YEMEN Press Agency

2 children killed in cluster bomb blast in Saada

SAADA, Aug. 24 (YPA) – At least two children were killed on Friday in an explosion of a cluster bomb earlier dropped by Saudi-led coalition warplanes in al-Ghol area of Kutaf district in Yemen’s northern province of Saada, a local official…

UNICEF calls for stopping war on children in Yemen

SANAA, Aug. 24 (YPA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Friday called for an end to the war on children in Yemen. " 26 children and their mothers were reported Thursday to have been killed in attacks in Durihemi district,…

Bahrain stops issuing visas for Qataris

SANAA, Aug. 23 (YPA) - Bahrain's Interior Ministry announced Thursday the suspension of issuing new entry visas for Qatari nationals, justifying that this decision comes in response to what it called the hostile policy by Doha. The two…

Death toll among Egyptian pilgrims rises to 39

SANAA, Aug. 23 (YPA) - The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population announced on Thursday that two cases of Egyptian pilgrims have died in Saudi territory, bringing the total number of deaths to 39. Dr. Khalid Mujahid, spokesman of the…

Officer killed in bomb blast in Aden

SANAA, Aug. 23 (YPA) - An officer from the so-called "Mine Action Center" was killed Thursday when a bomb went off while he was trying to dismantle it in the southern port city of Aden. "Colonel Engineer Abdullah Ali Sarhan was killed while…

Law issued to establish Cancer Control Fund

SANAA, Aug. 23 (YPA) – The law No. (8) for the year 2018 was issued on Thursday, establishing the Cancer Control Fund. The law includes (29) articles divided into five chapters as follows: Chapter I: naming, definitions and construction.…