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Saudi Arabia deports 11 Yemeni fishermen

HODEIDAH, May 4 (YPA) - 11 Yemeni fishermen returned on Tuesday night to Hodeidah province after being held in Saudi prisons for more than 40 days. The fisherman Yahya Maqbuli that he was kidnapped with his fellow returnees were kidnapped…

2 persons accused of murder arrested in Bayda

BAYDA, May 4 (YPA) - The police station of al-Shariah district arrested on Monday two persons accused of murder in Bayda province. The police mentioned that the defendants shot the victim, what led to his death as a result of a gunshot…

Two anti-STC leaders kidnapped in Aden

ADEN, May 03 (YPA) - Two leaders opposed to the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) were kidnapped on Monday in the center of Aden city, southern Yemen. A press release issued by the so-called "Revolutionary Movement Council"…

8 Yemeni army martyrs funeral in Sanaa‏

SANAA, ’May 03 (YPA) - Sanaa funeral on Monday in a funeral procession the bodies of a number of the Yemeni army's martyrs who were killed while performing their duty in the battle of defending the homeland. The participants, during the…

4 dead, homes damaged by floods in Hadhramaut

HADHRAMAUT, May 03 (YPA) - At least four people died and others were injured, and a number of houses were demolished in the historic city of Trim in Hadhramaut province as torrential rains hit the World Heritage-listed city. Local sources…

Floods wash away graves of coalition’s dead in Marib

MARIB, May 03 (YPA) – The flooding resulting from the seasonal heavy rains swept away the graves of the dead of the Saudi-led coalition forces and Al-Qaeda militants in the city of Marib, local sources said Sunday. The torrents swept away…

Several homes damaged due to heavy rains in Hodeida

HODEIDA, May 02 (YPA) - Several houses and agricultural lands were damaged on Sunday as a result of heavy rainfall in Buraa district of Hodeida province. According to local source in the district, the rockslides as result of the rains…