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FM meets IOM’s Resident Representative in Sanaa

SANAA, May 12 (YPA) - Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf on Tuesday met with Resident Representative of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Sanaa Christa Rottensteiner. During the meeting, they discussed the exacerbation of…

Update: 10 coalition airstrikes hit Bayda, Hajjah

HAJJAH, May 12 (YPA) – The Saudi-led aggression coalition warplanes launched on Tuesday 10 strikes on the provinces of Hajjah and Bayda, a security official told Yemen Press Agency. The official said that eight strikes hit al-Sawadih and…

Yemeni riyal rate drops dramatically in southern provinces

SANAA, May 12 (YPA) – The Yemeni riyal exchange rate witnessed a new decline on Tuesday in the southern provinces to reach 694 riyals per dollar in Aden province and 692 riyals per dollar in Hadramout province. On the other hand, the riyal…

11 Saudi-led airstrikes hit Bayda, Marib

BAYDA, MARIB, May 12 (YPA) - The US-backed Saudi-led coalition warplanes launched a series of airstrikes targeting several areas in two Yemeni provinces, a security official said on Tuesday. According to the official, the coalition…

Gunmen storm hospital in Kabul

SANAA, May 12 (YPA) - Gunmen on Tuesday stormed a hospital in the Afghan capital Kabul after they detonated a bomb near its entrance, the 1TV channel reported. A suicide bomber reportedly blew himself up at the entrance to the Kabul…

Israeli soldier killed in West Bank

SANAA, May 12 (YPA) - An Israeli soldier was killed in the West Bank on Tuesday,  the Israeli army spokesman said. The army spokesman confirmed that 21-year-old Soldier Amit Ben Yagal was killed after a stone was thrown on his head during…

Israeli forces arrest 22 Palestinians

SANAA, May 12 (YPA) - Israeli occupation forces on Thursday launched massive campaign of raids and arrests against Palestinian citizens in West Bank and al-Quds city, Palestinian media reported on Tuesday. According to Palestinian media,…

6 Saudi-led air strikes hit Marib, Bayda

MARIB, BAYDA, May 12 (YPA) - The US-backed Saudi-led aggression coalition's fighter jets launched on Tuesday night six air strikes on Marib and Bayda provinces, a security official told Yemen Press Agency. In Marib, three raids hit Majzar…