YEMEN Press Agency

Earthquake hits occupied Palestinian territory

SANAA, Jun. 16 (YPA) - A strong earthquake struck, early on Wednesday, in the southern occupied Palestinian territories. Media outlets said that a 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Palestinian territories, 68 kilometers north of…

Citizen injured in Saudi bombing in Saada

SAADA, Jun. 15 (YPA) – A citizen was injured on Tuesday due to Saudi bombing on Saada province, a security source told Yemen Press Agency. The source declared that the Saudi army launched artillery and missile bombardment on border Shada…

Tehran criticizes Saudi Arabia’s decision on Hajj

SANAA, Jun. 14 (YPA) -  Iran criticized Saudi Arabia for its decisions to limit the Hajj pilgrimage to a certain number of people inside the country. Syed Abdul-Fattah Nawab, the representative of Mr. Ali Khamenei in the affairs of Hajj and…

Somalia: 50 Al-Shabab militants killed

SANAA, Jun. 14 (YPA) - The Somali army announced the killing of 50 members of the extremist "Al-Shabab" movement, in operations carried out in the southern and central parts of the country, in the last 48 hours. Somali state television…

5.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Gulf of Aden

SANAA, Jun. 14 (YPA) - An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit the Gulf of Aden early on Monday. According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km, 183 km northwest of Somalia. According to the…