YEMEN Press Agency

Update: 3 Saudi-led airstrikes hit Saada

SAADA, May 30 (YPA) – The US-backed Saudi-led coalition warplanes on Saturday launched three air strikes on Saada province, a security official told Yemen Press Agency. The air strikes were waged on Sheda border district, added the…

Coalition’s warplanes launch 18 raids on Najran, Asir, Saada

SANAA, May 30 (YPA) – The US-backed Saudi-led aggression coalition’s warplanes waged on Saturday 18 strikes on separate areas in Najran, Asir and Saada provinces over the past hours, a security source told Yemen Press Agency. The…

Military leader survived assassination attempt in Aden

ADEN, May 30 (YPA) - A prominent leader of the UAE's "Southern Transitional" militia survived an assassination attempt on Saturday in the city of Aden, in southern Yemen. A local source in the city stated that the so-called Commander of the…

WFP cargo plane arrives at Sanaa International Airport

SANAA, May 30 (YPA) - A World Food Programme (WFP) cargo plane, carrying 15 tons of medical and therapeutic supplies, arrived at Sanaa International Airport on Friday, a source in the airport told Yemen Press Agency on Saturday. The cargo…

FM official denounces renewal of EU sanctions against Syria

SANAA, May 30 (YPA) – An official at the Foreign Ministry in the National Salvation Government on Saturday denounced the European Union renewing the sanctions imposed on Syrian Arab Republic. In a statement, the official renewed affirming…

FM congratulates Croatian counterpart on National Day

SANAA, May 30 (YPA) - Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf on Saturday sent a congratulatory cable to Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Gordan Grlić-Radman, on the occasion of his country's national day.

WHO refuses to comment on Trump’s decision to cut its funding

SANAA, May 30 (YPA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) declined to comment on US President Donald Trump's decision to cut US funding to the organization and cut ties with it. The CNN quoted a WHO spokesman as saying on Saturday in a…

Trump announces end of US relationship with WHO

SANAA, May 30 (YPA) - US President Donald Trump has announced on Friday the end of the US relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO), accusing the international organization of failing to implement reforms in the face of his…