YEMEN Press Agency

Battles rage on all fronts in Taiz city

TAIZ, March 01 (YPA) - Armed clashes erupted on Tuesday in Taiz province, southern Yemen, between Sanaa forces and Saudi-led coalition forces on a number of fronts. According to local sources, armed groups of Islah Party militia carried out…

Several water projects launched in Saada city

SAADA, Feb. 28 (YPA) -  Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs - Minister of Finance, Dr. Rashid Abu Lahoum, Minister of Water and Environment, Eng. Abdulraqeeb Al-Shurmani, and Governor of Saada province, Muhammad Jaber Awad,…

Saudi army targets border populated areas in Saada

SAADA, Feb. 28 (YPA) - The Saudi-led coalition spy planes launched on Tuesday two attacks on Al-Hajla area in the border district of Razeh, Saada province, northern Yemen, a security source told Yemen Press Agency. This comes hours after…

5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Yemen’s Socotra Island

SOCOTRA, Feb. 28 (YPA) - An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale occurred on Monday afternoon at a depth of 10 kilometers in the Carlsberg Ridge in the Indian Ocean, southeast of the Yemeni island of Socotra. It is noteworthy that…