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STC’s militia leader escapes assassination in Aden
ADEN, Feb. 24 (YPA) - A militia leader affiliated with the UAE-backed Southern Transition Council (STC) survived an assassination attempt on Monday in the city of Aden, southern Yemen. Media sources said that gunmen shot at the car of…
Unidentified gunmen kill citizen in Aden
ADEN, Feb. 24 (YPA) - A citizen was killed on Monday by unidentified gunmen in the city of Aden, southern Yemen. Eyewitnesses said that the citizen called Kobal, from al-Mahareeq neighborhood, was shot dead by gunmen riding a SUV car near…
Malaysia’s PM submits his resignation to King
MALAYSIA, Feb. 24 (YPA) – Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has submitted his resignation to the King, the prime minister's office said Monday. This came in the midst of talks on forming a new ruling coalition. Mahathir, 94,…
Yemen is free from suspected cases of coronavirus: Medical Source
SANAA, Feb. 24 (YPA) - An official medical source in the capital Sanaa on Sunday night announced that there is no suspected cases of coronavirus in Yemen. "Yemen is completely free of the Corona virus and no suspected cases have been…
Parliament Speaker congratulates his Japanese counterpart
SANAA, Feb. 24 (YPA) - Speaker of the Parliament Yahya Ali al-Ra’i on Sunday sent a congratulatory cable to Speaker of the Japanese House of Representatives Oshima Tadamori on the occasion of his country's National Day. YPA
Transport Ministry, Aviation Authority condemn coalition’s attack on Taiz airport
SANAA, Feb. 24 (YPA) - The Ministry of Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority strongly condemned Saudi-led coalition aircraft's airstrikes Sunday evening on Taiz International Airport, destroying the the airport’s facilities. The…
Update: Coalition’s warplanes launch 6 raids on Jawf, Sanaa
PROVINCES, Feb. 23 (YPA) - Saudi-led coalition’s fighter jets on Sunday evening waged six air raids on several areas in Jawf province and in Nehim district of Sanaa province, a security official told Yemen Press Agency. According to the…
Shura Council’s Speaker chairs meeting at Sanaa Int’l Airport
SANAA, Feb. 23 (YPA) - The Shura Council's Speaker Mohammed al-Aidarous on Sunday chaired a meeting at Sanaa International Airport with Transport Ministry’s Undersecretary for Air Transport Sector, Chief of the Civil Aviation Authority, the…