YEMEN Press Agency

Minister of Water sworn in before President Al-Mashat

SANAA, Dec. 21 (YPA) – The newly-appointed Minister of Water and Environment Abdulraqeeb Abdulrahman Al-Sharmani was sworn in on Monday before President of the Supreme Political Council Mahdi Al-Mashat. Following the swearing-in, President…

Saudi Arabia admits 3 of its soldiers killed 

RIYADH, Dec. 21 (YPA) - Saudi forces admitted on Monday that three of their soldiers were killed in battles with the Yemeni army and the popular committees on the border fronts. The Saudi Press Agency announced the killing of three Saudi…

4 killed, 5 injured in tribal clashes in Marib

MARIB, Dec. 21 (YPA) - At least four tribesmen were killed and five others wounded in tribal clashes erupted on Monday in the areas under the control of Saudi-led coalition forces in Marib province, a local source reported. "The tribal…

Gold prices record stability in Yemeni markets

SANAA, Dec. 21 (YPA) - The gold prices maintained on Monday their stability in the Yemeni goldsmith markets. The last update of gold prices in the goldsmith shops in the capital Sanaa, according to the “Yemen Economist” website, is as to…

Five Katyusha rockets target Baghdad’s Green Zone

BAGHDAD, Dec. 21 (YPA) - Five Katyusha rockets targeted the vicinity of the Green Zone in the center of the capital, Baghdad, while the air defense system of the US embassy responded to them, an Iraqi security source said on Sunday night.…