YEMEN Press Agency

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…

14 killed in Brazil’s Amazon plane crash

WORLD, Sept. 17 (YPA) - At least 14 people were killed when a small plane crashed on Saturday in Barcelos, an inland city of Amazonas state in northern Brazil, Amazonas governor Wilson Lima said. The Governor Wilson Lima said in a post on…

New scandal hits pro-coalition factions in Marib

MARIB, Sept. 17 (YPA) - Officials at the ministry of defense in the government loyal to the Saudi-led coalition revealed on Saturday new looting of weapons belonging to its armed factions in the city of Marib, sources said on Saturday.…