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Sanaa inaugurates expatriate information center

SANAA, July 19 (YPA) - Chief of Sanaa-based government, Ahmed Ghaleb Al-Rahwi, inaugurated on Saturday the expatriate information center, the operations room, and the website of the expatriates sector at the ministry of foreign affairs.…

Anti-smuggling unit seizes smuggled narcotic drugs in Taiz

TAIZ, July 19 (YPA) - The Anti-Smuggling Unit in Al-Hawban town, Taiz province, seized a quantity of smuggled and banned drugs during five separate operations. The unit explained that it was able to seize 6,020 strips, 1,758 ampoules, and…

Heavy floods swept away citizen with his family in Ibb

IBB, July 19 (YPA) - Ibb province witnessed a tragic accident as a result of the heavy floods that swept through the region over the past few hours. A citizen's car was swept away in the Al-Mashnah stream in Ibb city, according to reports…

Earthquake hits areas in Abyan

DHAMAR, July 16 (YPA) - An earthquake struck areas in Abyan Governorate, southern Yemen, near Al-Bayda Governorate, on Wednesday morning. A statement issued by the Earthquake and Volcano Monitoring and Studies Center stated that the…

Yemen central bank issues new 200-riyal banknote

SANAA, July 15 (YPA) - The Sanaa-based Central Bank of Yemen declared on Tuesday announced the issuance of a new 200-riyal Yemeni bank-note, which set to enter official circulation on Wednesday, July 16. The bank said in a statement that…