The Iran-backed Houthi group has extended the detention of Yemeni journalist Mohammed al-Miyahi by 45 days, according to sources in Sana'a on Tuesday. Al-Miyahi has been detained since September 2024. His lawyer, Ammar Ali Yassin, said on Facebook that al-Miyahi's case was supposed to be...
Authorities in Aden have buried 65 unidentified bodies due to overcrowding at a local hospital, exacerbated by frequent power outages, according to judicial sources cited by the Yemeni News Agency, Saba, on February 11. The burials, conducted in two phases at Abu Harbah Cemetery, were carried o...
Units of the National Shield Forces have arrived in Al-Mahra, eastern Yemen. The deployment includes military vehicles and equipment, and the forces were transported from training camps on the Yemen-Saudi border. The contingent, led by Sheikh Abdullah bin Sadaif Al-Jedeeh, is comprised entirely o...
The United Nations announced on February 10, 2025, that it has suspended all operations in Saada, the Houthi stronghold in Yemen. UN Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq stated that the suspension was prompted by the increasing number of UN staff being abducted by the Houthis. The decision aims to balan...
Adnan Al-Odaini, spokesperson for Yemen's Islah Party, asserted that on February 11th, 2011, Yemen was "one step away" from completing its transitional process and building a better future.In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Al-Odaini commemorated the peaceful uprising of February 11,...
Yemen's National Coalition of Political Parties strongly condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent comments regarding the establishment of a Palestinian state on Saudi Arabian territory. The coalition described the remarks as an assault on both Palestinian rights a...
The pro-govt Southern Giants Forces reported shooting down an Iran-backed Houthi drone on Sunday in Shabwah governorate, eastern Yemen. According to a statement from the Southern Giants' media center, their air defenses intercepted and downed the drone over Bayhan district, preventing...
Shohood, a human rights organization, reported on Sunday that a civilian was killed by a landmine explosion in the Nihm district, east of Sana'a. The landmine was one of many planted by the Iran-backed Houthi group. In a statement shared with Barran Press, Shohood identified the victim as A...
It appears that war is once again looming over Yemen, with no remaining alternatives to prevent its return—except through war itself. Achieving peace with the Iran-backed Houthis seems increasingly unlikely without a decisive military confrontation, much like the conflicts unfolding in Gaza,...
The Hashid and Bakil tribes held a large gathering in Marib on Sunday to demonstrate their support for the Yemeni army and demand a swift military resolution against the Iran-backed Houthis. Hundreds of tribesmen from Amran governorate convened in Marib, urging decisive action to reclaim state ...
Aidarous al-Zubaidi, a member of the Presidential Leadership Council and head of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), called on the Council and the government to take "urgent action to provide essential services, pay salaries, and find solutions to revitalize the country's economic re...
Yemen’s internationally recognized government issued a warning on Sunday regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent comments about Saudi Arabia, calling them a direct threat to regional security. In a statement accessed by Barran Press, Yemen’s Ministr...
Dr. Abdrabbuqib Fateh, former Yemeni Minister of Local Administration, highlighted the success of Marib's decentralized governance model as a crucial example for building a stable and functional Yemeni state. In a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account, monitored by Barran Press, Fateh...
The Iran-backed Houthi group held a funeral on Sunday in Sana'a for four fighters, according to Houthi-affiliated media. The individuals, who were presented with purported military officer ranks including First Lieutenant and Second Lieutenant, are believed to have been killed recently on the fr...
A press conference held in Marib on Saturday revealed harrowing accounts of torture and murder perpetrated by the Iran-backed Houthi group. The event, organized by the "Rasd" Organization for Rights and Freedoms, presented graphic evidence, including images and videos, documenting the br...
Human rights sources reported today the death of a detainee in a prison operated by the Iran-backed Houthi group in Al-Bayda Governorate, central Yemen. The individual died just two days after being abducted. Sources accused the Houthis of assassinating Mukhtar Ali Yaqout Al-Ahmadi, a resident ...
Public protests erupted in Lahj and Abyan governorates, southern Yemen, on Saturday, as residents voiced their frustration over prolonged power outages and worsening living conditions. In Lahj, dozens of residents of Al-Houta took to the streets for the third consecutive day, according to "...
The Yemeni rial plummeted to a historic low against foreign currencies today, exacerbating the country's ongoing economic crisis. Banking sources in Aden, the interim capital, reported that the US dollar reached a record high of 2,306 rials.The Saudi riyal also fluctuated sharply, trading at 6...
Sultan Al-Aradah, Governor of Marib and vice president of the Presidential Leadership Council, directed on Thursday Safer Refinery in Marib to increase the daily crude oil supply to the President Power Station in Aden, Yemen’s temporary capital. Ali Al-Ghulaisi, Al-Aradah’s pr...
The National Coalition of Political Parties and Components issued a statement today, holding the Presidential Leadership Council, the recognized Yemeni government, and local authorities responsible for the rapidly deteriorating state of public services, demanding immediate action to alleviate the ...