YEMEN Press Agency

PM inspects fruit central market in Saada

SAADA, Sept. 11 (YPA) – Prime Minister Dr. Abdulaziz bin Habtoor along with Saada Governor Mohammed Awad on Tuesday paid an inspection visit to one of the central markets for fruit export in the province. During the visit, the prime…

Drunken ignites armed clashes in Aden

ADEN, Sept. 11 (YPA) - Armed clashes broke out on Tuesday between the southern transitional council's militia loyal to the UAE and a drunken gunman in the southern city of Aden. The clashes took place between the transitional council's…

Southern protesters in Abyan demand departure of coalition

ABYAN, Sept. 10 (YPA) – Hundreds of demonstrators staged in the city of Zunjbar in Yemen’s southern province on Monday a protest against the deteriorating living conditions the country is living due to the corrupt policies of Hadi…

US announces closure of PLO office in Washington

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (YPA) - The US Department of State announced on Monday the closure of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) office in Washington. "After careful analysis, the (US) administration decided to close the PLO office in…

Local official warns of biggest disaster in Aden’s history

ADEN, Sept. 10 (YPA) – Director-General of Mansoura district appointed by the exiled Hadi, in the southern port city of Aden on Monday warned of the occurrence of the biggest catastrophe in the city’s history. Mohammed Omar Saleh al-Barri…

Qatar sends LNG shipments to Bangladesh

BANGLADESH, Sept. 10 (YPA)- Qatar has started regular liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo to Bangladesh after a five-month stop since its first shipment arrived at the country's first floating storage and re-gasification facility, Petrobangla…

Islah Party seizes relief stuffs allocated to Aden

ADEN, Sept. 10 (YPA) – The Yemeni Islah Party (Muslim Brotherhood) in Marib province on Monday seized relief materials allocated to the city of Aden, an official source reported. The source said that the party sent the relief materials in…

One dead, several wounded in attack in Cameroon

SANAA, Sept. 10 (YPA) - A driver was killed and others injured in an attack on a convoy of buses Sunday night, a few kilometers from Bamenda city, northwest of the English-speaking Cameroon, the state television reported. Gunmen launched an…

Al-Bashir dismisses Sudanese gov’t, appoints new PM

KHARTOUM, Sept. 10 (YPA) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Sunday dissolved the government and appointed a new prime minister, in a move aimed to stop the country's deteriorating economy. Al-Bashir appointed the minister of irrigation…