YEMEN Press Agency

FM meets deputy representative of UNICEF

SANAA, Feb. 19 (YPA) - Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf on Tuesday met with Sherin Varkey, deputy representative of UNICEF in Yemen, as part of the Ministry's follow-up to the work of the international humanitarian organizations in the…

Mine risk education program launched in Sanaa schools

SANAA, Feb. 18 (YPA) – Undersecretary of Sanaa province for Education and Youth Sector Taleb Dahan on Monday launched the mine risk education program, which is implemented by the education office in the province and funded by UNICEF. In its…

Gunmen attack citizens’ property in Lahj

LAHJ, Feb. 18 (YPA) – Gunmen on Monday attacked  citizens' land in Rabat area of Lahj province, southern Yemen, and assaulted lands' owners who tried to repel them. Residents of the area said that an armed group led by a person named Ali…

Religious scholars start strike in Saudi prisons

SANAA, Feb. (YPA) – Saudi prisons have witnessed the first hunger strike after nearly two years from arrests of religious scholars and rights activists. In a statement from inside the prison, Saudi Sheikh Abdullah al-Hamid announced the…

UN plan to support small entrepreneurs in Yemen

SANAA, Feb. 17 (YPA) – Minister of Industry and Trade Abdulwahab al-Durra on Sunday met with the United Nations Early Recovery Cluster Coordinator in Yemen, Stean Tshiband. They discussed aspects of cooperation regarding the neutralization…