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PM honors Head of ICRC delegation in Yemen

SANAA, Aug. 4 (YPA) - Prime Minister Dr. Abdulaziz bin Habtoor on Tuesday honored Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in Yemen Franz Rauchenstein with the Prime Ministry Shield on the occasion of the end…

17 people died, 4 injured because of torrents in Marib

MARIB, Aug. 4 (YPA) – At least 17 people died and four others were injured Marib province on Monday due to the torrents resulting from the heavy rains witnessed by the province areas, a medical source told Yemen Press Agency. The source…

2 women, child killed due to house collapse in Sanaa

SANAA, Aug. 3 (YPA) - Two women and a child died and two women were injured on Monday as a result of the demolition of a house in Wadi Dhahr area in Hamdan district of Sanaa province due to heavy rains, a medicinal source reported. Director…

Hababah Dam collapsed due to heavy rains

AMRAN, Aug. 3 (YPA)- Hababah Dam in the district of Thula, northern Yemen's Amran, has collapsed on Monday due to heavy rains. The Civil Defense Department in Amran province warned citizens not to approach or to be in flood streams after…

Industry office closes 23 meat stores in Sanaa

SANAA, Aug. 2 (YPA) – An office of Industry and Trade closed on Sunday 23 meat stores and two violating bakeries in the capital Sanaa. The move came that the stores did not adhere to the prevailing prices in the capital and also as part of…

Security in Hajjah seizes 70 kg of hashish

HAJJAH, Aug. 2 (YPA) – The Yemeni security forces seized on Sunday 70 kg of hashish in Abs district of Hajjah province, a security official told Yemen Press Agency. The official affirmed that the seizures were seized in one of homes of the…

Meteorological Center predicts cloudy weather over 24 hours

SANAA, Aug. 2 (YPA) - The National Meteorological Center has predicted cloudy weather and rains fall on most of the Yemeni provinces within the coming 24 hours. The center affirmed in its weather forecast that mountainous highlands, coastal…

Assassin surrenders to security forces in Taiz

TAIZ, Aug. 2 (YPA) – An 35-year old assassin surrendered himself to the security forces on Sunday in Mawaih district of Taiz province, a security official told Yemen Press Agency. The official affirmed that the man was accused of killing…