YEMEN Press Agency

Transport Minister meets ICRC official

SANAA, Dec. 6 (YPA) - Minister of Transport, Zakaria Al-Shami, met on Sunday the deputy head of the ICRC delegation in Yemen, Alexander Ekoy. At the meeting, the officials discussed a mechanism of cooperation and coordination for the…

Armed ambush targets security official in Taiz

TAIZ, Dec. 6 (YPA) – A security official loyal to Islah party was injured on Sunday in an armed ambush in Taiz city, central Yemen, source said. The sources affirmed that the ambush, which was planted by unknown gunmen, targeted Nabil…

Islah Party takes 36 bodies of its gunmen in Abyan

ABYAN, Dec. 6 (YPA) – The Saudi-backed Islah Party has taken 20 bodies of its militants in Yemen's southern province of Abyan for the last two days, according to sources on Sunday. The sources affirmed that the militants were killed in…

Leader in Mahra denies targeting British ship

MAHRA, Dec. 6 (YPA) – A leader in of the sit-in committee in Mahra province denied on Sunday targeting a British ship off Nishtun seaport of the province. The leader Mohammad Saeed Belhaf Belhaf confirmed that the visit of the American…

Foreign Minister congratulates Thai counterpart

SANAA, Dec. 5 (YPA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hisham Sharaf, sent on Saturday a cable of congratulations to the Foreign Minister of Thailand, Don Pramudwinai. In the cable, Sharaf congratulated Pramudwinai and Thai people, on the…

Several STC leaders killed in attack in Abayn

ABYAN, Dec. 5 (YPA) – A number of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) leaders were killed in an attack on their sites in Yemen's southern province of Abyan, sources said. The sources affirmed that the leaders of the STC were…