YEMEN Press Agency

One of Oxfam’s officials killed in southern Yemen

ADEN, May 26 (YPA) - An international organization operating in Yemen said that one of its officials was killed while on his way to the city of Aden, in southern Yemen. Oxfam said that Fathi Mahmoud Ali Salem Al-Zariqi, the chief logistics…

Saudi Arabia thwarts new escape attempt for Hadi

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday foiled a new attempt by Hadi to flee his permanent residence in Riyadh in order to mix up the kingdom's papers seeking to conclude a peace agreement in Yemen that would save it from the quagmire of war and turn the…

Bashar al-Assad casts vote in presidential elections

DAMASCUS, May 26 (YPA) - Presidential Candidate Bashar al-Assad cast his vote in presidential elections in Douma City, Damascus Countryside on Wednesday. Bashar Al-Assad and his wife have cast their votes in the presidential elections in…

US withdraws half of troops from Afghanistan

SANAA, May 26 (YPA) - The chief spokesman for the Department of Defense john Kirby said the US has already pulled out half of its troops from Afghanistan. He noted that withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan does not mean Americans'…

Conjoined twins die hours after birth in Sanaa

SANAA, May 26 (YPA) - Newly born conjoined twins died hours after being born at Al-Sabeen Maternal Hospital in the capital Sanaa on Tuesday. Dalal, 29, gave birth to the twins attached at the chest and abdomen , in a rare condition,…