YEMEN Press Agency

Army shoots down Saudi reconnaissance plane in Jizan

JIZAN,Oct. 26 (YPA) – Air defense of the Yemeni army on Friday shot down a Saudi-led coalition reconnaissance plane in Jizan province, a military official told Yemen Press Agency. The operation happened in Saudi area of al-Hariqah in Jarah…

FM condoles his Jordanian counterpart over flood victims

SANAA, Oct. 26 (YPA) – Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf on Friday sent cable of condolence to Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi over the floods' victims in Jordan. The Minister expressed heartfelt condolences from the Yemeni propel and…

President meets supreme economic committee

SANAA, Oct. 26 (YPA) – President of the Supreme Political Council Mahdi al-Mashat met on Friday with the Supreme Economic Committee to discuss activating and carrying out an electronic riyal project to preserve the stability of Yemen's…

FM condemns Wednesday’s coalition airstrike on Hodeidah

SANAA, Oct. 25 (YPA) – Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Wednesday's Saudi-led coalition airstrike that killed 20 civilians and injured 10 others in Hodeidah province. In a press statement obtained on Thursday by Yemen Press Agency ,the…

EU parliament calls for stopping arms export to Saudi

SANAA, Oct. 25 (YPA) - European Union's parliament majority voted on Thursday to impose a wide ban on arms sales to Saudi Arabia due to the disastrous humanitarian situation and war crimes caused by Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen.…