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SANAA, Aug. 22 (YPA) - Prominent "Southern Resistance" leader and tribal figure Salem Abu Zaid al-Khulaifi has launched a sharp attack against Saudi Arabia and the Riyadh-based Aden government, citing a 12-year failure to govern Aden and…

DHAMAR, Aug. 22 (YPA) - Heavy rainfall and intense hailstorms struck parts of the Anis District in Dhamar Governorate on Saturday, blanketing vast agricultural areas in white, particularly in the villages of Bab Al-Falak and Thi Khawlan.…

SANAA, Aug. 22 (YPA) – Yemen’s Sanaa-based Civil Service and Administrative Development Ministry announced on Saturday that the next Tuesday, August 25, 2026, corresponding to 12 Rabi’ al-Awwal 1448 AH, will be an official public holiday to…

SANAA, Aug. 21 (YPA) – The National Center of Meteorology and Early Warning forecast scattered rainfall of varying intensity across several governorates over the next 24 hours. According to the center’s weather bulletin, rain of varying…

DHAMAR, Aug. 20 (YPA) - The Seismological and Volcanological Observatory Center in Dhamar reported two minor earthquakes striking parts of Dhamar and Ibb governorates on Thursday. Eng. Mohammed Hussein Mutahar Al-Houthi, head of the center,…

SANAA, Aug. 19 (YPA) – Yemen's two rare ancient statues of the “Lady of Dhalah” type have been at the center of a legal dispute in Switzerland for nearly a decade, with no apparent Yemeni legal representation in the published court…

SANAA, Aug. 17 (YPA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sanaa stated on Monday that the simplest and least costly option for Riyadh is to meet Yemen’s legitimate demands, lift the blockade, and refrain from interfering in Yemeni affairs,…

MAHRA, Aug. 16 (YPA) - A rapidly spreading outbreak has swept through Al-Ghaydah, the capital of Saudi-controlled Mahra province in eastern Yemen, causing hundreds of cases of acute watery diarrhea among residents. The cases involve severe…

SANAA, Aug. 16 (YPA) – Yemen’s Sana-based Central Bank declared on Sunday that it will begin disbursing the May 2026 salaries of employees of state administrative units, as part of a temporary exceptional mechanism to support the government…

SANAA, Aug. 16 (YPA) - The Sanaa-based Specialized Criminal Division on Sunday granted defendants in a British intelligence-affiliated spy cell a final opportunity to present their arguments at the next hearing. During the hearing, presided…