YEMEN Press Agency

One killed, another injured in armed robbery in Abyan

ABYAN, May 28 (YPA) – A worker was killed and another injured in an armed robbery carried out by unknown gunmen at a money exchange shop in Abyan province, southern Yemen, local sources reported on Friday. The sources explained that the…

Armed attack targets pro-coalition local official in Taiz

TAIZ, May 26 (YPA) – A local official loyal to Saudi-led coalition survived on Wednesday an assassination attempt in Taiz province, southwest Yemen. Media source affiliated with the coalition reported that gunmen loyal to the tribal sheikh…

Gold prices record new rise in Yemeni markets

SANAA, May 26 (YPA) – The prices of buying and selling gold on Wednesday returned to rise, for the second time within a week, in the Yemeni goldsmithing markets. The last update of prices in the goldsmith shops in the capital Sanaa,…

FM meets UNICEF’s Regional Director in Sanaa

SANAA, May 25 (YPA) - Foreign Minister, Hisham Sharaf, on Wednesday met in Sanaa with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)'s Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Ted Chaiban, and his accompanying delegation, which…

Major fire devours fuel station in Taiz

TAIZ, May 26 (YPA) – A major fire caused a fuel station to explode in Osayfira district in Taiz city, southwest Yemen, on Wednesday morning. A local source stated that a fire broke out at 'Al-Haddad' fuel station in 'Wadi Al-Qadi' area in…