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Kickboxing championship titles’ winners honored in Sanaa
SANAA, Aug. 18 (YPA) - Minister of Youth and Sports, Hassan Zaid on Saturday honored the winners of titles of the open championship for the Thai Boxing teams of the provinces. The four-day championship was organized by the game federation…
UN confines Geneva talks between Supreme Political Council, Hadi’s govt
SANAA, Aug. 18 (YPA) - The Office of the UN envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, on Friday invited the Supreme Political Council in Sanaa and Hadi's government backed by Saudi-led coalition to participate in Geneva talks scheduled for…
2 military commanders loyal to coalition killed in Bayda
BAYDA, Aug. 18 (YPA) – Two senior military commanders in the so-called the 136th Infantry Brigade loyal to the Saudi-led coalition were killed on Saturday by Yemeni army fire in Bayda province, a military official told Yemen Press Agency.…
Youth Minister receives MoU from WSAIGO’s secretary-general
SANAA, Aug. 18 (YPA) – Minister of Youth and Sports in the Salvation Government, Hassan Zaid, on Saturday received a MoU from Secretary General of the World Sports Alliance Intergovernmental Organization (WSAIGO) on activating Yemen's…
Protesters cut off road between Abyan, Aden
ABYAN, Aug. 18 (YPA) - Protesters on Saturday cut off the main road linking between the southern provinces of Abyan and Aden, according to Yemen Press Agency reporter. Dozens of angry residents of al-Koud area blocked the road that links…
3 recruits killed, 13 wounded in attack on military academy in Aden
ADEN, Aug. 18 (YPA) – At least 3 recruits were killed and 13 others injured on Saturday in an armed attack targeted the Military College of forces loyal to the exiled Hadi in the southern port city of Aden, a security official told Yemen…
Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan dies at age of 80
SANAA, Aug. 18 (YPA) - The former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, died on Saturday at the age of 80 years after a short period of illness, according to the institution, which bears his name. Annan was a diplomat who contributed to…
US economic sanctions against Russia are useless: Analysts
SANAA, Aug. 18 (YPA) - Analysts said on Saturday that the new US sanctions against Russia will not achieve the desired goal. The US authorities have approved a new round of "infernal" sanctions, according to US senators who drafted a bill…
5 policemen killed, 5 civilians injured in pro-coalition factions’ clashes in Taiz
TAIZ, Aug. 17 (YPA) – At least five policemen were killed and five civilians wounded on Friday during clashes among armed factions loyal to the Saudi-led coalition in the city of Taiz, south-west Yemen, a local official told Yemen Press…