A dust storm sweeping across four Yemeni governorates on Thursday evening, July 25, 2024, has significantly reduced horizontal visibility. Barran Press correspondent reported that a northerly dust storm is currently affecting Marib Governorate in northeastern Yemen, causing severe visibility im...
A protest took place in Aden, Yemen's temporary capital, on Thursday, July 25, 2024, in front of the Central Bank of Yemen headquarters. The protest condemned the rollback of recent decisions aimed at regulating the banking sector, according to a Barran Press correspondent. The demonstratio...
Deputy Minister of Education Dr. Ali Al-Abab met with Ashraf Issa Al-Hadhry, Secretary-General of the Nibras Association, in Marib Governorate (northeastern Yemen) on Thursday, July 25, 2024, to discuss aspects and components of a project supporting children's education in Yemen. The project i...
The King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid in Marib Governorate (northeastern Yemen) launched the distribution of emergency food and shelter aid to 687 displaced families affected by fires and climatic storms on Thursday, July 25, 2024. Dr. Khaled Al-Shajhani, Deputy Director of the...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Global Fund announced on Thursday, July 25, 2024, that they have delivered medical equipment valued at $2 million to support Yemen's struggling health system. In a statement, the IOM said that it, in partnership with the internation...
A national forum aimed at localizing humanitarian and development work in Yemen was launched today, Thursday, July 25, 2024. The announcement came at the conclusion of a program designed to enhance the capacity of civil society organizations in sustainable humanitarian and development work in Mari...
Sixteen sailors from Syria and India have been stranded in the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah since Israeli airstrikes last weekend, according to the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF). Eight of the sailors are trapped aboard the ship "Captain Tariq," according to the ma...
Several Gulf states have welcomed a recent agreement between the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels to de-escalate tensions regarding the banking sector and Yemenia Airlines. The agreement, announced on Tuesday, July 23, by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, has been hailed as a posi...
China's acting ambassador to Yemen, Shao Cheng, on Thursday, July 25, 2024, called for an end to any escalation of the conflict following Israeli airstrikes on Hodeidah port in western Yemen last Saturday. During an online press conference hosted by the Sana'a Center for Strategic Studi...
The United Nations has reported two deaths and damage to 1,300 shelters for internally displaced persons (IDPs) following floods that swept through Sa'dah governorate in northern Yemen, a region controlled by the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by the UN. The info...
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced on Thursday, July 25, 2024, that 41 irregular migrants are missing and four survivors have been found after a boat capsized off the coast of Yemen. In a statement on X (formerly Twitter) seen by "Barran Press", the UN...
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Thursday, July 25, 2024, the destruction of two Houthi missiles within the past 24 hours. The missiles were reportedly mounted on launch platforms in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. CENTCOM stated in a post on X (formerly Twitter), seen by...
Yemenia Airways announced the resumption of flights from Sana'a International Airport to Jordan, with three daily flights, and has opened ticket sales for discounted fares through its offices. The airline also confirmed that it is making arrangements to operate flights to Egypt and India soon....
Socotra, Yemen - A massive fire broke out in a palm plantation on the Socotra archipelago in eastern Yemen on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, local sources reported. The sources told "Barran Press" that the fire erupted shortly before evening in a palm plantation in the "Ma'ab...
A prominent Yemeni aviation engineer, Aref Reza, was among 18 people killed in a plane crash in Nepal on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, according to local and international media reports. The plane, carrying 19 passengers, crashed shortly after takeoff from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathman...
A landmine planted by the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by the United Nations, killed a civilian in the Abs district of Hodeidah governorate, 8 kilometers from the frontlines, local sources reported on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. The official Yemeni news agency, Saba,...
A lightning strike in the southern Yemeni governorate of Al-Dhale'e has left a man blind and killed a flock of sheep, local sources reported on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. The sources told "Barran Press" that the lightning struck the man while he was tending his sheep in the D...
The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, welcomed the announcement by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, regarding an agreement between the Yemeni government and the Houthis on de-escalation measures co...
- The Specialized Criminal Primary Court in Aden, the temporary capital of Yemen, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, sentenced seven individuals to death for their involvement in a string of assassinations and gang-related activities. The court, presided over by Judge Yahya Mohammed Al-Saeedi, found ...
The National Authority for Prisoners and Abductees issued a dire warning on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, stating that 70 civilian hostages are at risk of execution by the Houthi rebels. During a press conference held in Marib, the authority revealed that the Houthis, internationally designated as ...