YEMEN Press Agency

Pro-UAE policeman killed, 2 injured in Aden 

ADEN, May 12 (YPA) - A policeman loyal to UAE occupation forces was killed and two others wounded in armed attack on Saturday in Yemen's southern province of Aden, local sources told Yemen Press Agency. Unknown gunmen opened fire on a…

Shura member, 2 judges sworn in before President

SANAA, May 12 (YPA) – Abdulkarim Amir el-Din al-Houthi was sworn in on Saturday before President of the Supreme Political Council Mahdi al-Mashat for his appointment as a member of the Shura Council. ِAlso Judge Abdulrahman Ahmad Al-Mualemi…

3 sentenced to death for collaborating with foreign state

SANAA, May 12 (YPA) - The Specialized Penal Court in Sanaa, chaired by Judge Abdu Rajeh, on Saturday sentenced three persons to death after being convicted of collaborating with a foreign country and engaging in gangs of Al-Qaeda. The…

President makes first cabinet reshuffle

SANAA, May 12 (YPA) – President of the Supreme Political Council Mahdi al-Mashat on Saturday issued the decree No.(49), appointing Dr. Taha Ahmed Mohammed al-Motawakil as Minister of Public Health and Population. The president also issued…

Angry protests in Sanaa against coalition’s massacres

SANAA, May 11 (YPA) – Thousands of residents of the capital Sanaa staged protests after Friday prayers, denouncing the crimes and massacres of Saudi-led coalition warplanes against Yemeni people. The participants deplored in statements the…

Gunmen assassinate citizen in Hadramout

HADRAMOUT, May 11 (YPA) – Unknown gunmen killed a citizen in Hadramout province on Thursday night, local sources told Yemen Press Agency. The gunmen opened fire at Abdu Moqbil bin Kadda al-Katheri on the highway in Shibam Hadramout district…

President directs paying half of salary to state staff

SANAA, May 10 (YPA) – President Mahdi al-Mashat on Thursday directed Ministry of Finance to pay 50 per cent of salary of August 2017, to all employees of the state before the Holy month of Ramadan. The president stressed the importance of…