YEMEN Press Agency

Senior businessman kidnapped in Aden

ADEN, Sept. 19 (YPA) - Militants of the UAE-funded Southern Transitional Council (STC) kidnapped on Tuesday one of the most famous businessmen in the city of Aden, south of Yemen. Sources familiar with the matter said the businessmen, Abdul…

Meteorology warns heat-wave targeting desert areas

SANAA, Sept. 14 (YPA) – The National Center of Meteorology warned on Tuesday a heat wave sweeping various parts of desert provinces of Yemen. In its weather forecast, the center affirmed maximum temperatures ranging between 38-43 degrees…

Mild earthquake hits areas of Taiz, Lahj in Yemen

TAIZ, Sept. 19 (YPA) - Residents in Taiz and Lahj provinces reported that they felt a mild earthquake on Monday evening. Local sources explained that the earthquake was felt by the residents in Al-Waziyah district in Taiz and Al-Mudaraba…

Coalition drones launch air attacks on areas of Yemen

HODEIDA, Sept. 18 (YPA) - The Saudi-led coalition's drones carried out on Monday about five strieks on areas of western coast of Yemen, in a flagrant violation of the UN-mediated ceasefire agreement in Hodeida province. An official in the…