YEMEN Press Agency

Haiti earthquake death toll rises to 2,200

SANAA, Aug. 20 (YPA) - The death toll from the earthquake that struck Haiti last Saturday, measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale, has risen to 2,200. Five days after the disaster, the authorities are facing a dilemma in delivering humanitarian…

9 Saudi-led airstrikes hit Marib, Jawf

MARIB, JAWF, Aug. 20 (YPA) – The US-backed Saudi-led aggression coalition’s fighter jets launched on Friday nine strikes on Marib and Jawf provinces, a security source told Yemen Press Agency. On Marib, coalition’s warplanes waged five…

EU reveals size of US expenditures in Afghanistan

SANAA, Aug. 19 (YPA) - The European Union described the developments in Afghanistan as a disaster and a nightmare for the Afghan people and for the confidence that the West enjoys in the world," noting the amount of money that the West has…

Yemen riyal declines dramatically in southern provinces

SANAA, Aug. 19 (YPA) -The Yemeni riyal exchange rate on Thursday declined in an alarming manner in the southern provinces, where the price of one dollar exceeded the barrier of 1050 riyals in Aden and Hadramout provinces. Meanwhile, the…