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Al‑Zubaidi issues first message after fleeing Aden

ADEN, Jan. 17 (YPA) - Aidarous Al‑Zubaidi, the president of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), has issued a statement in his first official and public appearance since he fled Aden to the United Arab Emirates amid rising tensions and a deepening…

Sanaa says UN resolution on Red Sea attacks ignores facts

SANAA, Jan. 16 (YPA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates in the Sanaa government on Friday mocked the UN Security Council’s adoption of Resolution No. 2812 (2026), which extends the Secretary-General’s submission of monthly reports on what…

Two Yemenis, African migrant wounded by Saudi army fire in Saada

SAADA, Jan. 16 (YPA) - At least two Yemeni civilians and an African migrant were reportedly wounded by Saudi army fire on Friday in Yemen's northern Saada province, local sources said. According to the sources, one Yemeni citizen was injured in the Shada…

UN official: Gaza’s rubble clearing could take over 7 years

GAZA, Jan. 16 (YPA) - A senior United Nations official affirmed that removing the rubble in Gaza could take more than seven years, as the territory faces over 60 million tons of debris following more than two years of sustained Israeli attacks. Jorge…

Israeli drone strike kills Lebanese civilians in Tyre district

BEIRUT, Jan. 16 (YPA) - Two Lebanese civilians were killed and others injured on Friday after an Israeli strike targeted a scrap-collecting vehicle in the town of Mansouri, in the Tyre district. Ambulance teams rushed to the scene and transported the…

3.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Yemen coasts

ADEN, Jan. 16 (YPA) – A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck on Friday off the coast of Aden, south of Yemen, according to Dhamar-based Center for Monitoring and Studying Earthquakes and Volcanoes. The head of the monitoring center, Engineer Mohammed…

Saudi-backed forces crack down on STC protests in Aden

ADEN, Jan. 16 (YPA) -The city of Aden and several neighboring governorates witnessed heightened security alert and military tensions on Friday following a crackdown on a popular demonstration called for by the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council…
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