A senior US State Department official on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, accused the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, of "undermining all international and regional efforts to end the ongoing civil war in Yemen." "All the progress and diploma...
The Iranian mission to the United Nations stated on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, that the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, "agreed to a temporary ceasefire to allow tugboats and rescue vessels to reach the damaged oil tanker 'Sounion' in the Re...
HODEIDAH, YEMEN - Two brothers and a girl were killed by lightning strikes in Hodeidah Governorate (western Yemen) on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, bringing the total number of casualties from lightning strikes this season to 81 dead and injured. Local sources told "Barran Press" t...
TAIZ, YEMEN - President of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, along with council members Abdullah Al-Alimi and Othman Majli, and several state leaders, visited a number of battlefronts in Taiz Governorate (southwestern Yemen) on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. According to t...
HADRAMAUT, YEMEN - Yemeni army units have seized a quantity of heroin at the Al-Wadi'ah border crossing with Saudi Arabia, marking the third such bust in a week, a military source reported on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. According to the Yemeni Ministry of Defense website "Septembe...
The European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) mission, known as "Aspides," has issued a warning on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, that the recently attacked oil tanker "S.S. Sunion" poses a "serious and imminent threat" to regional pollution. The tanker, which was atta...
TAIZ, YEMEN—On Wednesday, August 28, 2024, Rashad Al-Alimi, President of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, laid the foundation stone for over 260 development and service projects in Taiz Governorate (southwestern Yemen). The government, local authorities, international agenci...
IBB, YEMEN - A civilian was killed by a Houthi militant in the city of Ibb, Yemen, on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, according to local sources. The victim, identified as Shoqi Al-Jadra, was selling khat in the Al-Dhahir market when he was shot and killed by the Houthi gunman. Sources told &q...
Moscow, August 28, 2024 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced Wednesday that he and his Yemeni counterpart, Dr. Shayeq Al-Zindani, have agreed to resume activities of the joint governmental committee and maintain military communication between the two countries. Following &quo...
The Greek-flagged oil tanker "Sounion" remains ablaze in the Red Sea, with oil reportedly still leaking, after being attacked by the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries. This was confirmed by Pentagon spokesperson Patrick Ryder on Tuesday eveni...
Aden, Yemen (August 28, 2024): Security forces in Aden, southern Yemen, have apprehended two Houthi leaders upon their return from Cairo, Egypt. The individuals, identified as Abdul Momen Mohammed Ismail, a brigadier general appointed by the Houthis as deputy governor of Taiz, and Abdul Hakim...
Redaa, Yemen (August 28, 2024): A court affiliated with the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, has sentenced a child rapist to death by stoning. The verdict was handed down on Wednesday against Abdulkarim Ahmed Saleh Al-Omrani, a Houthi supervisor, who ...
Taiz, Yemen (August 28, 2024): President of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, along with council members Abdullah Al-Alimi and Othman Majli, laid the foundation stone for a Martyrs' Monument in the historic Cairo Citadel in Taiz City, southwest Yemen. The mo...
Al-Mahwit, Yemen (August 28, 2024): The death toll from torrential rains and flash floods in Malhan district, southwest of Al-Mahwit governorate, has risen to 33, according to local sources. The disaster, which began on Tuesday, has also left numerous people missing and caused widespread dama...
UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg has called for a constructive dialogue to achieve peace and de-escalate the conflict in the war-torn country. In a statement released on Telegram, monitored by "Barran Press", Grundberg, who concluded a visit to Muscat on Wednesday, expr...
The visit of Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council President Rashad Al-Alimi to the besieged city of Taiz (southwest Yemen) has sparked widespread public and official reactions, marking the first visit by a top official of the internationally recognized Yemeni government to the city in 10 y...
Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, former Yemeni ambassador to the UAE and Vice President of the General People's Congress (GPC) - Sana'a branch, held a virtual meeting on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, with Yevgeny Kudrov, the chargé d'affaires of the Russian Embassy in Yemen. The discussion...
Al-Mahwit, Yemen - Heavy rains have caused widespread devastation in the Al-Mahwit governorate, with local sources reporting a “unprecedented humanitarian disaster” in the Malhan district. The downpour, which began on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, has resulted in the collapse of numer...
Taiz, Yemen - On Tuesday, August 27th, Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Head, Rashad Al-Alimi, issued a six-month ultimatum to the local authorities in Taiz, a southwestern province, to rectify their performance and strengthen the presence of state institutions. During a meetin...