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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...
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...
The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a stark warning on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, highlighting the dire state of healthcare in Yemen. According to the organization, an alarming 62,000 children under the age of five die each year due to deteriorating health services. Furthermore, 70% of preg...
The Attorney General of Yemen, Judge Qaher Mustafa, on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, issued international arrest warrants for those accused of kidnapping Brigadier General Ali Al-Jaa'dani. The suspects, who fled the country after the abduction, are now being pursued by Interpol. The arrest war...
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 ...
Aden, Yemen - The internationally recognized Yemeni government convened an "exceptional" cabinet meeting on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, in the temporary capital of Aden. The meeting focused on bolstering the country's armed forces and their readiness to combat the ongoing Houthi ...
Taiz, Yemen - The Taiz Military Axis, part of the Yemeni Army, honored one of its injured officers on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. The officer, Lieutenant 2 Raafat Al-Abidi, has been injured six times during battles against the Houthi rebels in Taiz. The ceremony, held under the direction of...
The Iran-backed Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, claimed responsibility on Wednesday, August 7, for attacks on two US destroyers, the USS Cole and the USS Laboon, and a commercial ship in the Red Sea. The group's military spokesman, Yahya Sare...
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...
A massive band of clouds is expected to bring heavy rainfall to 12 Yemeni governorates over the next 72 hours, according to numerical weather models. The clouds, originating from the Horn of Africa, are expected to reach the western and southern coasts of Yemen by Tuesday morning. The heaviest ...
International aid organizations operating in Yemen reported on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, that a combination of escalating risks, tightening restrictions imposed by the Houthi group (internationally designated as a terrorist organization and backed by Iran), and a decade of humanitarian efforts have...
Local sources reported on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, the discovery of the bodies of a young man and a child who were swept away by flash floods in Yemen's Hodeidah Governorate. Sources told "Barran Press" that local residents found the body of the child, "Mohammed Yahya Ahmed A...
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, that it had destroyed five drones and a ballistic missile belonging to the Houthis in Yemen within the past 24 hours. According to a statement released on X & seen by "Barran Press", CENTCOM forces successfully...
Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed bin Mubarak has ordered a comprehensive review of the Ministry of Awqaf and Guidance's operations following concerns over financial and administrative irregularities during the recent Hajj pilgrimage. The Prime Minister convened a meeting on Tuesday, August...
The Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries and backed by Iran, has imposed a travel ban on all foreign staff working for international and UN organizations based in Sana'a, according to informed sources. The sources revealed on Monday, August 5th, 20...
Dr. Ishraq Al-Sab'ai, Assistant Undersecretary for Population at the Ministry of Public Health and Population in the internationally recognized Yemeni government, visited the eastern region of Al-Jawf Governorate (northeastern Yemen) on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, to assess the health needs and g...
In a recorded interview with Hadhramaut TV & monitored by Barran Press, Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council head, Rashad al-Alimi, expressed his regret over having to lead the country in its current turbulent state. Al-Alimi, speaking on Monday, August 5th, 2024, shortly before depa...