YEMEN Press Agency

Saudi Arabia evacuates dozens of Iranians from Sudan

RIYADH, April 30 (YPA) - About 65 Iranians among 1,900 people who were evacuated from Sudan, which has been witnessing battles for two weeks, arrived on Saturday on the city of Jeddah by a Saudi ship. The Iranian diplomat Hassan Zarnarkar…

Militants killed in Taiz shooting

TAIZ, April 29 (YPA) - About 2 militants were killed and 2 others wounded in a shooting on Saturday in Al-Shamayatain district, southwest of Taiz province. Local sources in reported that one of the militants of the Islah Party-affiliated…

Woman killed in Sanaa building collapse

SANAA, April 29 (YPA) - A 40-year-old woman was killed when a building collapsed on Saturday in Sanaa province. A local source said the house, consisting of several floors, collapsed in the village of Qarn Al-Dahur of Manakhah district as a…

Sanaa announces release of prisoner Faisal Rajab

SANAA, April 29 (YPA) - Prime Minister, Dr. Abdulaziz bin Habtoor, met on Saturday with the delegation of Abyan , Shabwa and Bayda tribes, which is currently visiting Sanaa. In the meeting, bin Habtoor informed the directives of Sayyed…

Footballer assassinated in Marib

MARIB, April 29 (YPA) - A Yemeni soccer player was assassinated on Friday in the center of the city of Marib, in northeastern Yemen. According to local residents in Marib, the player of al-Araish Club in Marib, Amin al-Jaradi, was shot dead…

STC militia loot food aid in Abyan

ABYAN, April 29 (YPA) - The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)'s militia have looted food aid in Abyan province, southern Yemen. Human rights sources confirmed on Saturday that the food aid on a truck was provided by the…