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ICSFT calls for stopping piracy against fuel ships

GENEVA, Jan. 24 (YPA) - The International Council Supporting Fair Trial and Human Rights (ICDFT) in Geneva on Sunday renewed its call for the international community to take immediate measures to stop maritime piracy against fuel vessels by…

Angry protests erupt in Aden

ADEN, Jan. 24 (YPA) – Hundreds of sons of Yemen's southern city of Aden took streets on Sunday in an angry protest rally to denounce the power outage and the deterioration of essential service in the city. At the rally, the demonstrators…

Video: Yemeni army liberates new areas in Najran

NAJRAN, Jan. 24 (YPA) - The Yemeni army forces were able to take control over mountain range in Najran region, southern kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a military source said on Sunday. According to the military source, the army forces liberated…

Gunmen assault judge in Taiz

TAIZ, Jan. 24 (YPA) - Unidentified gunmen assaulted on Sunday a judge in the Court of First Instance in the Saudi-led coalition-controlled areas of Taiz, sources said. The sources affirmed that the gunmen attacked the judge “Ahmed Abdo…

Violent explosions heard in Shaqra coasts in Abyan

ABYAN, Jan. 24 (YPA) - Fierce blasts were heard on Sunday off Shaqra coasts in Abyan province. Local residents affirmed that they heard explosions toward the city’s coast which Islah party has taken as its military headquarters since…

Islah militias kidnap local official, his son in Shabwa

SHABWA, Jan. 24 (YPA) - Islah party's militias kidnapped on Sunday a local official and his son in Shabwa province, special sources told Yemen Press Agency. The special forces loyal to Islah kidnapped sheikh Ahmed Bin Dhabab and his son in…