Saudi Arabia Provides New Financial Aid to Yemen's Economy

Saudi Arabia Provides New Financial Aid to Yemen's Economy

President of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, announced on Thursday, June 13th, 2024, that Saudi Arabia has deposited a new installment of its "generous" grant to Yemen's general budget. He stated that this will contribute to "paying salaries for gov...

Marib Honors Three Winners of "Voices of Peace" Competition

Marib Honors Three Winners of "Voices of Peace" Competition

Marib Governorate hosted a ceremony on Thursday, June 13th, 2024, to honor the winners of the "Voices of Peace" competition, organized by the Marib Girls Foundation. The foundation's Executive Director, Aroua Al-Ramal, stated that the competition is part of the "Influencers f...

Three Emirati Officers Killed in "Horrific" Car Accident in Shabwah

Three Emirati Officers Killed in "Horrific" Car Accident in Shabwah

Three Emirati officers were killed and others injured, including a Yemeni citizen, in a "horrific" car accident in the Habban district of Shabwah governorate (eastern Yemen) on Thursday, June 13th, 2024. Local sources told "Barran Press" that the car carrying the Emirati off...

Five Killed, Ten Injured in Grenade Attack on Passenger Bus in Lahj

Five Killed, Ten Injured in Grenade Attack on Passenger Bus in Lahj

Five civilians were killed and ten others injured in a preliminary casualty count after a gunman threw a grenade at a passenger bus in the Al-Maqatira district of Lahj governorate (southern Yemen) on Thursday, June 13th, 2024. Local sources told "Barran Press" that the gunman, identif...

Houthi Checkpoints Cause Gridlock and Suffering on Al-Bayda Road

Houthi Checkpoints Cause Gridlock and Suffering on Al-Bayda Road

Travelers are complaining about "strict" checkpoints set up by the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by the international community, along the Al-Bayda road. They claim these checkpoints are causing "significant suffering." A "Barran Press" corre...

Cholera Outbreak in Lahj Village Claims Two Lives, Sickens Over 40

Cholera Outbreak in Lahj Village Claims Two Lives, Sickens Over 40

A cholera outbreak in a village in Lahj Governorate, southern Yemen, has claimed the lives of two young men and sickened over 40 residents, according to medical sources. Widad Mohammed, the epidemiological surveillance coordinator at the Lahj Public Health Office, told "Barran Press" ...

Rock Slides Force Residents to Evacuate Homes in Hadhramaut, Yemen

Rock Slides Force Residents to Evacuate Homes in Hadhramaut, Yemen

Rock slides in Wadi Do'an, Hadhramaut Governorate, eastern Yemen, have forced residents to evacuate their homes, according to local sources. Sources told "Barran Press" that the rock slides occurred suddenly on Tuesday in the mountains of the village of Hisn Basim in Wadi Do'a...

Child Labor in Yemen: A Painful Wartime Reality

Child Labor in Yemen: A Painful Wartime Reality

Today, on Wednesday, June 12th, the world observes "World Day Against Child Labour," shining a spotlight on the distressing issue of child labor in war-torn Yemen. As the country enters its tenth consecutive year of conflict, human rights reports reveal that a staggering 29% of Yemeni ch...