YEMEN Press Agency

Armed clashes broke out in Aden

ADEN, Nov. 18 (YPA) - Armed fierce clashes erupted on Wednesday in Yemen's southern city of Aden, killing a man and wounding four others, according to sources. The sources said that the clashes happened when the UAE-backed Southern…

Coalition violates Hodeida truce 176 times

HODEIDA, Nov. 18 (YPA) – The Saudi-led coalition forces committed on Wednesday 167 violations of the US-brokered ceasefire agreement in Hodeida province within the past 24 hours. An official in the operation room to monitor the Saudi-led…

Commander loyal to coalition survives assassination attempt

ABYAN, Nov. 18 (YPA) – A commander loyal to the Saudi-led coalition factions survived on Wednesday an assassination attempt in Yemen's southern province of Abyan, sources said. The source said that a convoy of the head of the so-called…

4 coalition soldiers shot dead in Najran

NAJRAN, Nov. 18 (YPA) – About four soldiers of the Saudi-led coalition forces were shot dead in Najran border province, a military official told Yemen Press Agency. The official said that sniper unit of the army targeted the soldiers in…

UNICEF cargo plane arrives at Sanaa airport

SANAA, Nov. 18 (YPA) - A UNICEF cargo plane arrived on Wednesday at Sanaa International Airport carrying vaccines for children under-5 years of age. The plane was loaded with more than 11 tons of preventive health supplies, said the…

Military vehicle’s crew killed in Najran

NAJRAN, Nov. 18 (YPA) – A military vehicle of the Saudi-led coalition was destroyed and its crew was killed on Wednesday in an ambush in Najran province, a military official told Yemen Press Agency. The official affirmed that the the…

Shura Speaker congratulates Omani counterpart

SANAA, Nov. 18 (YPA) – Speaker of Shura Council, Mohammad Hussein al-Aidarous, sent on Wednesday a cable of congratulations to the speaker of Oman’s consultative assembly Shura Council, Khalid bin Hilal Al Mawali. In the cable, Al-Rai…

UNICEF cargo plane touches down in Sanaa airport

SANAA, Nov. 17 (YPA) - A cargo plane of UNICEF carrying vaccines for children touched down on Tuesday at Sanaa International Airport. The plane was loaded with five million and 136 thousand doses of oral polio vaccine for the children under…