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Aden governor in Hadi govt threatens to resign

ADEN, Sept. 15 -Governor of Aden, who is affiliated with the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) threatened on Tuesday to resign in a protest of being ignored by Saudi Arabia and Hadi, Yemen News Portal Reported. According to…

Explosions rock US Embassy in Baghdad

SANAA, Sept. 15 (YPA) - Explosions were heard in Baghdad's Green Zone in central Baghdad, Iraqi media reported on late Monday night. The explosions were caused by rockets landed near the US Embassy in the Green Zone, but there were no…

Earthquake hits Russian coast of Kamchatka

SANAA, Sept. 15 (YPA) - A strong earthquake measuring as high as 6.2 on the Richter scale shook Russia. The large quake hit Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula region on the country’s far-east coast, over 6,200 km from Moscow. The European…

Two prisoners of army freed in Taiz

TAIZ, Sept. 15 (YPA) - Local and tribal mediation led by the governor of Lahj province managed to free two prisoners of the heroes of the army and popular committees in an exchange deal between the two parties under which two prisoners of…

6 Saudi-led airstrikes hit Marib

MARIB, Sept. 15 (YPA) Saudi-led coalition warplanes launched six airstrikes on Marib province, a security official said on Monday night. According to the official, two airstrikes were waged on Al-Abdiyah District and four others on Mahliyah…

38 Saudi-led air strikes hit separate areas in Marib

MARIB, Sept. 14 (YPA) - The US-backed Saudi-led aggression coalition's fighter jets launched on Monday 38 air strikes on separate areas in Marib province, a security source told Yemen Press Agency. The source declared that coalition's…

Businessman shot dead in Taiz

TAIZ, Sept. 14 (YPA) - A Yemeni businessman was killed by unknown gunmen on late Monday in southwestern Taiz province, local sources said. According to the sources, unidentified militants assassinated businessman Mahmoud Al-Zaokari,…