YEMEN Press Agency

8 million Yemenis have lost their jobs: UN

SANAA, Sept. 30 (YPA) - The United Nations has announced that 8 million Yemenis have lost their livelihoods because of the war in the country. "In an effort to alleviate poverty, between 6 million to 100,000 working days were created for…

FM meets WFP Representative in Yemen

SANAA, Sept.30 (YPA) - Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf on Sunday met with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) Representative and Country Director in Yemen Stephen Anderson. The meeting touched on the WFP activities, especially in…

Yemeni army attacks coalition militia sites in Taiz

TAIZ, Sept. 30 (YPA) - The Yemeni army forces on Sunday carried out an offensive against positions of the Saudi-led coalition militia in al-Selw front in Taiz province, southwest Yemen, a military official told Yemen Press Agency. The…

PM discuss Spanish MSF humanitarian activities in Yemen

SANAA, Sept. 29 (YPA) - Prime Minister Dr. Abdulaziz bin Habtour on Saturday discussed with head of Spanish Doctors Without Borders (MSF) mission in Yemen the organization's humanitarian activities in Yemen. The meeting dealt with the…

Yemeni, US activists call on UN to stop Yemen war

NEW YORK, Sept. 29 (YPA) - Yemeni and US activists on Saturday called on the United Nations and the international community to intervene immediately to stop the Saudi-led coalition war on Yemen. In a protest, organized in front of the UN…

UNHRC extends human rights situation probe in Yemen

GENEVA, Sept. 29 (YPA) - The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday decided to extend the period of investigation into the human rights violations in Yemen by a vote of 21 in favor, eight against and 18 abstentions.…