YEMEN Press Agency

Ethiopia: 170 armed Sudanese fighters killed

ADDIS ABEBA, Aug. 16 (YPA) - The Benishangul Gumuz region in Western Ethiopia said, in a statement issued on Saturday that more than 170 "anti-peace elements" who entered the country from Sudan had been killed.  It added the militants…

Death toll in Haiti earthquake rises to 724

SANAA, Aug. 15 (YPA) - The death toll from Yesterday's earthquake in southwestern Haiti, measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale, has risen to 724. "The earthquake killed 724 people, destroyed hundreds of homes and buildings in addition to…

Giant oil tanker arrives at Bir Ali Port in Shabwah

SHABWAH, Aug. 15 (YPA) - A giant oil tanker has arrived at the port of Bir Ali in Shabwah province in preparation for looting a huge amount of Yemeni oil. A source at the Oil Ministry said on Sunday that the oil giant SARASOTAA has arrived…

Dozens of Afghan soldiers flee to Uzbekistan

SANAA, Aug. 15 (YPA) - A group of 84 Afghan government military forces crossed the border into Uzbekistan and asked for help, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “On August 14, at one of the sections of the state border with…