YEMEN Press Agency

Jabbari expects nearfall of Marib

MARIB, Feb. 16 (YPA) - Abdulaziz Jabbari, deputy speaker of parliament loyal to Hadi, predicted a near fall of the city of Marib by Yemeni army forces. This is first recognition by a senior official of so-called legitimacy the…

Aden plunges in darkness

ADEN, Feb. 16 (YPA) - The public electricity service stopped during the past hours in all neighborhoods in the port city of Aden, southern Yemen. The sources added that the outage of the electricity system comes because of the depletion of…

French MPs vote for law targeting Muslims

SANAA, Feb. 16 (YPA) - French lawmakers on Tuesday to vote  in a first reading on a controversial anti-secessionist bill, which critics say is aimed at Muslims, not the enemies of the republic. The National Assembly is scheduled to…

Four dead in US Virgin Islands helicopter crash

SANAA, Feb. 16 (YPA) - At least four people were killed on Monday in a helicopter crash in the US Virgin Islands, ABC TV reported. According to the channel, the local emergency service received a report at about 14:15 local time regarding a…

Islah militants redeployed in Abyan

ABYAN, Feb. 15 (YPA) - Military forces loyal to Hadi and al-Islah have redeployed in the Araqoub area of Abyan province in southern Yemen. The sources said that Hadi's forces and Islah militants carried out a deployment in the Araqoub area…