A traffic police officer was shot by armed assailants in central Taiz city on Thursday, raising concerns among local observers about a potential resurgence of targeted assassinations in the war-torn governorate. Local sources informed Barran Press that Malek Al-Razqi, an assistant officer in th...
A local source in the eastern Yemeni governorate of Shabwa reported today that a drone strike, believed to be American, targeted a civilian vehicle in Ataq, the governorate's capital, resulting in the death of the driver. Residents reported a significant explosion across the city. Acc...
A significant tribal gathering convened on Saturday in the eastern Yemeni governorate of Hadhramaut, where the Hadhramaut Tribal Alliance called for autonomous governance. Tribal leaders present at the assembly urged both regional and international actors, with a particular focus on Saudi Arabia, ...
The Saudi-led “Masam” demining initiative successfully cleared explosive remnants planted by the Iran-backed Houthis in Al-Khokha district, Hodeidah governorate, western Yemen. The operation was triggered by a child’s discovery of a suspicious object while fetching water. Ma...
U.S. Ambassador to Yemen, Steven Fagin, announced on Friday that recent airstrikes are specifically targeting senior Houthi leaders and their military infrastructure. Speaking at a U.S. Embassy reception in Yemen commemorating the 249th anniversary of U.S. Independence Day, attended by Yemen&rsquo...
Security forces in Hadhramaut Province, eastern Yemen, announced the arrest of four individuals, including a woman, on Friday, April 11, 2025, following a raid on a drug den in Mukalla. The operation resulted in the seizure of a quantity of the narcotic substance "Shabu." According ...
On Thursday, a drone attack in the Hays district of southern Hodeidah province resulted in the deaths of three young children from the same family earlier today, according to local sources. The attack conducted by the Iran-backed Houthi group struck residential areas in the village of "Bay...
The U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, met Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Thursday, April 10, 2025, to discuss pressing issues, including combating the threats posed by the Iran-backed Houthis and ensuring the freedom of navigation in the Red Sea. The meeting focused on shared...
On Thursday, a significant national effort to address the critical state of Yemen's education system commenced today in Marib with the launch of the National Education Conference. Deputy Governor Mohammed Al-Maawdi inaugurated the event, emphasizing the urgent need for unified national efforts...
Local sources reported on Wednesday that a 12-year-old girl, Sally Mohammed Abdullah, suffered critical injuries after being shot by a Houthi sniper in Taiz, southwestern Yemen. According to the official website of Yemen's Ministry of Defense, "September Net," the incident took place...
The Pentagon announced on Tuesday that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held a phone conversation with Egyptian Defense Minister Abdulmajid Saqr, during which they discussed the "reckless actions" of the Iran-backed Houthis. The primary focus of the discussion was the economic and sec...
The United States has reiterated a strong warning to countries, businesses, and other entities against conducting business with ports under the control of the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. On Wednesday, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce emphasized that providing support to the Houthi...
Tariq Saleh, a member of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), has stated that achieving peace with the Iran-backed Houthis is not currently feasible. In an interview published on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, by the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Saleh criticized the Houthi mov...
On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, the Iran-backed Houthis claimed that U.S. airstrikes, resumed since mid-March, have resulted in over 300 casualties. The strikes, described by the group as "intense," have continued for more than three weeks in response to threats to international navigation....
In the past 24 hours, U.S. airstrikes have targeted multiple locations controlled by the Iran-backed Houthis across Yemen, resulting in 22 casualties, including four fatalities and 18 injuries, according to monitoring reports from Barran Press & Houthis media outlets. Sana’a: - Five ai...
Military media outlets in Taiz province, southwestern Yemen, reported a significant escalation in attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis against Yemeni army positions on multiple fronts within the province on April 7, 2025. According to a statement by the Media Center of the Taiz Military Axis,...
The United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) issued a report today indicating a concerning rise in civilian casualties from landmines and explosive remnants in Hodeidah province, western Yemen. UNMHA stated that eight civilians were killed and one injured last month alone d...
Local sources reported Tuesday that Iran-backed Houthi artillery shelled a residential area in the Al-Had Yafa' district, northern Lahj Governorate. Sources speaking to "Barran Press" stated that Houthi artillery fire last night struck civilian homes in Al-Makhnaq village, Al-Had ...
The World Food Programme (WFP) urgently warned on Tuesday that the U.S. administration's decision to suspend emergency food aid to 14 countries, including Yemen, is "a death sentence for millions facing acute hunger and famine." In a statement via X," the WFP expressed "pr...
Sources indicated that several senior leaders of the Iran-backed Houthis were killed in U.S. airstrikes targeting the capital, Sana’a, and Saada, the group's northern stronghold. These strikes mark the fourth consecutive week of ongoing operations against Houthi sites and headquarters. ...