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UN: Execution of minors in Saudi Arabia is a crime

SANAA, Jun. 01 (YPA) - UN-appointed independent human rights experts called on Tuesday for Saudi Arabia to immediately release Abdullah al-Howaiti and quash the death sentence against him for crimes he allegedly committed as a child. In a…

Relief organizations call for extending truce in Yemen

SANAA, Jun. 01 (YPA) - Relief organizations operating in Yemen called on Tuesday to extend the current truce in the war-torn country, which expires on Thursday, at a time when the two sides expressed no objection, but without reaching an…

US envoy arrives at Al-Ma’asheq Palace in Aden

ADEN, June. 01 (YPA) - The US envoy to Yemen, " Tim Linder King", arrived on Wednesday in the city of Aden, south of Yemen. According to sources familiar with matter, an American helicopter transported the envoy to Al-Ma'asheq Presidential…

First commercial flight from Sanaa to Cairo takes off

SANAA, Jun. 01 (YPA) - The first commercial flight from Sanaa International Airport departed for Egypt, after a hiatus of more than six years, due to the Saudi-led coalition's blockade on the  airport. The flight took off from Sanaa Airport…