YEMEN Press Agency

Violent clashes erupt among Islah factions in Taiz

TAIZ, Jul. 08 (YPA) - Armed confrontations erupted on Thursday among two armed gangs belonging to the Saudi-backed Islah Party in the city of Taiz. According to sources, the confrontations took place in Al-Darbeh neighborhood overlooking…

FM congratulates his counterpart in Bahamas

SANAA, Jul. 08 (YPA) - Foreign Minister, Hisham Sharaf, sent on Thursday a cable of a congratulations to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bahamas, Darren Henfield. In the cable, Sharaf congratulated Henfield on the occasion of the…

Islah arrests dozens of citizens in Shabwa

SHABWA, Jul. 07 (YPA) - Saudi-backed Islah militants carried out a campaign of arrests on Wednesday against dozens of citizens, including leaders, in the city of Ataq of Shabwa province. Local sources stated that Islah’s “special forces”…

Dozens of British soldiers centralize in Mahra

MAHRA, Jul. 07 (YPA) - Over 30 British soldiers are based at Al-Ghaydah airport in Yemen's Mahra province, according to the international Declassified newspaper's report. The report said that the UK troops have worked secretly in training…

5 protesters injured in Shabwa shooting

SHABWA, Jul. 07 (YPA) - About five protesters were injured on Wednesday in a shooting carried out by the Saudi-backed Islah military in Shabwa province, eastern Yemen. Local sources said the Islah’s special forces fired live bullets at a…

FM congratulates his South Sudanese counterpart

SANAA, Jul. 07 (YPA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hisham Sharaf, sent on Wednesday a cable of congratulations to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Sudan, Beatrice Wani Noah. In the cable, Sharaf congratulated Wani…