YEMEN Press Agency

FM meets UN envoy to Yemen

SANAA, July 17 (YPA) - Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf on Wednesday with the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths. The meeting reviewed the recent moves of the UN envoy in several capitals of the…

UN Special Envoy leaves Sanaa

SANAA, July 17 (YPA) - Special Envoy of Secretary-General of the United Nations to Yemen Martin Griffiths left Sanaa on Wednesday after a two-day visit. YPA

UN, ICRC propose implementing initial prisoners swap

SANAA, July 16 (YPA) – Head of the National Committee for Prisoners' Affairs AbdulQader al-Mortada on Tuesday said the UN Envoy Office and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) put forward a proposal for an initial swap of…

Criminal gang leader killed in Ibb

IBB, July 16 (YPA) – A criminal gang's leader was killed in armed confrontations with the security forces in al-Odien district of Ibb province in central Yemen on Tuesday. The killing of the gang's leader named "Omar Aidha" came after 10…

Parliament reviews report of Development, Oil Committee

SANAA, July 16 (YPA) – The Yemeni Parliament on Tuesday continued to hold its sessions under the chairmanship of the Parliament Speaker Yahya al-Ra'i. The Parliament reviewed the report of the Committee on Development, Oil and Mineral…

UN Special Envoy arrives in Sanaa

SANAA, July 16 (YPA) - Special Envoy of Secretary-General of the United Nations to Yemen Martin Griffiths arrived in Sanaa International Airport on Tuesday. YPA