The UN Security Council condemned the killing of World Food Program (WFP) staffer Ahmed Baalawi by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. In a statement issued on Friday, the Council also denounced the Houthis' continued detention of UN personnel, NGO workers, civil society members, and diplomatic sta...
Two people were killed and two others injured in tribal clashes on February 15, 2025, in Jardan district, Shabwah governorate, eastern Yemen. The conflict, between Bani Al-Balbeith and Al-Sadah tribes, erupted over the naming of a newly inaugurated health unit. Barran Press reported that the fi...
The Yemeni army in Lahj, southern Yemen, announced on February 15th the capture of an Iran-backed Houthi cell possessing explosive devices intended for attacks on security and military officers. According to the Yemeni army's official website, "September Net," military intelligence ...
Tribes from Sana'a governorate held a gathering in Marib governorate on Saturday, declaring their readiness to support the military in the fight against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Barran Press reported that the tribes called for unity among all Yemeni tribes against the Houthis, accusing t...
The United States has urged the international community to join forces with regional partners to dismantle the capabilities of the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Ambassador Dorothy Shea made this call during a Security Council briefing on Thursday. Ambassador Shea underscored the threat the Houthis...
Rashad Al-Alimi, Chairman of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, arrived in Munich, Germany, on Thursday to participate in the International Security Conference. According to Yemeni news agency Saba, the conference's focus will include Red Sea security and the threat posed by attac...
Yemen’s President of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, met with Bahrain’s Foreign Minister, Abdulatif Al-Zayani, on Friday, February 14, 2025, to discuss reviving bilateral agreements, including the resumption of flights between the two nations, Yemen’s offici...
The U.S. government condemned the death of Ahmed Baalawi, a World Food Programme (WFP) employee, in a Houthi-controlled prison in Saada, Yemen. In a statement released Thursday, February 13, 2025, the State Department expressed solidarity with the UN in condemning Baalawi's death and highlight...
Exchange companies in Marib Governorate, northeastern Yemen, closed their doors on Thursday following a directive from the Central Bank of Yemen in Aden. Local and banking sources told "Barran Press" that the closure, intended to stabilize the rapidly declining Yemeni riyal, has resulted...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has labeled the Iran-backed Houthi attacks on the village of Hanaka Al-Masoud in Al-Bayda Governorate, central Yemen, as war crimes. In a report released on February 13, 2025, HRW details how Houthi militants attacked civilian homes and infrastructure between January 5th a...
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels are using 700 schools in their controlled areas of Yemen as centers for child soldier recruitment and weapons training, according to a report released by Mayyun for Human Rights on February 13, coinciding with the International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers. B...
A deadly ambush in Shabwah's Nisab district on Wednesday has ignited tribal clashes. A woman was killed and her daughter critically injured when their car was mistakenly targeted. Local sources told Barran Press that the ambush was intended for Al Marfed family and was carried out b...
A funeral was held Wednesday, February 12, 2025, in Marib for Colonel Mohammed Ali Al-Nasim, who died shortly after his release from five years of captivity in Houthi prisons. Al-Nasim succumbed to injuries sustained from severe physical and psychological torture inflicted by the Iran-backed Houth...
The Central Bank of Yemen, based in Aden, on Wednesday accused government bodies of hindering the utilization of crucial resources needed to fund essential services. The Bank expressed its disappointment with the government's inaction in mitigating the impact of attacks by the Iran-backed H...
Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Bin Mubarak on Wednesday, February 12, described the death of World Food Programme (WFP) staffer Ahmed Baalawi in the custody of Iran-backed Houthis as a “wake-up call” about the dire conditions of detainees in Houthi prisons. In a phone call with W...
The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance in Yemen (Masam) announced Wednesday, February 12, 2025, the successful destruction of 1,749 pieces of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Dhubab and Bab al-Mandeb, Taiz governorate. The clearance operation, conducted by Masam's second special tasks team, neutr...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday condemned the death of a World Food Programme (WFP) staffer while in the custody of the Iran-backed Houthis. In a statement, Guterres expressed his condolences to the family of the deceased staffer, who he said had been arbitrarily detaine...
Forces loyal to Presidential Leadership Council member Tariq Saleh intercepted a dhow on February 12, 2025, carrying a shipment of fertilizer destined for the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The vessel, named "Zaid," was carrying nine Iranian and three Pakistani nationals. The crew m...
Security forces in Hadramout, eastern Yemen, have apprehended a fourth Iran-backed Houthi cell this week, according to the Yemeni News Agency, Saba. This cell was attempting to smuggle drugs. The Hadramout Criminal Investigation Department reported that police intercepted the cell after a chase, ...
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...