YEMEN Press Agency

Detainees in UAE-run prison in Aden go on hunger strike

ADEN, Dec. 5 (YPA) – Detainees at UAE-run Bir-Ahmed prison in the port city of Aden, southern Yemen, on Wednesday went on a hunger strike for the fourth time within weeks. The detainees' strike came as a protest against being held, despite…

Shura Council discusses agriculture sector situation

SANAA, Dec. 5 (YPA) – The Shura Council on Wednesday discussed in Sanaa the agriculture sector situation in light of the continued war and siege and implications of preventing the entry of the sector needs and the challenges facing it. In…

UAE-backed militias kill man in Aden

ADEN, Dec. 5 (YPA) – A 20-year-old man was shot dead by militia backed by the UAE forces in the port city of Aden, southern Yemen, on Tuesday. Eyewitnesses said that citizens found the dead body of Mohammed Saleh Abdulnabi with multiple…

Yemeni Parliament to convene on Saturday in Sanaa

SANAA, Dec. 5 (YPA) – The Yemeni Parliament is to resume its sessions on Saturday in Sanaa to discuss the current situation developments in the country at the political and economic levels, as well as other issues and topics on its agenda.…

Deputy PM calls UN to free fuel ships held in Djibouti

SANAA, Dec. 4 (YPA) – Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Hussein Maqboli, on Tuesday called on the United Nations to play a role in releasing fuel vessels held by Saudi-led coalition in the state of Djibouti as an urgent…