YEMEN Press Agency

FM offers congratulations to Gambian counterpart

SANAA, Feb. 17 (YPA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hisham Sharaf, sent on Wednesday a cable of congratulations to Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Republic of Gambia, Mamadou Tangara. In the cable, Sharaf congratulated Tangara and the…

NCM predicts rising average temperatures

SANAA, Feb. 17 (YPA) – The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) predicted on Wednesday rising average temperatures within the coming 24 hours. In its weather forecast, the center affirmed that the weather would be relatively clear and cold…

Commanders defected to coalition arrive in Sanaa

SANAA, Feb. 16 (YPA) – About 11 fighters, including two commanders, who defected from the Saudi-led coalition forces, arrived on Tuesday in the capital Sanaa. The defectors included the commander of the 3th Battalion, the so-called 126…

Police seize 28 kg of hashish in Amran

AMRAN, Feb. 16 (YPA) – Police seizes on Tuesday about 28 kg of hashish in Amran province, according to an official in police. A trafficker was arrested during the operation. The official added that the quantity of the hashish was on a car…

Saudi court imprisons al-Hudhaif to 9 years in prison

SANAA, Feb. 15 (YPA) - A Saudi court has sentenced a writer, Mohammed al-Hudhaif, who has been detained since March 2016, to nine years in prison, the Prisoners of Conscience (POC) said on Twitter. The POC said that Al-Hudhaif was accused…

Bayda tribes rally to denounce coalition crimes

BYADA, Feb. 16 (YPA) – A protest rally was on Tuesday by tribes and sheikhs of Bayda province to denounce the crimes and violations committed by the Saudi-led collation and its tools against the Yemeni people. At the rally, the participants…

Relatively cold weather expected within coming 24 hours

SANAA, Feb. 16 (YPA) - The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) expected on Tuesday that the weather would be clear and relatively cold in most of the Yemeni provinces within the coming 24 hour. The center indicated in its air bulletin,…