YEMEN Press Agency

OCHA: People in Socotra are at risk of hunger

SANAA, June 9 (YPA) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Yemen said on Friday that the people of Socotra Island are at risk of hunger as a result of the cyclone that hit the Island late May. A…

Massive fire leaves big material losses in Mahra

MAHRA, June 9 (YPA) – A massive fire broke out on Friday in a residential building in al-Jahi area in front of Al-Ghidha Hospital in Mahra province, east of Yemen, local sources told Yemen Press Agency. The sources said the fire caused…

Urgent appeal to save renal failure patients in Hodeidah

HODEIDAH, June 9 (YPA) – The Kidney Dialysis Center in Bajel district of Hodeidah province, west of Yemen, launched on Friday an urgent appeal to save lives of patients after running out of its essential medical supplies. The center…

13 insolvent prisoners released in Sanaa

SANAA, June 9 (YPA) – A Yemeni TV program has succeeded in releasing 13 insolvent prisoners in the capital Sanaa, after discussing the humanitarian issue of insolvent prisoners. The program, which is broadcasted on a local TV channel,…