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Gunmen kidnap seven displaced people in Aden

ADEN, Feb. 2 (YPA) - The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) militias abducted seven displaced persons from the refugee shelter in Yemen's southern port city of Aden, human rights sources reported on Tuesday. According to…

Islah militants seize oil tankers in Abyan

ABYAN, Feb. 2 (YPA) – Dozens of oil tankers were seized on Tuesday by the Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen's southern province of Abyan, according to sources. The sources affirmed that the Saudi-backed Islah militants seized the tankers,…

Deputy FM affirms enhancing cooperation with OHCHR

SANAA, Feb. 2 (YPA) - Deputy Foreign Minister, Hussein Al-Ezzi, discussed with Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) ways to enhance the joint cooperation. During the meeting, Al-Ezzi affirmed the concerned authorities'…

Coalition turns Yemen into minefield

SANAA, Feb. 2 (YPA) - The Executive Mine Action Center revealed that many large areas in Yemen have been turned into a minefield due to the huge number of cluster bombs that dropped by the Saudi-led coalition fighter jets on populated areas…

Major fire devours several shops in Aden

ADEN, Feb. 02 (YPA) - A major fire broke out in a popular market, near 'Maasheeq Palace', the residence of "Hadi government" in the port city of Aden, southern Yemen, local sources reported on Tuesday. The fire that erupted on Monday night…