YEMEN Press Agency

Yemen’s authorities in Sanaa release 32 Egyptian sailors

SANAA, Feb. 5 (YPA) - The National Salvation Government released on Wednesday 32 Egyptian sailors who were arrested by the Yemeni Coast Guard forces. The release operation came under an amnesty issued by President of the Supreme Political…

PM meets ICRC delegation’s head in Yemen

SANAA, Feb. 4 (YPA) - Prime Minister Abdulaziz Saleh bin Habtour met on Tuesday with the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)'s delegation to Yemen Franz Rauchenstein. At the meeting, the officials discussed a number…

Army downs coalition spy aircraft in Hodeidah

HODEIDAH, Feb. 4 (YPA) – Air defenses of the Yemeni army downed on Tuesday a spy aircraft of the Saudi-led aggression coalition on in Hodeidah province, a military official told Yemen Press Agency. The official said the army was able to…

Relatively cold weather expected for coming 24 hours

SANAA, Feb. 4 (YPA) - The National Meteorological Center expected on Tuesday a relatively cold weather on several Yemeni provinces. The center affirmed in its forecast that the weather would be cold and partly cloudy with a probability of…

Islah militants kidnap tribal sheikh in Shabwah

SHABWAH, Feb. 3 (YPA) – The Saudi-backed Islah militants kidnapped on Monday two of tribal sheikh's sons in Yemen's southern province of Shabwah, sources said. The militants carrying a military vehicle snatched the two sons of the sheikh…

Agriculture Ministry enforces livestock law

SANAA, Feb. 3 (YPA) - Ministry of Agriculture enforce in a meeting on Monday a livestock law to prevent slaughter and smuggling of livestock's females and its small cattle. The meeting stressed on the importance of doubling efforts to…