YEMEN Press Agency

Oil Ministry appeals to UN to protect ship “Safer”

SANAA, May 12 (YPA) - Ministry of Oil and Minerals on Tuesday appealed to the United Nations, represented by its office in Yemen, to play its role in protecting Safer ship (floating oil tank) in the Red Sea from any targeting by Saudi-led…

FM meets IOM’s Resident Representative in Sanaa

SANAA, May 12 (YPA) - Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf on Tuesday met with Resident Representative of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Sanaa Christa Rottensteiner. During the meeting, they discussed the exacerbation of…

Yemeni riyal rate drops dramatically in southern provinces

SANAA, May 12 (YPA) – The Yemeni riyal exchange rate witnessed a new decline on Tuesday in the southern provinces to reach 694 riyals per dollar in Aden province and 692 riyals per dollar in Hadramout province. On the other hand, the riyal…

Commercial truck breaks into customs building in Mahra

MAHRA, May 12 (YPA) - A large transport truck on Monday stormed a customs building of the border Sarfait port, which is under Saudi occupation control, in Mahra province, eastern Yemen. Local sources in the port said at that the truck’s…

12 coalition airstrikes target 3 Yemeni provinces

PROVINCES, May 11 (YPA) – The US-backed Saudi-led coalition warplanes on Monday waged 12 air raids on several areas in Marib, Jawf and Bayda provinces, a security official told Yemen Press Agency. The coalition aircraft launched six raids…