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Armed clashes break out among STC militias in Aden

ADEN, May 23 (YPA) - Armed clashes broke out on Sunday among the UAE-backed southern transitional council (STC)'s militias in Aden province, local sources told Yemen Press Agency. The sources confirmed that the confrontations erupted among…

Pro-UAE commander announces his defection in Aden

ADEN, May 23 (YPA) - A senior leader in the UAE-funded Southern Transitional Council (STC) announced on Sunday his defection in Aden, and returned to Islah Party militants-held Shabwa province. According to sources, the commander in the…

More than 125,000 teachers suspended in Myanmar

SANAA, May 23 (YPA) - Myanmar's teachers' Federation official said military authorities have arrested more than 125,000 teachers in the country for joining a civil disobedience movement to oppose the February military coup. A total of…

800 arrested during protest marches in Algeria

SANAA, May 23 (YPA) - Algerian security forces arrested 800 protesters during Friday's 118th popular movement calling for a radical regime change, The Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights (LADDH) said. The Deputy President LADDH,…

In Video: Wreckage of coalition spy plane in Najran

NAJRAN, May 23 (YPA) - Military media on Sunday released a video showing that the Yemeni army’s air defenses shot down a wing-loong2 warplane off Najran province. The video showed that the air defenses hit the plane accurately by an …

Yemen’s army shoots down spy plane in Jawf

JAWF, May 23 (YPA) – The Yemeni army’s air defenses shot down on Sunday a Chinese-made CH4 fighter spy plane in Jawf province, a Yemeni army spokesman said in a statement. The spokesman, Brigadier General Yahya Sarie, said that " the…