YEMEN Press Agency

Mekunu cyclone hits Mahra coasts

MAHRA, May 25 (YPA) – The local authority in Yemen's eastern province of Mahra declared the state of utmost emergency to ensure the safety of citizens after the tropical Mekunu cyclone hit the coasts of Hoof district on Friday. Shiekh Rajeh…

Saudi-led warplanes wage 21 raids on Saada

SAADA, May 25 (YPA) – US-backed Saudi-led coalition warplanes waged 21 raids over the past 24 hours, targeting several areas in Saada province, a security official told Yemen Press Agency on Friday. According to the official, 16 airstrikes…

5 civilians killed in Saudi-led airstrike on Saada

SAADA, May 25 (YPA) – At least five civilians, including a woman, were killed in an airstrike waged by Saudi-led coalition warplanes on Majaz district of Saada province overnight, a security official told Yemen Press Agency on Friday. The…

Suffering of persons with disabilities in Yemen discussed

SANAA, May 24 (YPA) – Executive Director of the Disabled Care and Rehabilitation Fund, Mohammed al-Daylami, discussed with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) mission in Sanaa the suffering of persons with disabilities in…

Coalition warplanes kill Mango farmers in Hodeidah

HODEIDAH, May 24 (YPA) – At least six people, including a child, were killed and three others wounded in a Saudi-led airstrike on a mango farm in Bait al-Faqih district of Hodeidah province on Wednesday evening. The coalition aircrafts hit…