YEMEN Press Agency

Hadramout witnesses violent tribal clashes

HADRAMOUT, Jan. 01 (YPA) - Violent tribal clashes erupted on Friday in Hadramout province, east of Yemen, local sources stated. The sources elaborated that the clashes erupted between ‘Al Hamid’ and ‘Al Hamad bin Ali’ tribes in ‘Wadi Hamad’…

Aden power station comes to stop

ADEN, Jan. 01 (YPA) – 'Al-Haswa' power plant in Aden province came to a halt on Friday as a result of a technical fault, a source at the plant said. The plant's generating capacity reached zero during the past hours of the day, the source…

Vatican’s pope calls for ending war on Yemen

VATICAN, Jan. 01 (YPA) - Pope ‘Francis’ has denounced the events taking place in Yemen, calling for finding quick solutions in order to establish peace. In his speech on the 54th International Day of Peace, he renewed his call to "find…

Bomb attack target military vehicle of coalition in Marib

MARIB, Jan. 01 (YPA) – An improvised explosive device (IED) blast targeted on Friday a military vehicle belonging to Saudi-led coalition forces in Marib province. According to local sources in the province, the explosion targeted the…

Citizen killed in armed clashes in Abyan

ABYAN, Jan. 01 (YPA) - A citizen was killed on Friday in armed clashes in Abyan province, southern Yemen. According to local sources in the province, the clashes erupted between tribal militants from ‘Al Lahaq’ tribe in the coastal area of…