Baraa Shiban براء شيبان

Associate Fellow with @RUSI_org @ISS_RUSI. Analyst on #Yemen and the Gulf. RT ≠ endorsement. Opinions shared are my own

[Baraa Shiban براء شيبان @BShtwtr]

It has been a year since my wonderful dad went through a life changing operation which affected all of our lives. Until June last year, I felt my Dad was always watching after me, taking care of me and constantly lifting me up his shoulders.
He’s very private & usually quiet but he had one of the most creative, mathematically genius minds & as a father he will stand against the waves to see his children succeed & progress in life.
It’s time I return a small part of that favour. Even in sickness & difficulty he tries to smile and ease my tension.

[Baraa Shiban براء شيبان @BShtwtr]

This Arsenal PSG game is a joke. How come the referee didn’t go back to check the VAR? And then gave a Yellow Card for the Captain who went to him to review the decision?!!!

[Baraa Shiban براء شيبان @BShtwtr]

مثلما تمنيت ان يدفن الرئيس علي سالم البيض في عدن او المكلا، أتمنى ان يدفن الرئيس هادي في بلاده، بالإمكان نقله إلى محافظة عدن وعمل مراسيم الدفن هناك

[Baraa Shiban براء شيبان @BShtwtr]

تعازينا الحارة لأسرة الرئيس السابق عبدربه منصور هادي وذويه ومحبيه.
رحمة الله تغشاه وعصم الله على قلوبهم

[Baraa Shiban براء شيبان @BShtwtr]

Sources from the family did indeed confirm that Former Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi passed away today in Riyadh after being admitted to the hospital.
Condolences to his family & his loved ones.

[Baraa Shiban براء شيبان @BShtwtr]

From Mecca Eid Mubarak to everyone
من مكة المكرمة، كل عام وأنتم بخير

[Baraa Shiban براء شيبان @BShtwtr]

@AmbJamilaRajaa presented her credentials to @realDonaldTrump as the new ambassador of the Republic of Yemen to Washington DC.

[Ambassador Jamila Rajaa @AmbJamilaRajaa]

I had the honor of presenting the letters accrediting me as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Yemen to his Excellency President Donald Trump. I also conveyed the greetings and best wishes of His Excellency Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council. I look forward to working closely with the Trump administration to further strengthen the friendship and cooperation between our two nations.

© Official Photos by the White House

تشرفتُ بتقديم أوراق اعتمادي سفيرةً فوق العادة ومفوضةً للجمهورية اليمنية الى فخامة الرئيس دونالد ترامب. كما نقلتُ لفخامته تحيات وتمنيات فخامة رئيس مجلس القيادة الرئاسي، الدكتور رشاد العليمي. وأتطلع إلى العمل بشكل وثيق مع إدارة ترامب من أجل تعزيز علاقات الصداقة والتعاون بين بلدينا.

© صور رسمية من البيت الأبيض

[الدوري الايطالي @SerieA_AR]

بلد الحضارة والتاريخ 🇾🇪

كل عام واليمن السعيد في خير ورخاء 🥰 👋

#الدوري_الإيطالي

[Elisabeth Kendall @Dr_E_Kendall]

Job Opportunity: We are looking for an early career scholar with an outstanding research record in the politics of the Middle East, North Africa or South Asia to take up a 3-year appointment at @GirtonCollege @Cambridge_Uni. Details here:
https://t.co/qEpqFND0LY

[Baraa Shiban براء شيبان @BShtwtr]

لكل رواد الأعمال والذين هم في صدد إعداد دراسة الجدوى
تابعوا هذا الفيديو للاستخدام الذكي للذكاء الاصطناعي، كيف بالإمكان ان توفر الكثير من الوقت والجهد إذا عرفت كيفية استخدامه https://t.co/qgOL3gNpFs

[Baraa Shiban براء شيبان @BShtwtr]

بل القات مشكلة وآفة عظيمة
المشاكل المتراكمة التي سببها القات لليمن واليمنيين تحتاج إلى سنين وجهد استثنائي للتعافي من آثارها
شعب بكل فئاته في حالة تخدير يومي، كارثة ما بعدها كارثة

[سمير النمري Sameer Alnamri @sameer_alnamri]

إذا كان القات عطل قدرات اليمنيين، فلماذا تعاني مصر وفيها أفضل القدرات من الفقر وديوان تقدر بمئات المليارات من الدولارات ويعيش مواطنيها مغتربين في أنحاء العالم؟!

ليست مصر وحدها بل تونس والسودان وسوريا والمغرب والجزائر والأردن ووووو

المشكلة ليست في القات بل في القرار السياسي، القائد هو من يصلح شعب أو يفسده؟!

[Baraa Shiban براء شيبان @BShtwtr]

Yesterday the parties in Yemen reached a milestone agreement that will result in the release of around 1700 prisoner & detainee. The Houthis will release 580 prisoner & detainee while the Yemeni government will release 1100 Houthi prisoner, in addition to 27 of the coalition.
The agreement will only be implemented in July.
Big questions are still roaming on the fate of the Yemeni Politician Mohammed Qahtan who has been forcibly disappeared by the Houthis since March 2015 & has been mentioned by a Security Council resolution calling on the Houthis to release him. The Yemeni government stated “The agreement stipulated the formation of a committee from both sides, with the participation of his family, to go to Sana'a and verify his fate and take the necessary measures, in the presence of the International Committee of the Red Cross, before implementing the process of releasing the detainees.”

