YEMEN Press Agency

Two anti-STC leaders kidnapped in Aden

ADEN, May 03 (YPA) - Two leaders opposed to the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) were kidnapped on Monday in the center of Aden city, southern Yemen. A press release issued by the so-called "Revolutionary Movement Council"…

Floods wash away graves of coalition’s dead in Marib

MARIB, May 03 (YPA) – The flooding resulting from the seasonal heavy rains swept away the graves of the dead of the Saudi-led coalition forces and Al-Qaeda militants in the city of Marib, local sources said Sunday. The torrents swept away…

Tehran, Washington reach prisoner exchange deal

TEHRAN, May 03 (YPA) - Iran announced, on Sunday, that a prisoner exchange deal has been reached between Tehran and Washington, including the release of frozen Iranian funds. The State-run television quoted an informed source - it did not…

Abyan’s local official assassinated in Aden

ADEN, May 02 (YPA) - Unidentified gunmen assassinated on Sunday a local official of Abyan province, in front of his home in Aden city, southern Yemen, local sources said. The sources confirmed that the gunmen attacked the Secretary-General…

Yemeni riyal continues to decline in southern provinces

SANAA, May 02 (YPA) - The Yemeni riyal exchange rate on Sunday stabilized against foreign currencies at 896 riyals per dollar in the southern provinces of Aden and Hadramout. Meanwhile, the riyal exchange rate remained stable in the…