YEMEN Press Agency

Iranian President to visit Oman on Monday

TEHRAN, May 22 (YPA) - Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi is heading a high-profile delegation to Oman on Monday at the invitation of Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, Tasnim News Agency reported. The visit is in line with President Raisi’s…

WHO holds emergency meeting on monkeypox

SANAA, May 21 (YPA) - The World Health Organization was holding an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox, a viral infection more common to west and central Africa, after over 100 cases were confirmed or…

Coalition forces abduct Yemeni fishermen in Red Sea

HODEIDAH, May 21 (YPA) - Saudi-led coalition forces have abducted a group of Yemeni fishermen off Hanish and Zugar Islands, in the Red Sea, Al-Masirah Network reported, citing well-informed sources. "We have obtained the names of eight…

YPC: Coalition detains new fuel ship

SANAA, May 21 (YPA) - The Yemeni Petroleum Company (YPC) in Sanaa on Friday announced that the Saudi-led coalition had detained a new fuel ship named “Pericles” and prevented it from reaching the port of Hodeidah. The company’s spokesman,…