At least six civilians have been detained by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen's Al-Mahwit Governorate following the circulation of a video showing a Houthi missile falling in the area, local sources informed Barran Press. The arrests occurred in Ibn Abdullah village, Jabal Al-Mahwit District, a...
UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg met with senior Houthi leaders in Muscat, Oman, on Thursday, emphasizing the need to stabilize Yemen and address the "legitimate concerns" of all parties involved. A statement from Grundberg's office indicated that Omani officials and senio...
Local authorities in Taiz governorate, Yemen, have reportedly banned the human rights organization "Mwatana for Human Rights" from operating within the province, citing alleged links to the Houthi movement. A leaked directive from Taiz's Social Affairs and Labor Office, instructed...
A Yemeni human rights organization, the Eye Organization for Human Rights, has condemned the Iran-backed Houthis for the "arbitrary arrest" of six civilians in Al-Mahwait governorate. The group accused the Houthis of violating citizens' rights to document security threats after resid...
An Iran-backed Houthi drone strike in western Shabwah governorate, eastern Yemen, injured a soldier and damaged an ambulance, a military source reported. The attack targeted a medical checkpoint of the 5th Brigade of the Shabwa Defense Forces (affiliated with the STC) in the Markhah Al-Ulya dis...
Amid escalating tensions and a Southern Transitional Council (STC) military mobilization in the resource-rich Hadramaut province, Governor Mabkhout bin Madi traveled to Riyadh on Tuesday Following an official invitation from Saudi authorities, bin Madi departed from Seiyun International Airport...
The Saudi-funded Masam Project for landmine clearance in Yemen has uncovered a new minefield in the al-Suwaiydiyah area of Al Khokha district, Hodeidah governorate, where Iran-backed Houthis had allegedly planted mines indiscriminately in agricultural lands. According to a statement reviewed by B...
The White House released a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate President Pro Tempore Chuck Grassley on Tuesday, detailing ongoing military operations against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. In the letter,President Trump condemned the Houthis as a &qu...
Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Chairman Rashad al-Alimi, speaking in Riyadh, framed the ongoing conflict as a "battle for salvation," emphasizing a unified front against the Houthi movement. This declaration came during a high-level meeting with the Consultation an...
U.S. Ambassador to Yemen, Steven Fagin, asserted on Tuesday that restoring maritime security in the Red Sea is a crucial prerequisite for achieving a comprehensive political settlement in Yemen. In a statement posted on X by the U.S. Embassy in Yemen, Ambassador Fagin stated, "I believe th...
The Iran-backed Houthis have reportedly detained 30 civilians in the Yemeni capital after they filmed the aftermath of a U.S. airstrike that hit a residential area on Sunday evening. This comes as Yemen's internationally recognized government and the Houthis present conflicting accounts of the...
Two young men were seriously injured on Monday after a landmine, reportedly planted by the Iran-backed Houthis, exploded in the Al-Durayhimi district of southern Hodeidah, western Yemen. According to a statement from the district’s Human Rights Office, the blast occurred near the Yemen Mo...
A significant portion of the ancient "Ghareeb Tree," a key natural landmark in southwest Yemen, unexpectedly collapsed on Monday, prompting local concerns about potential vandalism. The over 2,000-year-old tree, situated in the Samsarah area of Daba village within the Al-Shamayatayn d...
Pro-government forces in Shabwa governorate intercepted and destroyed a Houthi reconnaissance drone on Sunday, according to military sources. The 6th Shabwa Defense Brigade stated the Iran-made drone was conducting surveillance of military positions when it was detected and neutralized...
The Saudi-backed Masam Project announced on Monday that its teams removed 1,050 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from Yemeni territory in the past week alone. According to a statement on its official website, reviewed by Barran Press, Masam’s f...
The United States has stressed the need to preserve security and stability in Yemen’s eastern Hadramawt province as tensions escalate between local political and tribal factions. In a statement on Sunday, U.S. Ambassador Steven Fagin reiterated Washington’s support for a stab...
The Iran-backed Houthis reported 13 casualties from U.S. airstrikes targeting military sites in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, over the past 24 hours. In a statement Sunday, the Houthi-run Health Ministry said one person was killed and nine wounded in strikes on the Al-Nahda neighborhood....
Political groups in Marib, northeastern Yemen, called for unity and increased support for the military and popular resistance in their battle against the Iran-backed Houthis during a meeting on Sunday. In a statement to Barran Press, the parties stressed the need to move beyond "nar...
Security checkpoints operated by the Southern Transitional Council (STC) are reportedly preventing travelers originating from Taiz from entering the key southern port city of Aden. According to local sources, the restrictions began on Saturday morning in the al-Farsha area of Tur al-Bahah distric...
Aidarous al-Zubaidi, a member of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council and leader of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), has ordered the immediate suspension of Abdurabbu al-Mahwaly, the Deputy Minister of Technical Education and Vocational Training. This action followed serious allegat...