YEMEN Press Agency

Armed clashes in Taiz city cause civilian casualties

TAIZ, Aug. 9 (YPA) - Violent clashes broke out on Sunday between armed factions backed by Saudi-led coalition countries in Taiz province, southwest Yemen. Local sources reported the outbreak of armed confrontations in Tahrir Street in…

In Video: Meteor burning in sky of Yemeni capital Sanaa

SANAA, Aug. 8 (YPA) – The Yemeni Astronomer Adnan al-Shawafi revealed the truth about the object that illuminated the sky of Yemen this Saturday evening. Al-Shawafi explained that, according to what eyewitnesses reported and described, the…

Death toll of Beirut Port explosion rises to 158 dead

BEIRUT, Aug. 8 (YPA) - The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced Saturday that the death toll of the Beirut port explosion, which occurred last Tuesday, has risen to 158, in addition to more than 6,000 others wounded. The Lebanese National…

Six terrorists arrested in Salah al-Din province of Iraq

SALAH AL-DIN, Aug. 8 (YPA) - The Iraqi Ministry of Interior on Saturday announced that the Intelligence Agency had arrested six terrorists in Salah al-Din province. After receiving information about the presence of a number of terrorists…