YEMEN Press Agency

Qatar accuses Haftar of obstructing Libyan dialogue

SANAA, April 16  (YPA) - Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Aal-Thani accused the Libyan National Army Commander Marshal Khalifa Belqasim Haftar of obstructing international efforts to achieve Libyan national dialogue. "The…

6 Taliban militants killed in northern Afghanistan

SANAA, April 16 (YPA) - Six Taliban militants were killed and nine others arrested in an operation by an Afghan special force in Kunduz province in northern Afghanistan. "Special forces of the Afghan National Army carried out a security…

Video: Army wages offensive, controls sites in Jizan

JIZAN, April 16 (YPA) – Video footage released on Monday by the military media of the Yemeni army shows army forces controlling several military positions by carrying out an offensive against the Saudi army and its mercenaries in east part…

Update: Coalition’s forces continue shelling Hodeidah

HODEIDAH, April 16 (YPA) – Coalition-backed mercenaries on Monday continued to shell Hodeidah province, a security official told Yemen Press Agency. The mercenaries fired 30 artillery shells and shots of machine guns at civilians' farms in…

Saudi king receives US Central Command chief

SANAA, April 15 (YPA) - Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz received the commander of the US Central Command, Kenneth McKinsey, on Monday at Al Yamamah Palace in Riyadh to discuss developments in the region. The meeting comes a week after…

Palestinian prisoner stabs Israeli officer

SANAA, April 15 (YPA) - A Palestinian prisoner on Monday evening stabbed an officer of the Israeli enemy army "inside a prison, using a knife. According to 0404 Israeli website, a Palestinian prisoner stabbed an "Israeli" officer in the…

Update: Army destroys coalition’s vehicle in Najran

NAJRAN, April 15 (YPA) – The Yemen army on Monday destroyed a military vehicle carrying coalition-backed mercenaries in Najran border province, a military official told Yemen Press Agency. The vehicle was destroyed by an explosive device in…