The Governor of Yemen's Central Bank, Ahmed al-Mabaqi has resigned, citing the government's reversal of recent bank decisions aimed at regulating the banking sector and overseeing banks. The resignation was confirmed on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, by local sources. Al-Mabaqi submi...
The Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council has unanimously rejected the resignation of Central Bank Governor Ahmed Ghalib Al-Mabaqi, according to a statement released by the Presidential Office on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. The statement also urged media outlets to handle the sensitive nature o...
With President Joe Biden's announcement on Sunday, July 21, 2024, that he would not seek re-election and would instead endorse his Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, the spotlight has shifted to the woman who aspires to be the first female president of the United States. ...
A recent research study has shed light on the reasons behind the Presidential Leadership Council's (PLC) provisional agreement to postpone the Central Bank of Yemen's (CBY) decision to revoke licenses of non-compliant banks. The study, published by the Mukha Center for Strategic Studies an...
Yemeni President Rashad al-Alimi on Monday, July 22, 2024, briefed the European Union delegation on the latest developments in Yemen, including the repercussions of the Israeli airstrikes on Yemeni territory, and the attacks by the internationally recognized terrorist group, the Houthis, on oil fa...
The first scientific medical conference at Taiz University kicked off on Sunday, July 21, 2024, bringing together a constellation of doctors and academics with the aim of advancing the medical field through research and scientific papers. According to the official Yemeni news agency Saba, the t...
The Justice and Democracy Party in Aden, southern Yemen, has accused security forces in the city, controlled by the Southern Transitional Council (STC), of detaining the party's chairman, Mohammed Omar Zain Al-Saqqaf. In a statement seen by "Barran Press," the party alleged that A...
The Governor of Yemen's Central Bank, Ahmed Ghalib Al-Mubaaqi, has refused to back down from his recent decisions despite mounting pressure, according to a source within the bank. Al-Mubaaqi is currently in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he is reportedly engaging in discussions with the President...
Six Yemeni banks sanctioned by the Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) in Aden, the country's temporary capital, have received official notification that their SWIFT access will be suspended within five days, according to informed banking sources. The sources told "Barran Press" that the ...
The Central Bank of Yemen, based in the temporary capital Aden (southern Yemen), announced on Thursday, July 18, 2024, that it will hold an auction to sell $30 million USD (30,000,000 USD) on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. The announcement, for auction number (10-2024) to sell foreign currency, was ...
The recent decisions made by the Central Bank of Yemen, headquartered in the temporary capital of Aden, continue to be a focal point of debate among Yemenis, both in public spaces and on social media platforms. These discussions have intensified as international and UN actors push for the inter...
The Saudi project "MASAM," dedicated to clearing Yemeni lands of landmines, announced on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, the removal of 882 landmines planted by the Houthi group, internationally classified as a terrorist organization, across various Yemeni governorates during the second week of ...
France has reiterated its commitment to ending the conflict in Yemen and initiating reconstruction, development, oil exports, economic strengthening, and serving the Yemeni people suffering from the war's devastation, according to French Ambassador to Yemen, Catherine Corm-Kammoun. Kammoun ...
On Tuesday, July 15, 2024, Yemeni political parties and forces issued a stern warning against any reversal of recent decisions made by the Central Bank of Yemen and the Presidential Leadership Council. The statement, which was obtained by Barran Press, asserted that such a move would have &q...
The Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, closed down 10 pharmaceutical companies in the capital Sana'a on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. This action comes just days after they seized control of two major pharmaceutical companies, "Al-Alamia" and "A...
The Central Bank of Yemen, based in the temporary capital Aden, issued a statement on Sunday, July 14th, 2024, condemning "in the strongest terms" the Houthi militia's "arbitrary practices against the national banking sector, particularly commercial and Islamic banks, and microf...
The Director General of the Public Health and Population Office in Marib governorate, Dr. Ahmed Al-Obadi, confirmed on Sunday, July 14th, 2024, that final preparations have been completed for the launch of the second round of the emergency polio vaccination campaign. The campaign is scheduled to b...
The Southern Transitional Council (STC) has issued a warning about the potential "negative consequences" of halting or suspending decisions made by the Central Bank of Yemen, aimed at preventing the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by the international community...
The Houthi group, internationally recognized as a terrorist organization, has barred the entry of products from the Yemen Arab Cement Company (Hadhramaut and Arabia Cement) into areas under their control, as of Monday, July 15, 2024. According to a document reviewed by "Barran Press,"...
The National Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, Marib branch, on Saturday, July 13th, 2023, urged against yielding to international pressure to delay the implementation of the Central Bank's decisions. The party accused the United Nations of siding with the Houthis. In a statement obtained by...