YEMEN Press Agency

Sabiha tribes block coastal road in Lahj

LAHJ, Feb. 02 (YPA) - Al-Sabiha tribes in Lahj province, have blocked the coastal road linking the west coast with the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Wednesday. Informed tribal sources confirmed that the Al-Sabiha tribesmen on military…

Al-Qaeda executes Sudanese officer in Yemen

SANAA, Feb. 02 (YPA) - Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has executed a prominent leader of Sudanese origin, Sudan media reported. The sources quoted Sudanese members of the organization as saying that al-Qaeda issued a death …

US to send fighter jets to assist UAE

SANAA, Feb. 02 (YPA) - The Pentagon has that Washington would send fighter jets and provide air defense support in the UAE. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also told Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in a telephone call on…

8 killed by Turkish raids in northern Iraq

ERBIL, Feb. 02 (YPA) - At least eight people killed and others injured in Turkish airstrikes in northern Iraq, Iraqi media reported. "Eight people were killed and several others injured in an initial bombing of Turkish aircraft targeting a…

Iran, Qatar discuss situation in Afghanistan

DOHA, Feb. 02 (YPA) - Iranian Special Representative for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi met  on Tuesday with his Qatari counterpart Mutlaq bin Majed Al-Qahtani in Doha. The Iranian Embassy in Doha said Tuesday evening, in a new tweet on its…