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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…

WHO’s support for rural hospitals discussed in Sanaa

SANAA, May 19 (YPA) – Minister of Public Health and Population Dr. Taha al-Motwakil discussed with the World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Yemen, Dr. Nevio Zagaria, the organization's support for rehabilitation of rural…

Health Minister meets WHO representative

SANAA, May 19 (YPA) - Minister of Public Health and Population Taha Al-Mutawakil on Saturday met with the representative of the World Health Organization, Navio Zagaria in capital Sanaa. In the meeting, the officials discussed the ways to…

HRW: Saudi Arabia arrested 7 women’s rights activists

SANAA, May 19 (YPA)- The Saudi authorities arrested seven women's rights activists on Tuesday, just a few weeks before the decision to allow women to drive cars in the kingdom came into effect, HRW said on Friday.  According to the…