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Mass rally in Taiz demands departure of local authority

TAIZ, Aug. 5 (YPA) - Hundreds of protesters gathered in Taiz province, on Thursday morning, to demand the departure of the local authority. Private sources indicated that the march denounced the deterioration of the living situation and the…

Large quantity of narcotics from occupied areas seized

SANAA, Aug. 5 (YPA) - The competent security authorities seized a quantity of drugs coming from the occupied areas. The security media indicated, on Thursday, that the anti-smuggling unit of the emergency forces in the Al-Hazm district in…

Aden port workers denounce new customs tariff

ADEN, Aug. 04 (YPA) - Dozens of workers from the port of Aden on Wednesday staged a protest to denounce the new customs tariff and the collapse of the local currency against foreign currencies. The protesters raised banners denouncing the…

Two killed by thunderbolt in Hajjah

HAJJAH, Aug. 04 (YPA) - Two citizens were killed overnight by a thunderbolt in Hajjah province, according to local sources on Wednesday. The sources affirmed that the thunderbolt struck a guarded place in a farm in Dhahia village of Al…

Heavy rain hits Sanaa, capital of Yemen

SANAA, Aug. 03 (YPA) – The capital Sanaa and its environs witnessed on Tuesday evening heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms. The torrential rains have caused flood in a number of neighborhoods in the capital, in which many of its…

Sanaa deports 79 illegal immigrants to their countries

SANAA, Aug. 03 (YPA) - The Immigration and Passports Authority in Sanaa on Tuesday deported 79 illegal immigrants to their countries. Chairman of the authority, Brigadier General Ismail Al-Moayad, explained that the deportees are of African…