YEMEN Press Agency

Saada security deport over 200 illegal African immigrants

SAADA, Feb. 22 (YPA) – The security authorities in Saada province, northern Yemen, deported on Monday 215 illegal immigrants, all of whom have African nationalities. The illegal immigrants were transferred to the Immigration and Passports…

UAE buys 50% stake in Russian ‘VR Technology’

MOSCOW, Feb. 22 (YPA) - Russia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) concluded a deal under which the Emirati company 'Tawazun' buys a 50 percent stake in the Russian helicopter manufacturer (VR Technology), "Russia Today" TV channel said on…

Security services dismantle 19 IEDs, 28 mines in Bayda

BAYDA, Feb. 22 (YPA) - The security services in Bayda province on Monday managed to dismantle 19 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and remove 28 mines in 3 districts of the province. A security source explained that 14 IEDs were found in…

Yemeni riyal stabilizes at its low in southern provinces

SANAA, Feb. 22 (YPA) – The Yemeni riyal exchange rate stabilized on Monday at its low against foreign currencies in the southern provinces, reaching 905 riyals per dollar in the provinces of Aden and Hadramout. Meanwhile, the exchange rate…

Rainy weather continues in Sanaa, other provinces

SANAA, Feb. 22 (YPA) - The National Center of Meteorology on Monday expected the continuation of sporadic rain, sometimes accompanied by thunder, in Sanaa and a number of provinces of the country during the next 24 hours. In its weather…

Activists warn of unrest in Hadramout

HADRAMOUT, Feb. 22 (YPA) – Southern political activists on Sunday warned of sedition in Hadramout province, eastern Yemen. This came after the so-called "Hadramout tribes' reference" stepped up its calls for the formation of the independent…