YEMEN Press Agency

Sanaa takes initial measures to combat corruption

SANAA, Feb. 27 (YPA) - The Sanaa-based Supreme National Anti-Corruption Commission took an initial step in combating corruption crimes and their perpetrators and reducing corruption. The commission approved the draft procedural guide for…

Citizen killed, five wounded in Syria clashes

DAMASCUS, Feb. 27 (YPA) - A citizen was killed and five others wounded on Wednesday after the General Security Department's members opened fire on protesters in Qardaha city of Syria. Armed elements affiliated with the General Security…

Civilian killed in Israeli occupation raid on Lebanon

BEIRUT, Feb. 27 (YPA) - A civilian was killed and another wounded on Wednesday as a result of an air raid by an Israeli occupation drone on southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health. The strike hit a car on the…

Dust wave expected to sweep several desert areas

SANAA, Feb. 26 (YPA) - The National Center of Meteorology and Early Warning expected on Wednesday a dust wave sweeping desert areas. In its weather bulletin, the center also warned children, the elderly and chest patients of dust raised in…

UN affirms difficulties in bringing aid into Gaza Strip

GAZA, Feb. 26 (YPA) - GAZA, Feb. 26 (YPA) - UN Secretary-General's Spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, affirmed that there were many difficulties in bringing aid into the Gaza Strip. This came in a news conference by Dujarric last night,…

2.4-magnitude earthquake recorded in Hodeida

HODEIDA, Feb. 26 (YPA) - A 2.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded on Wednesday in Hodeida province. Head of the Earthquake Monitoring and Study Center, Mohammed Hussein Al-Houthi, affirmed that the center recorded the earthquake measuring 2…