YEMEN Press Agency

Socotra sons remove STC military checkpoints

SOCOTRA, Jan. 20 (YPA) - Dozens of residents of Socotra island gathered on Wednesday to remove a number of military checkpoints and sites established by the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)'s militias in the province.…

Sanhan tribes gather to denounce American decision

SANAA, Jan. 20 (YPA) – A mass protest rally was held on Wednesday by tribes and sheikhs of Sanhan district of Sanaa province to reject the US attempts to designate Ansarullah movement as a terrorist organization. At the rally, the…

Cold weather’s effects continued within coming 24 hours

SANAA, Jan. 20 (YPA) - The National Center of Meteorology expected on Wednesday that cold weather's effects would be continued on most of the Yemeni provinces within the coming 24 hours. In its weather forecast, the center affirmed that the…

Tawoos meets WFP’s Country Director

SANAA, Jan 19 (YPA) – The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Humanitarian Affairs, Abdul Mohsen Tawoos, met on Tuesday with Resident Representative and Country Director in the World Food Program (WFP) in Yemen Laurent Bukera. At…

Displaced child, nurse killed in clashes in Marib

MARIB, Jan. 19 (YPA) - A displaced child and a nurse were killed and several others wounded on Tuesday as a result of clashes in Marib province, according to sources. The sources affirmed that tribal clashes broke out between the Shabwan…

Death for defending homeland is great honor: Deputy FM

SANAA, Jan. 19 (YPA) - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hussein Al-Ezzi, affirmed here on Tuesday that the death for defending the homeland is a great honor, and patience and persistence are the keys to victory in the face of the enemy.…

Tribal sheikh defects from coalition in Marib

MARIB, Jan. 18 (YPA) – A senior tribal sheikh of Marib province defected on Monday from the Saudi-led coalition and returned to the homeland party. Yahya Al-Nasri, one of Al-Jadaan tribe's sheikhs, praised the position of the revolutionary…

Dozens in Aden protest against STC militias

ADEN, Jan. 18 (YPA) – Dozens of people in Yemen's southern city of Aden held on Monday a protest rally against the prisons being run by of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) militias. In the rally, which was carried out by…