The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on Thursday, April 17, against Yemen International Bank (IBY) and three of its senior executives for allegedly providing financial support to the Iran-backed Houthis. This marks the second Houthi-controlled bank to face U.S. sanctions recently, foll...
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...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on seven senior members of Ansarallah, commonly known as the Iran-backed Houthis, for smuggling weapons and procuring military support from Russia. The statement, seen by Barran Press, details...
The United Nations announced Friday, January 24, 2025, that Iran-backed Houthis, labeled as terrorists internationally, detained several UN employees in their territories on Thursday. The UN has suspended all movements in Houthi-controlled regions until further notice, demanding the immediate and u...
Since 2020, Houthi leader Hashim Ismail Al-Madani has emerged as a pivotal figure in the group's economic operations, rising from his role as a political advisor to managing crucial financial activities. On Thursday, December 19, 2024, Al-Madani was prominently listed among 12 individuals and ...
The Yemeni government welcomed the U.S. administration's recent sanctions on several individuals, entities, and exchange companies for their roles in "arms trafficking, money laundering, and illicit Iranian oil shipments for the Houthis," calling it a significant step towards enhanci...
Ahmed Arman, the Minister of Legal Affairs and Human Rights in Yemen's internationally recognized government, criticized the UN envoy's office's performance regarding negotiations on detainees and prisoners. He accused the office of incompetence, irresponsibility, and pressuring the go...
On Monday, December 2, 2024, the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee, established under Resolution 2140 (2014), agreed to take follow-up measures regarding the recommendations in the final report of the Yemen Expert Team for 2024, submitted in accordance with paragraph 3 of Resolution 2707 (20...
October 9, 2024 — Yemeni lawmaker and businessman Sheikh Hamid Abdullah Al-Ahmar has publicly rejected the recent decision by the U.S. Treasury to impose sanctions against him for allegedly supporting the Palestinian resistance movement. In a statement, Al-Ahmar affirmed that his efforts ali...
Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, former Yemeni ambassador, called for unity and a collective effort to move forward, urging people to "unite ranks and combine all sincere national efforts to look ahead, away from malice, bickering, and preoccupation with trivial matters." This statement came...
Several prominent Yemeni figures have welcomed the decision by the UN Security Council's sanctions committee to lift sanctions on former President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his son, Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh. Ali Mohsen Saleh al-Ahmar, former Vice President of Yemen, expressed his congratulatio...
The UN Security Council's sanctions committee on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, removed the names of Ali Abdullah Saleh and his son, Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, from the sanctions list targeting individuals and entities obstructing peace in Yemen. A press release published on the UN website and moni...
The United States announced new sanctions on Monday, June 17th, 2024, targeting key individuals and entities in response to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, which threaten global maritime freedom. "We have designated three individuals and six entities that facilitated the purchase of weapons...