YEMEN Press Agency

President appoints member of Shura Council

SANAA, Nov. 4 (YPA) – President of the Supreme Political Council on Sunday issued the decree No.(186) for the year 2018, appointing Saleh Shaia Zaid al-Qafri as a member of the Shura Council. b@m

FM hands UN coordinator 2 letters to UN Secretary-General

SANAA, Nov. 4 (YPA) - Foreign Minister, Hisham Sharaf, on Sunday handed the United Nations resident coordinator for Yemen, Lise Grande, two letters to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The first letter is related to allowing the use of…

Deputy FM meets UNICEF Regional Director

SANAA, Nov. 3 (YPA) – Deputy Foreign Minister Hussein Al-Ezzi on Saturday discussed with UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Geert Cappelaere and his delegation, the areas of cooperation and coordination between…

2 northern citizens injured in armed attack in Hadramout

HADRAMOUT, Nov. 3 (YPA) – At least two citizens from northern provinces were seriously wounded on Saturday when unknown gunmen shot at them in Sayoun city of Hadramout province, eastern Yemen. Unknown gunmen opened fire on northern citizens…

84 military vehicles of coalition destroyed during October

SANAA, Nov. 3 (YPA) - The engineering unit of Yemeni army destroyed 84 military vehicles, including armored vehicles, tanks and bulldozers, of Saudi-led coalition forces and their militias during last October, a military official at the…

Yemeni Parliament resumes its sessions

SANAA, Nov. 3 (YPA) – The Yemeni parliament on Saturday resumed holding its sessions under the chairmanship of the Parliament Speaker, Yahya al-Ra'i. In the meeting, al-Ra'i urged the parliamentary committees to speed up rising the reports…

AYU calls for halting war, lifting siege on Yemen

ALGERIA, Nov. 3 (YPA) - The General Secretariat of the Arab Youth Union (AYU) called on Saturday for ending the war in Yemen and lifting the siege imposed on it. AYU's Secretariat confirmed in a statement at the conclusion of its…