YEMEN Press Agency

2 girls kidnapped in Lahj

LAHJ,Dec. 3 (YPA) - Two  female students disappeared in the city of Al Hawtah , the center of Lahj province, southern Yemen, amid mysterious circumstances. Human rights sources said the parents of the two 18-year-old girls had filed reports…

5.0 magnitude quake hits southeastern Turkey

SANAA, Dec. 3 (YPA) - Turkey’s disaster authority and the US Geological Survey say a 5.0 magnitude earthquake has struck Siirt in southeastern Turkey, according to Anadolu News Agency. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, or…

Trump decides to withdraw diplomats from Iraq

SANAA, Dec. 3 YPA) - President Donald Trump has decided to withdraw about  half of his country's diplomats in Iraq amid escalating tensions with Iran, ahead of the first anniversary of the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani, Politico…

US COVID-19 death toll tops 272,000

SANAA, Dec. 3 (YPA) - The US set a fresh record for hospitalizations with the coronavirus illness COVID-19 on Wednesday, and the death toll climbed above 270,000. According to Johns Hopkins University, the US has recorded 2,733 new deaths…

Saudi-led coalition detains 12 Yemeni fishermen

SANAA, Dec. 2 (YPA) -The Red Sea Fisheries Authority condemned the coalition's detention of five boats with 12 fishermen on board from the Bahis Island in Yemen's northwestern province of Hajjah. The authority said in a statement issued on…

Coalition wages two airstrikes on Hajjah

HAJJAH, Dec. 2 (YPA) – The US-backed Saudi-led coalition warplanes on Wednesday launched two airstrikes on Hajjah province, northern Yemen, a security official told Yemen Press Agency. The two airstrikes were waged on Haradh district, added…