YEMEN Press Agency

Update: Civilian injured by Saudi shelling on Saada

SAADA, Sept. 19 (YPA) – One civilian was wounded on Tuesday morning  as a result of Saudi shelling on Saada province, northern Yemen. A security source in the province said that the civilian was wounded in the Al-Thabet area of the Qataber…

Protestors block main streets in Mukalla

HADRAMOUT, Sept. 19 (YPA) - Angry protests resumed on Monday to hit the city of Mukalla, the center of Hadramout Governorate, eastern Yemen, local sources said. According to the sources, the protestors blocked traffic on the main street in…

Saudi artillery shells hit Saada

SAADA, Sept. 19 (YPA) – The Saudi forces continued their constant attacks on borders areas of Saada province, a security official told Yemen Press Agency on Tuesday. According to the official, Saudi artillery shelling hit the Al-Thabet area…

Protestors in Abyan demand expulsion of STC

ABYAN, Sept. 18 (YPA) - Angry popular protests hit Abyan province, southern Yemen, demanding the expulsion of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s factions from the province. Demonstrators of Saturday's protests in the Yafa…

Teachers hold vigils in Lahj

LAHJ, Sept.18 (YPA)- Teachers in a number of schools in Lahj governorate, southern Yemen, have on Sunday held vigils, condemning the policy of the government loyal to the Saudi-led coalition towards them, and interruption of their salaries.…

Death toll of floods in Libya rises to 11,300

WORLD, Sept. 17 (YPA) - The death toll from catastrophic floods in the eastern city of Derna has risen to 11,300, the United Nations said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Sunday that another 10,100…