YEMEN Press Agency

Saudi Arabia places al-Alimi under house arrest in Jeddah

SANAA, Jun. 27 (YPA) - Saudi Arabia has prevented president of the Riyadh-formed Presidential Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, from returning to the city of Aden, private sources reported on Monday. The sources said that Al-Alimi is under house…

Pro-coalition government concludes rotten wheat deal

ADEN, Jun. 27 (YPA) - The government loyal to Saudi-led coalition on Monday agreed to conclude a deal to buy a large amount of “rotten” wheat. This comes in the wake of the Minister of Planning's statement regarding the depletion of wheat…

Clashes between 2 brothers kill person, injure 2 in Taiz

TAIZ, Jun. 27 (YPA) – Clashes erupted Sunday night between two brotherly recruits affiliated with the forces of the so-called “Taiz axis”in Taiz provinces, northwest Yemen, local sources reported. The sources confirmed that the clashes took…

Narcotic “Shabu” mixed with tobacco invades Socotra

SOCOTRA, Jun. 27 (YPA) – Informed sources on Sunday revealed the first operation to promote hashish and drugs in the Yemeni Socotra archipelago province, controlled by the UAE. The sources confirmed that one of the elements brought in by…

Over 8 tons of hashish, narcotics destroyed in Saada

SAADA, Jun. 26 (YPA) - The Public Prosecution Office in Saada province on Sunday destroyed 8 tons and 529 kilograms of hashish and 47 kilograms of "Shabu" (narcotic substance). The destruction process, which took place on the occasion of…