YEMEN Press Agency

Armed attack leaves several citizens wounded in Taiz

TAIZ, Dec. 24 (YPA) - Local sources reported that a gunman launched an attack on al-Rawdhah hospital in Taiz province on late Monday night. According to the sources, an unidentified gunman on a motorcycle fired a barrage of bullets at the…

H1N1 causes panic in Sanaa

SANAA, Dec.23 (YPA) - The swine flu epidemic(H1N1) has spread over the past months very quickly, leaving Yemeni families in a state of panic. However, citizens' voices are rising, complaining about the failure of health authorities to cope…

Strange disease kills sheep, goats in Abyan

ABYAN, Dec. 23 (YPA) - A strange disease affecting sheep and livestock has spread in the UAE-backed Southern Transitional council controlled Abyan province, southern Yemen, local sources reported on Monday. According to the local sources,…

Senior official resigns from Islah Party in Shabwah

SHABWAH, Dec. 23 (YPA) - A senior local official belonging to Islah Party (Yemeni Branch of Muslim brotherhood) in Shabwah province on Monday announced that he had resigned from the party, whose militias control the province. Ali Amer,…