YEMEN Press Agency

Earthquake with magnitude of 5.2 hits Iran

SANAA, Feb. 21 (YPA) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter Scale struck on Tuesday, the city of Larestan in Fars province in southwestern Iran.  According to the agency "IRNA", the Director General of the Emergency Affairs…

Saudi-backed forces deployed in Hadramout

HADRAMOUT, Feb. 20 (YPA) - Saudi-backed forces have deployed on Monday in Al-Ebr district near al-Wadia'h outlet in Hadramout province, eastern Yemen, local sources told Yemen Press Agency. According to the sources, Saudi Arabia has…

Civilian killed due to Saudi bombing at Saada

SAADA, Feb. 20 (YPA) - A civilian was killed on Monday as a result of Saudi artillery shelling on the border areas of Saada province, northern Yemen, a medical source told Yemen Press Agency. The source confirmed that a dead person had…

Large shops close their doors to citizens in Aden

ADEN, Feb. 19 (YPA) - Several large shops in the southern Yemeni province of Aden announced on Sunday that they were closing their doors due to the deteriorating economic and security conditions in the province under the control of…