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Saudi missile, artillery bombing hits Saada

SAADA, Jan. 6 (YPA) - The Saudi army bombarded on Wednesday various areas in border districts of Saada province, a security source told Yemen Press Agency. The Saudi missile and artillery shelling targeted residential villages and separate…

Explosive devices dismantled in Bayda

BAYDA, Jan. 6 (YPA) – The Yemeni security services dismantled on Wednesday 9 explosive devices in Bayda province, according to a security official in the province. The official affirmed that the devices were dismantled in the districts of…

Dozens of settlers storm Aqsa Mosque

SANAA, Jun. 6 (YPA) -  Groups of settlers stormed on Wednesday morning the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, in conjunction with the Zionist enemy forces' restrictions on the Palestinians and preventing them from reaching the Mosque.…

Sanaa announces shooting down of Saudi fighter plane

SANAA, Jan. 06 (YPA) - A spokesman for the Yemeni army, Brigadier General Yahya Sarei, announced on Wednesday that the air defenses managed to shoot down a Saudi-led coalition fighter spy plane in the sky of Jawf province. A "karayel" plane…

Two people injured in armed clashes in Hadramout

HADRAMOUT, Jan. 6 (YPA) – Two people were injured in armed clashes on Wednesday in Hadramout province, south of Yemen, sources said. The sources affirmed the clashes happened in Ju'aymah area in Shibam district, and the reasons of the…

Scottish Prime Minister: Trump’s visit unwelcome

SANAA, Jan. 6 (YPA) Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Tuesday night that US President Trump's visit would be an unwelcome visitor as the country is once again plunged into lockdown. Speaking at a daily coronavirus briefing, she…

6.2 magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand

SANAA, Jun. 6 (YPA) - A 6.2 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday hit New Zealand's Kermadec Islands. The US Geological Survey said in a statement that "the earthquake struck at a depth of 26.12 kilometers at a latitude of 29.0707 degrees south…