Yemen's Foreign Minister Shaea Al-Zindani said Tuesday the internationally recognized government supports any effort that weakens the Iran-backed Houthis, calling the group a terrorist entity and a key threat to regional security. In an interview with Saudi newspaper Okaz, Al-Zindani critic...
Iran-backed Houthis have arrested a long-standing loyalist in western Yemen, Sheikh Amin Ahmed Saleh Al-Bar'i, accusing him of spying for the United States, local sources informed Barran Press on Tuesday. Al-Bar'i was detained in the Bura district of Hodeidah province. The Houthis alleg...
The Human Rights Office in Sana’a has issued a strong condemnation against leaders of the Iran-backed Houthi movement, internationally designated as a terrorist group, alleging the embezzlement of over 90 million Yemeni riyals belonging to inmates and detainees at the Central Prison in the c...
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. ...
In a significant escalation, U.S. forces executed a large-scale operation against Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen since the early hours of Friday, March 28, 2025. The strikes, numbering over 40, targeted key Houthi infrastructure across multiple provinces, including the capital, Sana'a.&nb...
On Saturday, U.S. forces unleashed a barrage of airstrikes on dozens of Houthi-linked sites spanning six Yemeni provinces: Sana’a, Saada, Dhamar, Al-Bayda, Marib, and Hajjah. Authorized by President Donald Trump as part of a bolder strategy, the campaign sought to target Houthi military infr...
The body of Musa Abdu Ali Masad Musleh Al-Sabbari, a university student, was tragically discovered hanging from a tree on the Sana'a University campus on Wednesday. Found near the Faculty of Sharia and Law, his hands were bound, and his body bore signs of torture. Al-Sabbari had been missing f...
On January 13, 2025, human rights sources reported the death of 18-year-old Issam Al-Zarf in the custody of the Iran-backed Houthi group, just one day after his abduction. Al-Zarf was taken from his farm in Bani Hashish, east of Sana'a, and died in a Houthi prison on January 12, 2025. Fahmi...
The Iran-backed Houthis has referred journalist Mohammed Al-Maiyahi, who has been detained since September, to a Houthi-controlled court, according to human rights sources in Sana'a on Monday. Lawyer Abdulmajid Sabra stated that Al-Maiyahi was interrogated at the Specialized Criminal Prosec...
On January 12, 2025, the Yemeni rial reached its lowest value ever, with the dollar surpassing 1100 rials. In Aden, the rial traded at 2110 per dollar (buying) and 2120 (selling). The Saudi rial stood at 554 (buying) and 555 (selling), with further drops expected. In Houthi-controlled areas, th...
SANA'A, Yemen — Human rights sources confirmed on Saturday that the Iran-backed Houthi group has released Yemeni educator Fahd Al-Salami after nearly nine years in detention. Al-Salami, who served as the director of Al-Nahdha Modern Schools before his arrest in mid-2016, had been subjec...
SANA'A, Yemen — At approximately 3 PM on Wednesday, the US-led international coalition conducted airstrikes targeting positions associated with the Houthi group, which is internationally classified as a terrorist organization. According to Houthi media sources, two airstrikes hit the ...
On December 31, 2024, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that American forces conducted multiple precision strikes against Houthi targets in Sana'a and coastal locations over the past two days. This operation was aimed at disrupting the activities of the Iran-aligned Houthi movement, w...
On December 31, 2024, local sources reported violent explosions reverberating across the capital city of Sana'a, coinciding with the ongoing flight of aircraft believed to be part of the US-led international coalition. Witnesses informed Bran Press that three airstrikes hit the Defense Mini...
Local sources reported that powerful explosions were heard in Sana'a on the evening of December 27, 2024, as U.S. airstrikes targeted military sites controlled by the Houthi movement, which is internationally designated as a terrorist organization. According to residents speaking to Barran ...
On December 27, 2024, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced the temporary suspension of its airlift operations for humanitarian aid to Sana'a International Airport due to recent Israeli airstrikes. In a brief statement from the WFP's humanitarian air service, reported ...
On the evening of December 26, 2024, the Israeli military launched what is being described as the most intense airstrikes yet on targets in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, and the coastal city of Hodeidah. Local sources reported to Barran Press that seven airstrikes hit Sana’a alone,...
Explosive sounds rocked both Sana'a and the coastal city of Hodeida as Israeli forces launched a series of heavy airstrikes targeting key locations. Local sources and residents reported violent explosions in the Yemeni capital amid the intensified bombardment. According to reports to Barran...
In a proactive move, the Houthi group, which is internationally designated as a terrorist organization, has ordered all public and private hospitals in the Yemeni capital of Sana'a to elevate their readiness levels. This directive comes in response to escalating Israeli threats to broaden thei...
In a troubling development, a prominent businessman has been kidnapped for the second time in Sana’a, Yemen. Human rights sources reported on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, that Maher Abdullah Qaid Al-Sad'i was abducted by Houthi militia leader Saeed Masfouh, also known as "Abu Hail,&q...