Yemeni customs officials, in collaboration with security forces, seized 800 Chinese-made drone propellers at the Sarfit border crossing in Al-Mahra province on Monday, according to the Saba news agency. The intercepted propellers, manufactured by Gifman, are described as three-bladed, with a po...
On February 27, 2025, Ahmed Suleiman Ahmed Hamli Ruzaiq, a captured Houthi element, admitted to conducting five arms and equipment smuggling operations from the Iran-backed Houthis to Somalia’s Al-Shabaab in late 2024. His confession, aired by the National Resistance media on Yemen’s w...
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...
Puntland security forces have seized a boat carrying military equipment, suspected to have originated from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. The Puntland Counter-Terrorism Command confirmed on Wednesday the interception of the vessel in the Gao area of the Bosaso district. The crew, all Somali na...
LAHJ, Yemen — On January 2, 2025, a security operation in the coastal districts of Al-Mudaribah and Ras Al-Ara in Lahj Governorate led to the interception of a smuggling boat carrying 138 Ethiopian migrants, according to a statement from the security campaign. The operation, conducted by ...
LAHJ, Yemen — On January 2, 2025, a security operation in the coastal districts of Al-Mudaribah and Ras Al-Ara in Lahj Governorate led to the interception of a smuggling boat carrying 138 Ethiopian migrants, according to a statement from the security campaign. The operation, conducted by ...
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 ...
ADEN, YEMEN – The Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) in Aden strongly refuted allegations circulating on social media that it was involved in smuggling large sums of money through official channels under the governor's signature. A senior bank official stated that all funds transferred through ...
A new UN report, compiled by the Global Program on Combatting Transnational Organized Crime and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime's Container Control Programme, details the sophisticated methods used by the Houthi group to smuggle weapons into Yemen. The report, released October 22nd, 2024, hig...
Authorities at the Shihen Customs Port in Al-Mahra Governorate, eastern Yemen, have successfully intercepted a shipment containing 3,975 concealed weapon parts, according to the Director of Shihen Customs, Thabit Awad. In a statement published by the official Saba News Agency, Awad co...
Saudi security forces have thwarted two separate attempts to smuggle a total of 220 kilograms of Qat, a stimulant plant, into the country, according to official statements. The first incident occurred in the Da'ir sector of the Jizan region, where border guard patrols intercepted 90 kilogra...
The Yemeni ambassador to UNESCO, Mohammed Jumaih, has confirmed his discussions with the Swiss ambassador to UNESCO, Meril Brest, and members of the Swiss Cultural Property Transfer Task Force regarding the repatriation of two Yemeni thrones seized in Switzerland. In a statement to Barran Press...