The Iranian-backed Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, announced the formation of its new (unrecognized) government on Saturday, August 10th, 2024. This comes after nearly 11 months since the dismissal of the previous coup government led by Abdul Aziz b...
Two children died in separate incidents involving drowning in floodwaters and electrocution in the Osailan district of Shabwah governorate (eastern Yemen) on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024. Local sources told "Barran Press" that 10-year-old Mohammed Faris Ahmed Silan died Wednesda...
Marib Governorate's Deputy for Administrative Affairs, Abdullah al-Bakri, stated on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024, that summer camps are a testament to the official attention and care given to the youth of the governorate by the state and local authorities. Al-Bakri, accompanied by the head ...
Al-Qouz, a village in the western countryside of Taiz governorate, is one of many Yemeni villages that have been heavily mined by the Houthi group, internationally recognized as a terrorist organization. Local residents told Barran Press that the Houthis planted landmines and explosives in home...
The governor of Shabwah province in eastern Yemen, Awad bin Al-Wazir, on Monday, August 12, 2024, urged the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and other UN agencies to assist the province in containing the influx of African migrants entering the country illegally. During a meeting w...
A soldier from the Southern Giants Forces was killed by a sniper from the Houthi militia, designated as a terrorist organization by the international community, in the Al-Abdiyah district of Marib province in northeastern Yemen, military sources reported on Monday, August 12, 2024. The sources ...
Local sources in Lahj province, southern Yemen, reported on Monday, August 12, 2024, that armed members of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) prevented a youth event from taking place in the provincial capital, Al-Huta. The sources told "Barran Press" that STC military vehicles s...
The Director of the Planning and International Cooperation Office in Marib Governorate, Engineer Saleh Al-Sakaaf, revealed on Monday, August 12, 2024, that local authorities are pursuing a plan to transition Marib from a rural province to an urban one. In a statement to "Barran Press,"...
The United States announced on Monday, August 12, 2024, that it will resume selling offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, reversing a years-long suspension citing human rights concerns in Yemen. State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel told reporters that since the arms sales freeze, and with th...
The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, receiving a report of a maritime incident 63 nautical miles southwest of Hodeidah, Yemen. In a statement published on its website, seen by "Barran Press", the UKMTO said the captain reported an explosion at...
The Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, has seized the United Nations Human Rights Office in Sana'a, according to a senior UN official on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. The group reportedly confiscated documents, furniture, and vehicles. Volker Türk, t...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, strongly condemned the Houthi group's seizure of his office in Sana'a on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. The Houthi group is internationally recognized as a terrorist organization. Türk reiterated his call for the "immediate and ...
The Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) has declared a halt to peace efforts, accusing the Houthi rebels of failing to move beyond "paper proposals" while continuing their military activities. In an interview with the pan-Arab newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat, PLC member Othman Maja...
The Yemeni Ministry of Interior has accused the Houthi rebels of kidnapping and executing a wounded civilian from the Qifah district of al-Bayda governorate. According to a statement released by the ministry's Security Media Center, seen by "Barran Press", the Houthis abduct...
Tariq Saleh, a member of the Presidential Leadership Council and leader of the National Resistance Forces, has called for a unified resistance against the Houthi rebels, urging all Yemenis to contribute to the fight. During a video conference meeting with the Emergency Committee on Tuesday...
The Early Warning Center for Disasters and Climate Risks in Hadhramaut has issued a warning regarding the ongoing unstable weather conditions affecting the governorate and other parts of Yemen over the next 48 hours. The center's bulletin, reviewed by "Barran Press," stated that r...
Hodeidah, Yemen - A civilian worker was injured on Tuesday, August 13th, when a mine detonator exploded while he was working at a scrap metal shop in Hays district, south of Hodeidah governorate, according to the Yemeni Ministry of Interior. The Ministry's statement, released by the Se...
Marib, Yemen - Local authorities in Marib governorate, northeastern Yemen, on Tuesday, August 13th, honored 860 young men and women, as well as youth initiatives and organizations, in celebration of International Youth Day. The event, organized by the Marib Youth and Sports Office, coincid...