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Kazakh President accepts government resignation

SANAA, Jan. 05 (YPA) - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree on the resignation of the government and appointed Alikhan Smailov, previously first deputy PM, as acting prime minister. "The (president) accepted the…

Man killed by gunmen in Abyan

ABYAN, Jan. 04 (YPA) - A man was killed on Tuesday by unknown gunmen in Lawdar district of Abyan province, south of Yemen. According to local sources, the unidentified gunmen shot a military vehicle belonging to the Al-Majed Brigade in the…

Two children injured in Saada cluster bomb

SAADA, Jan. 04 (YPA) - Two children were injured on Tuesday when a cluster bomb, dropped by the Saudi-led coalition warplanes earlier, went off in Saada province. According local sources, the children were targeted in Dhahyan city of Majzar…

Army repels large-scale attack in Marib

MARIB, Jan. 04 (YPA) - Yemen's army forces managed on Tuesday to thwart a major military attack carried out by the Saudi coalition forces in south of the city of Marib. According to sources, violent battles erupted between the two sides in…

Islah militias arrest number of STC in Shabwa

SHABWA, Jan. 04 (YPA) - Islah militias arrested on Tuesday a number of loyalists to the southern transitional council (STC) in Haban district of Shabwa province, local sources reported. The sources indicated that military cars belong to…