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Gov’t spokesman hails army victories in west coast front

SANAA, June 10 (YPA) – The National Salvation Government's spokesman, Abdulsalam Jaber, on Saturday praised the victories have been achieved by Yemeni army forces in the west coast front. "The heroes of the army and popular committees have…

6 civilians injured in attack of Saudi-backed militiamen in Taiz

TAIZ, June 9 (YPA) – 6 civilians on Saturday were injured, when Saudi-backed militants fired a shell on their residential region in Taiz province, a security official said. The attack targeted the street of Moassat al-Makhabiz Al-alia of…

OCHA: People in Socotra are at risk of hunger

SANAA, June 9 (YPA) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Yemen said on Friday that the people of Socotra Island are at risk of hunger as a result of the cyclone that hit the Island late May. A…

2 Saudi-backed militias arrested in Bayda

  Bayda, June 9 (YPA) - The security services in Bayda province arrested two Saudi-backed militias in two separate operations in Thi-Naem and Shuria district, a security source told Yemen Press agency on Saturday. The security of Thi-Naem…

Violent armed clashes witnessed in Taiz

TAIZ, June 9 (YPA) - Heavy clashes broke out on Saturday with heavy and medium weapons in Taiz province, a local source told Yemen Press Agency. Heavy fighting and clashes with various heavy and medium weapons in the neighborhood of…

Massive fire leaves big material losses in Mahra

MAHRA, June 9 (YPA) – A massive fire broke out on Friday in a residential building in al-Jahi area in front of Al-Ghidha Hospital in Mahra province, east of Yemen, local sources told Yemen Press Agency. The sources said the fire caused…

Urgent appeal to save renal failure patients in Hodeidah

HODEIDAH, June 9 (YPA) – The Kidney Dialysis Center in Bajel district of Hodeidah province, west of Yemen, launched on Friday an urgent appeal to save lives of patients after running out of its essential medical supplies. The center…

13 insolvent prisoners released in Sanaa

SANAA, June 9 (YPA) – A Yemeni TV program has succeeded in releasing 13 insolvent prisoners in the capital Sanaa, after discussing the humanitarian issue of insolvent prisoners. The program, which is broadcasted on a local TV channel,…