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Meeting in Sanaa discusses security situation

SANAA, April 17 (YPA) - Sanaa-based Deputy Interior Minister, Maj. Gen. Abdul Majeed Al-Mortada, stressed the importance of raising the level of vigilance and security awareness to confront any hostile attempts targeting the country's…

Dust wave expected sweeping various areas of Yemen

SANAA, April 16 (YPA) - National Center of Meteorology and Early Warning warned on Wednesday citizens in areas expected to receive rainfall. In its weather bulletin, the center called on drivers on mountainous roads to warn also of reduced…

Sanaa forces shoot down 19th US drone of type “MQ-9”

HAJJAH, April 14 (YPA) - Sanaa forces' air defenses shot down a US “MQ-9” drone while carrying out hostile missions in Hajjah province. In a statement issued on Sunday evening, Sanaa forces explained that the drone was shot down with a…

Earthquake measuring 3.5 hits south of Haidan area in Saada

DHAMAR, April 12 (YPA) - The stations of the Center for Monitoring and Study of Earthquakes and Volcanoes in Dhamar recorded an earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale between the Hajjah and Saada provinces in northern Yemen. The head…

Sanaa forces launch fresh attacks on US aircraft carrier

SANAA, April 11 (YPA) - Yemen's armed forces declared on Friday a new attack on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and its accompanying warships in the northern Red Sea. Military spokesman Brigadier General Yahiya Sarie said in a news…