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Aden port workers denounce new customs tariff

ADEN, Aug. 04 (YPA) - Dozens of workers from the port of Aden on Wednesday staged a protest to denounce the new customs tariff and the collapse of the local currency against foreign currencies. The protesters raised banners denouncing the…

Two killed by thunderbolt in Hajjah

HAJJAH, Aug. 04 (YPA) - Two citizens were killed overnight by a thunderbolt in Hajjah province, according to local sources on Wednesday. The sources affirmed that the thunderbolt struck a guarded place in a farm in Dhahia village of Al…

Heavy rain hits Sanaa, capital of Yemen

SANAA, Aug. 03 (YPA) – The capital Sanaa and its environs witnessed on Tuesday evening heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms. The torrential rains have caused flood in a number of neighborhoods in the capital, in which many of its…

Sanaa deports 79 illegal immigrants to their countries

SANAA, Aug. 03 (YPA) - The Immigration and Passports Authority in Sanaa on Tuesday deported 79 illegal immigrants to their countries. Chairman of the authority, Brigadier General Ismail Al-Moayad, explained that the deportees are of African…

Once again, Sanaa Thawra Hospital issued distress call

­SANAA, Aug. 3 (YPA) - The leadership of  Al-Thawra Model Hospital Authority in the Capital Secretariat has issued an urgent appeal to the concerned authorities to intervene to prevent the flow of rain torrents into the hospital, in light…

2 citizens killed by thunderbolt in Hajjah

HAJJAH, Aug. 03 (YPA) - Two citizens died on Monday as a result of a thunderbolt that struck a farm in Dahai village in Al-Jumaymah District in Hajjah province, a local source said. Secretary-general of the district local council,…