YEMEN Press Agency

STC militias close National Cement factory in Lahj

LAHJ, March 18 (YPA) - The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militias has closed the National Cement Factory in Lahj province, southern Yemen, local sources said on Thursday . According to the sources, three military vehicles…

Yemeni drone strikes hit Abha airport

SANAA, March 18 (YPA) - The Yemeni Armed Forces have on  Thursday  carried out a new drone attacks against a Saudi  military target inside Abha airport in the Asir region, the Yemeni army spokesman said in a statement. Army spokesman,…

9 killed in Afghanistan military helicopter crash

KABUL, March 18 (YPA) - Nine Afghan soldiers were killed on Wednesday evening when a military helicopter crashed in the southern province of Wardak. Reuters quoted an Afghan Air Force source and a regional official as saying that the…

5 members of STC militias killed in Abyan

ABYAN, March 18 (YPA) - A number of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) militias were killed early Thursday in Abyan province, southern Yemen, local sources said. According to the sources, militants launched an attack on a…

Guterres appoints personal envoy to Afghanistan

SANAA, March 18 (YPA) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday appointed French diplomat Jean Arnault as his personal envoy on Afghanistan and regional issues. The secretary-general has asked Arnault to assist…