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PM discusses service projects in capital Sanaa 

SANAA, May 20 (YPA) – Prime Minister Dr. Abdulaziz bin Habtoor discussed on Sunday in a meeting held in Sanaa the progress in the implementation of a number of priority service projects in the capital Sanaa.  The meeting, which was attended…

Health Minister meets UNICEF representative

SANAA, May 20 (YPA) - Minister of Public Health and Population Taha Al-Mutawakel met on Sunday with UNICEF's representative in Yemen Meritxell Relano. They discussed issues related to enhancing cooperation between Yemen and the…

4 Saudi-led air strikes hit Taiz

TAIZ, May 20 (YPA) – The US-backed Saudi-led coalition warplanes launched on Sunday four air strikes on Taiz province, a military official told Yemen Press Agency. The air strikes hit Moza’a district, leaving considerable damages to the…

Dozens of Saudi-backed militias killed in Lahj

LAHJ, May 20 (YPA) - Dozens of Saudi-backed militias were killed and others injured in Lahj province on Saturday overnight, a military official told Yemen Press Agency on Sunday. The official said that the Yemeni army foiled an infiltration…

Army snipers kill two Saudi-backed militias in Taiz

TAIZ, May 20 (YPA) - The snipers of the Yemeni army shot dead two Saudi-backed militias in Taiz province, a military official told Yemen Press Agency. The two militias were killed in sniping operation in Asefra’a district, the official…

6 killed in dispute in Ibb

IBB, May 20 (YPA) – A total of six citizens were killed in dispute among a family in Ibb province, an official told Yemen Press Agency on  Sunday. The difference took place in al-Qumali village in al-Aod area because of "Qat trees". Ali…

Aden’s biggest hospital is threatened with closure

SANAA, May 20 (YPA) - The protests at the General Hospital of Friendship in Sheikh Osman, Aden province, entered for the sixth day in a row after a hospital guard assaulted doctors  on Monday. The hospital is now threatened with closure due…

Military commander survives assassination in Aden

ADEN, May 20 (YPA) -  A military commander loyal to UAE occupation forces on Sunday survived an assassination attempt in Yemen's southern port city of Aden, local sources reported. Unknown gunmen shot at Man'e al-Amri Abu Saleh, commander…