[@OSE_Yemen @OSE_Yemen]

Parties agree under UN auspices to release over 1,600 conflict-related detainees

Amman, 14 May 2026 - The parties agreed today to release over 1,600 conflict-related detainees, an unprecedented number in the history of the current conflict in Yemen. This outcome is the result of 14 weeks of intensive negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations in Amman, Jordan.

“This is a moment of profound relief for thousands of Yemenis who have endured long and painful waits the return of their family members. The steadfast and courageous advocacy of the families of detainees has been instrumental in bringing us to this point,”said the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg.

“This outcome is a clear demonstration of what sustained and determined negotiations can produce. It proves that when the parties choose to engage in dialogue, they can deliver on the priorities that weigh most heavily on Yemeni families, and build confidence for the wider peace process.”

He added: “I commend the parties for engaging in good faith and dedicating themselves to these negotiations over many weeks, including through a period of extraordinary regional complexity. I encourage them to build on today’s outcome, and to carry out additional releases, including on a unilateral basis.”

Today’s agreement builds on an earlier round of negotiations in December 2025 in Muscat, Oman.

As next steps, the parties have also agreed to reconvene to negotiate further releases, to conduct joint visits to one another’s detention facilities, and to ensure access to all detainees.

The Envoy further added: “I also express my deep solidarity with all those in arbitrary detention and their families, including personnel from the UN, NGOs, civil society and diplomatic missions arbitrarily detained by Ansar Allah. The United Nations continues with unwavering determination to press for their releases. I hope that today’s positive momentum can help advance the release of our colleagues.”

The Special Envoy expressed his gratitude to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for hosting and supporting this round of negotiations, and for their continued support for wider peace efforts in Yemen. He also thanked the International Committee of the Red Cross for their indispensable partnership as co-chair of the Supervisory Committee on the implementation of the detainee release agreement.

The Supervisory Committee on the implementation of the detainee release agreement was established under the 2018 Stockholm Agreement, in which the parties committed to release all conflict-related detainees under the “all-for-all” principle.

https://t.co/YakiKfaeXB

[Kaja Kallas @kajakallas]

EU Foreign Ministers just gave the go-ahead to sanction Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians.

They also agreed new sanctions on leading Hamas figures.

It was high time we move from deadlock to delivery.
Extremisms and violence carry consequences.

[Baraa Shiban براء شيبان @BShtwtr]

To all my friends, it looks like my Instagram account has been hacked
I had deactivated the account for now but please do not open any link sent from my Facebook or Instagram account

إلى كل الأصدقاء
تم اختراق حسابي الإنستغرام
الرجاء عدم فتح اي رابط يرسل من حسابي

[Baraa Shiban براء شيبان @BShtwtr]

إلى وزير الداخلية، إلى رئيس الوزراء
حان الوقت لاتخاذ خطوات جادة. امنعوا اي تواجد للسلاح والمسلحين داخل مدينة عدن وكل المدن اليمنية
يجب ان تكون حادثة اغتيال وسام قائد لحظة مفصلية ووضع خطة أمنية تنهي حالة السلاح المنفلت وانتشار المسلحين المتجولين في شوارع المدينة هكذا بدون حساب
@EbrahimHaidan @Shaya_Zindani

[Baraa Shiban براء شيبان @BShtwtr]

Can’t really explain the shock, the horror & sorrow.
We are all in shock today
All Yemenis - those of us who knew him or knew of him - are shocked with the killing of the acting director of the Social Fund for Development - SFD - in Yemen Wesam Qaid.
Wesam narrowly escaped abduction by the Houthis & fled to Aden in 2024. He is the one of the most prominent Yemenis in the development sector & has led the relocation of the SFD from Sanaa to Aden.
He was abducted in Aden in the afternoon & then was found killed in the outskirts.

[Baraa Shiban براء شيبان @BShtwtr]

@SabSwiss @ConflictedThom @AimenDean @Ndawsari @MHconflicted Done 😊

[Nedal Al-Amari 🇸🇾 @nedalalamari]

International Dance Day celebration in Damascus 🇸🇾

Syria has changed and is moving toward greater freedom. Contrary to what is often claimed, it is not becoming an oppressive Islamic state where women are silenced; rather, people are living with a growing sense of peace and personal freedom

[Thomas Small @ConflictedThom]

So so so good to see true Friends of the Show @BShtwtr and @Ndawsari for some truly delicious Yemeni food and an enjoyable wide-ranging conversation. You were missed @AimenDean!

@MHconflicted

[Baraa Shiban براء شيبان @BShtwtr]

Saddened to hear about the passing of Hamid Khalafallah. A bright young Sudanese advocate, full of energy and a lovely spirit.
It’s a true shocker

[The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @TimepDC]

We, the TIMEP family, are absolutely devastated by the news that the brilliantly talented and deeply empathetic Sudanese advocate Hamid Khalafallah has passed away. It was the greatest honor and privilege to host Hamid as a 2022-2023 nonresident fellow.

[Baraa Shiban براء شيبان @BShtwtr]

صاحب الابتسامة الجميلة والخلق الرفيع
صانع المحتوى اليمني عبدالرحمن الجميلي في ذمة الله
لم اعرفه شخصيا لكن عرفته من محبة الناس له وروحه الإيجابية التي تظهر في كل عمل ونشاط قام به
رحمة الله عليه