YEMEN Press Agency

YPC’s Director meets UNDP’s Resident Representative

SANAA, Jan. 21 (YPA) – The Yemeni Petroleum Company (YPC)'s Executive Director, Ammar Al-Adhrai, met in Sanaa on Thursday with of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)'s Resident Representative, Auke Lootsma. They discussed the…

Tribal sheikh killed in Hadramout

HADRAMOUT, Jan. 21 (YPA) – A tribal sheikh was killed on Thursday by unknown gunmen in Hadramout province, eastern Yemen, a local source reported. The source said that unknown persons opened fire on Sheikh Mesfer bin Awn Al-Saya'ri and…

STC militia recruit killed in Shabwa

SHABWA, Jan. 21 (YPA) – A recruit of the so-called "Shabwani elite" affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council (STC) was killed on Thursday by unknown gunmen in Shabwa province, southern Yemen. Unidentified gunmen assassinated the…

Anti-Islah Party factions control Al-Ma`fer heights in Taiz

TAIZ, Jan. 20 (YPA) – Armed factions of the so-called '35th Armored Brigade" on Wednesday managed to establish their hold on heights in Al-Ma`fer District in Taiz province. Military sources said that the anti-Islah Party factions affiliated…

Millions of Yemeni families need urgent support: WFP

ROME, Jan. 20 (YPA) – The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Wednesday stressed the need to provide emergency food aid to millions of families in Yemen more than ever before. "The food aid provided by the World Food Program is a…