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29 citizens killed, wounded in 164 air strikes over last month

SANAA, Feb. 17 (YPA) - A report issued by the Yemeni center of Human Rights showed that 29 civilians were killed and wounded including women and children as a result of US-backed Saudi-led aggression coalition's air strikes on various…

U.S. Navy to conduct ballistic missile test

SANAA, Feb. 17 (YPA) - The US Navy announced that it will conduct a test on a "Trident 2" ballistic missile. A statement issued by the US Navy said that the experiment confirmed the specifications of the expected "Trident 2" missile, and…

Militia leader loyal to UAE assassinated in Aden

ADEN, Feb. 17 (YPA) – A militia leader loyal to the UAE occupation was shot dead by gunmen in the port city of Aden, southern Yemen, on Monday. Rashad Saleh al-Saadi, commander of the UAE-backed militias in al-Luhom area in the east of Dar…

10 people killed in armed attack in southern Nigeria

SANAA, Feb. 17 (YPA) - Ten people were killed and others injured, in an armed attack in the southern state of Delta. Nigerian media indicated on Monday that the attackers were wearing military uniforms. On the other hand, the Delta State…

Parliament discusses draft amendment to Local Authority Law

SANAA, Feb. 17 (YPA) – The Parliament listened, in its session on Monday headed by Deputy Speaker Akram Attiya, to the Local Authority Committee's report on a draft amendment to some paragraphs of Article 123 of the Local Authority Law No.…

Update: Army foils coalition attack in Jizan

JIZAN, Feb. 17 (YPA) – The Yemeni army on Monday foiled an attack carried out on Monday by the Saudi-led aggression coalition and its mercenaries towards Jizan border province, a military official. A number of the mercenaries were killed…

Syrian army “controls and secures” Aleppo city

SANAA, Feb. 17 (YPA) - The Syrian Arab Army officially captured the last remaining areas under jihadist control in Aleppo city and its surrounding area, ending a nearly eight-year-long battle, the Official State News Agency reported on late…