YEMEN Press Agency

Algerian government orders banning niqab wearing

SANAA, Oct. 18 (YPA) - Algerian government issues orders banning niqab wearing in the public governmental institutions, calling on the ministers to carry out the resolution strictly, local media reported. The ban was decided last year but…

Armed clashes near international airport in Aden

ADEN, Oct. 18 (YPA) – Armed clashes erupted nearby the international airport in Aden city by unknown groups on Thursday, a Yemen Press Agency correspondent reported. The clashes were heard intermittently in Khor Maksar area towards the…

Five coalition militiamen shot dead in Najran

NAJRNA, Oct. 18 (YPA) – The Yemeni army shot dead on Thursday five coalition militiamen and destroyed a military vehicle in Najran province, a military office al told Yemen Press Agency. The operation happened in western al-Sudis site,…

STC militiamen break into weapons market in Aden  

ADEN, Oct. 17 (YPA) – militiamen affiliated with the UAE-Backed Southern Transition Council (STC) broke into a local popular weapon market on Wednesday, forcing several shops to shut down and confiscated dozens of heavy arms in the southern…

Coalition militiamen arrest dozens citizens in western coast

HODEIDAH, Oct. 17 (YPA) – Saudi-Emirati coalition's militiamen waged an attack on citizens' houses and arrested dozens of citizens, including a woman, on late Tuesday in the western coast, a military official told Yemen Press Agency. The…

Top commander loyal to coalition killed in Saada

ASIR, Oct. 17 (YPA) – A senior commander loyal to Saudi-led coalition on Wednesday was killed and another one injured when a land mine went off in Saada province, a military official told Yemen Press Agency. The operation happened in border…

Security arrests drug gang in Sanaa

SANAA, Oct.16 (YPA) – The Yemeni security forces on Tuesday arrested a drug  gang seized their possessions in the capital Sanaa on Tuesday. The gang, including 10 men, was referred to the public to complete  the investigations. Ali Ahsan