Sana'a Tribes Pledge Support for Anti-Houthi Fight

Sana'a Tribes Pledge Support for Anti-Houthi Fight

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...

U.S. Calls for International Cooperation to Counter Houthi Threat

U.S. Calls for International Cooperation to Counter Houthi Threat

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...

PLC Chairman Alimi Attends Munich Security Conference

PLC Chairman Alimi Attends Munich Security Conference

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...

Al-Alimi Discusses Bilateral Cooperation with Bahrain

Al-Alimi Discusses Bilateral Cooperation with Bahrain

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...

HRW: Houthi Attacks in Al-Bayda Constitute War Crimes

HRW: Houthi Attacks in Al-Bayda Constitute War Crimes

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...

Ambush Sparks Tribal Clashes in Shabwah

Ambush Sparks Tribal Clashes in Shabwah

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...

Marib Mourns Colonel Al-Nasim, Dies After Five Years of Houthi Torture

Marib Mourns Colonel Al-Nasim, Dies After Five Years of Houthi Torture

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...

Yemeni Central Bank Blames Government Obstacles for Economic Hardship

Yemeni Central Bank Blames Government Obstacles for Economic Hardship

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...

Masam Project Clears 1,749 Explosive Remnants of War in Taiz

Masam Project Clears 1,749 Explosive Remnants of War in Taiz

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...

Tariq Saleh's Forces Intercept Smuggling Vessel Bound for Houthis

Tariq Saleh's Forces Intercept Smuggling Vessel Bound for Houthis

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...

Fourth Houthi Cell Apprehended in Yemen This Week

Fourth Houthi Cell Apprehended in Yemen This Week

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, ...

Houthis Extend Journalist al-Miyahi's Detention

Houthis Extend Journalist al-Miyahi's Detention

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...