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YPC’s Director meets UNDP’s Resident Representative

SANAA, Jan. 21 (YPA) – The Yemeni Petroleum Company (YPC)'s Executive Director, Ammar Al-Adhrai, met in Sanaa on Thursday with of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)'s Resident Representative, Auke Lootsma. They discussed the…
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Citizen dies of gunshot wounds in Taiz

TAIZ, Jan. 21 (YPA) - One of the victims of the insecurity in Taiz province died on Thursday, two months after he was shot, local sources told Yemen Press Agency. The sources said that the young Mohammed al-Qadasi was in the hospital…
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44 people died in traffic accidents in Bayda in 2020

BAYDA, Jan. 21 (YPA) - About 44 people were killed and 99 others injured in 186 traffic accidents in Bayda governorate during 2020 year. The provincial traffic director-general, Hassan Al-Bakhiati, explained in a statement that the cause of…
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NCM warns against widespread dust wave within 24 hours

SANAA, Jan. 21 (YPA) - The National Center of Meteorology warned a widespread dust wave in a number of Yemeni province within coming 24 hours. The center in its weather forecast that the dust coming from the northeast and central Arabian…
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Great quantities of expired foodstuffs destroyed in Hodeida

HODEIDA, Jan. 20 (YPA) - Great quantities of expired foodstuffs were destroyed on Wednesday in Hodeida province, according to an industry office in the province. The office affirmed that quantities destroyed were belonging to the World Food…
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Three people died in traffic accident in Shabwa

SHABWA, Jan. 20 (YPA) – Three people were killed and others wounded on Wednesday in a traffic accident in Shabwa province, east of Yemen, sources said. According to the sources, the painful traffic accident happened when two cars collided…
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Anti-Islah Party factions control Al-Ma`fer heights in Taiz

TAIZ, Jan. 20 (YPA) – Armed factions of the so-called '35th Armored Brigade" on Wednesday managed to establish their hold on heights in Al-Ma`fer District in Taiz province. Military sources said that the anti-Islah Party factions affiliated…

Frost hits crops in 6 governorates

SANAA, Jan. 20 (YPA) - Agricultural crops were damaged on Wednesday by the frost wave in six Yemeni governorates during the past two days. The Yemeni astrophysicist Adnan al-Shawafi revealed that agricultural crops were damaged due to the…
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Fuel stations continue to close in Aden

ADEN, Jan. 20 (YPA) – The fuel stations on Wednesday continued to shot down in Aden city, southern Yemen, for the fourth day in row, amidst stifling fuel crisis afflicting the city. Local sources indicated that the scarcity of oil products…