YEMEN Press Agency

Sanaa receives foreign media delegations

SANAA, July 12 (YPA) – Minister of Information of the Sanaa government, Dhaifallah Al-Shami, met on Wednesday with a number of foreign media delegations currently visiting Yemen. Al-Shami confirmed, during his meeting with correspondents…

Pro-coalition gunmen seize fuel trucks in Taiz

TAIZ, July 12 (YPA) - Gunmen loyal to the Saudi-led coalition continued on Wednesday to hold dozens of gas trucks in Taiz province, soutwest Yemen, for the second day in a row. Local sources in Taiz told the Yemeni Press Agency that the…

UAE imposes new dose of fuel price in Socotra

SOCOTRA, July 12 (YPA) – The UAE imposed on Wednesday a new dose of fuel prices in areas of the Socotra archipelago in southern Yemen. Media sources on the island of Socotra, where the Emirati ADNOC owns the fuel sector, said that the…

Al-Qaeda attacks STC factions in Abyan

ABYAN, July 12 (YPA) – Gunmen, believed to belong to the Al-Qaeda organization, launched an attack on Wednesday in Abyan province, southern Yemen. Media sources said that "Al-Qaeda" attacked the sites of the First Support Brigade forces in…

Locust swarms infest three Yemeni provinces

SANAA, July 11 (YPA) - The Desert Locust Control and Control Center of the General Department of Plant Protection at the Ministry of Agriculture revealed on Tuesday the arrival of desert locust swarms to Yemen from Saudi Arabia. A report…

ICRC humanitarian actions in Hodeida discussed

SANAA, July 11 (YPA) - The First Undersecretary of Hodeida Province, Ahmed Al-Bishri, met with the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sub-delegation, Ashot Aspatsian, on Tuesday to discuss the CRC's humanitarian and…