Yemen & World

NEW YORK, Jan. 17 (YPA) -A Yemeni expatriate was killed in New York city on Sunday, the latest in a growing number of Yemeni emigrants being murdered abroad. According to sources in the Yemeni community, Rauf Mahdi, who held US…

SANAA, Jan. 15 (YPA) - The Deputy Foreign Minister has on Saturday commented on the statement of the Security Council, regarding the Emirati  ‘Rawabi’ ship that  has been seized by the Yemeni forces in the territorial waters. Hussein…

SANAA, Jan. 14 (YPA) - The West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) has fined the Syrian Football Association $10,000 over the assult by the assistany coach Louay Othman on the  Yemeni youth, Saeed al-Awlaki. The WAFF has also decided to…

SANAA, Jan. 13 (YPA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW)has sent new accusations of Saudi Arabia of violating international humanitarian law in its war on Yemen, and of committing war crimes against Yemeni civilians. In its report on the events…

SANAA, Jan. 13 (YPA) - The US government has approved the release of five detainees, including three Yemenis, from Guantanamo Bay military prison, according to documents posted online this week by the Defense Department. However, they…

 MUSCAT, Jan. 13 (YPA) - The Yemeni poet Dr. Abdulaziz Al Maqaleh, has been selected as the Arab Cultural Personality of 2021 at a ceremony held in the Omani capital, Muscat. The Omani Cultural Club held a ceremony honoring Al Maqaleh,…

SANAA, Jan. 13 (YPA) - Despite the ongoing controversy over US military assistance to Saudi Arabia, Congress has failed to block the sale of air-to-air missiles to Riyadh and to prohibit some support for the Saudi war in Yemen, the Arms…

SANAA, Jan. 12 (YPA) - Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf on Wednesday sent a cable of condolences and sympathy to the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell. In the cable, Sharaf…

SANAA, Jan. 11 (YPA) - Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, ended his visit to the United Kingdom on Tuesday. During the visit, the envoy met James Cleverly, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, and…

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (YPA) - The United Nations on Tuesday confirmed that it is ready to inspect the ports of Hodeida, western Yemen, against the background of the Saudi-led coalition’s accusations against Ansarullah of using the ports for…