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Expo Dubai aims to whitewash UAE violations: HRW

SANAA, Jan. 08 (YPA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that the "Expo 2020 Dubai" exhibition has aimed to whitewash the UAE's violations of human rights and the serious repression made by the state. In a joint report issued by the Gulf Center…

Militants assault two women in Aden

ADEN, Jan. 07 (YPA) - A woman and her daughters were attacked and beaten by militants in the city of Aden as part of the continuous looting of lands in the city. Local sources said that the militants backed by the Saudi-led coalition forces…

Huge fire breaks out in Hajjah

HAJJA, Jan. 06 (YPA) - A huge fire was broke out in a shop in the Dhahran area in Hajjah city on Thursday, according to sources. Director of the Yemeni Civil Defense branch in the province, Gubran Laheb, affirmed that the firefighting teams…

Huge explosion hits Shabwa

SHABWA, Jan. 06 (YPA) - Local sources in the city of Ataq of Shabwa province said that a huge explosion was heard shook all the city's neighborhoods. The sources affirmed that there was available information about the cause of the…

Emirati-Israeli plane arrives in Socotra Island

SOCORTA, Jan. 06 (YPA) - The first Emirati-Israeli plane arrived on Thursday at Socotra island, according to sources familiar with the matter. The sources affirmed that the plane arrived at Abd al-Kuri Island, which belongs to Socotra…

Coalition fighters attack Shabwa, Marib 70 times

MARIB, Jan, 06 (YPA) - About 70 airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition combat jets targeted on Thursday various areas of the provinces of Marib and Shabwa. According to security sources, the warplanes targeted Shabwa provicne with 50 raids,…