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ICRC asks to visit to STC’s detention centers in Aden

ADEN, Aug. 26 (YPA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called on the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) to enable it to visit detainees in the STC-run prisons in the city of Aden, southern Yemen. This came…

One killed in shooting incident in Hodeida

HODEIDA, Aug. 25 (YPA) - One man was and two were injured on Wednesday in an exchange of fire in Baraa district of in Hodeida province, according to an official of the province's police department. The shooting incident was because of…

Police seize 37 kg of hashish in Marib

MARIB, Aug. 25 (YPA) - The police of Majzar district seized on Wednesday 37 kilograms of narcotic hashish in Marib province. The police mentioned that the amount of cannabis was seized on board a car was coming from areas controlled by the…

SNACC’s member sworn in before President Al-Mashat

SANAA, Aug. 25 (YPA) - A member of the Supreme National Anti-Corruption Commission (SNACC) was sworn in before President of the Supreme Political Council, Mahdi Al-Mashat, on Wednesday. According to the decree, Judge Mujahid Ahmed Ali was…

Taiz governor sworn in before President Al-Mashat

SANAA, Aug. 25 (YPA) – Governor of Taiz province,  Salah Bajash, on Wednesday was sworn in before President of the Supreme Political Council Mahdi al-Mashat. The swearing-in was attended by the Minister of Local Administration, Ali bin Ali…

NCM expects rain of varying intensity in coming hours

SANAA, Aug. 25 (YPA) - The National Center of Meteorology expects rain of varying intensity to continue in a number of provinces during the next 24 hours. The center stated in its weather bulletin on Wednesday, that moderate to heavy rains…

Major fire breaks out at sponge factory in capital Sanaa

SANAA, Aug. 25 (YPA) – A massive fire broke out in one of the commercial plants in the early hours of Wednesday morning  in the capital Sana'a. According to witnesses, the fire broke out at a sponge factory east of the military college in  …