governorates on Thursday evening, July 25, 2024, has significantly reduced horizontal visibility. Barran Press correspondent reported that a northerly dust storm is currently affecting Marib Governorate in northeastern Yemen, causing severe visibility im...
A recent video circulating on social media shows a team of private maritime security contractors aboard a merchant vessel successfully detonating a Houthi-operated suicide boat just yards from the ship. According to the shipping industry website "Maritime Executive," the footage shows...
A tragic car accident in Saudi Arabia's Wadi ad-Dawasir region has claimed the lives of a Yemeni resident and his wife, while injuring four of their children and a nephew. Local sources told "Barran Press" reported on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, that the accident involved Yaser Ali Ja...
The internationally recognized Yemeni government on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, expressed its welcome for the agreement announced by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen regarding the "reversal of recent decisions affecting banks and the banking sector, the resumption of flights through Sana'a Inte...
The UN Security Council will hold its regular monthly open briefing and closed consultations on Yemen on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. According to a statement from the UN's website, monitored by "Barran Press," the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, and the Acting Under-Secret...
The Yemeni Ministry of Education, affiliated with the internationally recognized government, announced on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, that the new academic year 2024-2025 will begin on August 18th for all levels of education across the country. According to the official Yemeni News Agency (Saba), s...
he Deputy Governor of Marib, Dr. Abdur-Rahman Muftah, met with Ibrahim al-Hadad, the Head of Communication and Information Systems at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Yemen, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. The meeting focused on coordinating the integration of the lo...
MUKALLA, Yemen - The Coast Guard in Hadhramaut Governorate announced on Monday, July 22, 2024, the rescue of four individuals, including a woman, who had been involved in separate drowning incidents on the eighth day of the "Nujum al-Balda" (Star of the Town) tourist season along th...