Masam Clears Over 1,000 Explosives in Yemen in One Week

Masam Clears Over 1,000 Explosives in Yemen in One Week

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...

Landmine Blast in Hodeidah Injures Two Young Men

Landmine Blast in Hodeidah Injures Two Young Men

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...

Houthi Drone Downed Over Shabwa

Houthi Drone Downed Over Shabwa

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...

Marib Political Parties Urge Unity, Back Military Against Houthis

Marib Political Parties Urge Unity, Back Military Against Houthis

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...

Houthis reports 13 casualties in latest U.S. Airstrikes in Sanaa

Houthis reports 13 casualties in latest U.S. Airstrikes in Sanaa

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....

Zubaidi Suspends Yemeni Deputy Minister Amid Smuggling Claims

Zubaidi Suspends Yemeni Deputy Minister Amid Smuggling Claims

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...

STC Forces Block Taiz Travelers from Entering Aden

STC Forces Block Taiz Travelers from Entering Aden

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...

U.S. Sanctions Yemen International Bank and Executives for Aiding Houthis

U.S. Sanctions Yemen International Bank and Executives for Aiding Houthis

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...

U.S. Accuses Chinese Satellite Firm of Aiding Houthi Ship Attacks

U.S. Accuses Chinese Satellite Firm of Aiding Houthi Ship Attacks

U.S. officials stated Thursday that a Chinese satellite company with ties to the Chinese military, Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. (CGSTL), is providing the Iran-backed Houthis with imagery used to target U.S. and international vessels in the Red Sea. Officials reported that CGSTL, linked ...

U.S. Strikes Houthi Fuel Facility in Western Yemen

U.S. Strikes Houthi Fuel Facility in Western Yemen

The U.S. military reported Thursday, April 17, that it destroyed a key fuel facility at the Ras Issa oil terminal in Hodeidah province, a Houthi-controlled area in western Yemen.  U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) stated the operation aimed to disrupt a significant revenue source funding the Ir...

STC Forces Intercept Two Vessels Off Abyan Coast for Unauthorized Entry

STC Forces Intercept Two Vessels Off Abyan Coast for Unauthorized Entry

Southern Transitional Council (STC) security forces reported Thursday the interception of two international vessels that entered Yemeni territorial waters off the coast of Ahwar district in Abyan province. A joint unit from the Coastal Belt and Coast Guard detected the vessels six nautical miles o...

Body of Missing Teenager Found in Al-Jawf Desert

Body of Missing Teenager Found in Al-Jawf Desert

The body of 14-year-old Murad Ali Al-Batani was discovered in the Wadi Mathab desert area of Houthi-controlled Al-Matun District, Al-Jawf Governorate, northeastern Yemen, two days after he was reported missing, local sources confirmed on Wednesday. Information obtained by "Barran Press&quo...

YJS Condemns Arrest of Press Freedoms Official in Hadramaut

YJS Condemns Arrest of Press Freedoms Official in Hadramaut

The Yemeni Journalists’ Syndicate "YJS" reported on Wednesday the arrest of Awad Kashmim, head of the Press Freedoms Committee for the union's local branch, by security forces in Haridah District, Hadramaut Governorate, eastern Yemen. According to reports, the arrest followed s...