YEMEN Press Agency

UAE vessel catches fire off Socotra coast

SOCOTRA, Nov. 28 (YPA) – A UAE merchant ship loaded with a number of cars on Wednesday caught fire off the coast of Yemeni Island of Socotra in the Indian Ocean. Witnesses said that the flames were seen rising from, which was coming from…

Egypt’s NileSat Co. blocks Yemeni Almasirah TV channel

SANAA, Nov. 28 (YPA) - Egyptian Satellite Company "NileSat" on Wednesday blocked the Yemeni Almasirah TV Channel of Ansaruallah. "The decision to block Almasirah TV channel is an American-French- decision," Mohammed Abdusalam, chairman of…

UAE-backed militias’ commander in Shabwa resigns his post

SHABWA, Nov. 27 (YPA) – A commander of the UAE-backed militias in Shabwa province, eastern Yemen, on Tuesday resigned from the tasks assigned to him. Khalid Mansour Ali al-Sulaimani, commander of the so-called "Shabwani elite forces" in the…

Civil Service Ministry announces Saturday official holiday

SANAA, Nov. 27 (YPA) – Ministry of Civil Service and Insurance on Tuesday announced that Saturday, December 1, 2018, an official holiday, instead of Friday which falls on November 30, the anniversary of Independence Day of Yemen's south…