YEMEN Press Agency
Browsing Category

Top Stories

President al-Mashat appoints member in Shura Council

SANAA, May 30 (YPA) – President of the Supreme Political Council Mahdi al-Mashat on Saturday issued the decree No. (54) for the year 2020, appointing Hashim Mustafa Mehdhar al-Saqqaf as a member of the Shura Council. YPA

WFP cargo plane arrives at Sanaa International Airport

SANAA, May 30 (YPA) - A World Food Programme (WFP) cargo plane, carrying 15 tons of medical and therapeutic supplies, arrived at Sanaa International Airport on Friday, a source in the airport told Yemen Press Agency on Saturday. The cargo…

FM official denounces renewal of EU sanctions against Syria

SANAA, May 30 (YPA) – An official at the Foreign Ministry in the National Salvation Government on Saturday denounced the European Union renewing the sanctions imposed on Syrian Arab Republic. In a statement, the official renewed affirming…

FM congratulates Croatian counterpart on National Day

SANAA, May 30 (YPA) - Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf on Saturday sent a congratulatory cable to Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Gordan Grlić-Radman, on the occasion of his country's national day.

WHO refuses to comment on Trump’s decision to cut its funding

SANAA, May 30 (YPA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) declined to comment on US President Donald Trump's decision to cut US funding to the organization and cut ties with it. The CNN quoted a WHO spokesman as saying on Saturday in a…

Trump announces end of US relationship with WHO

SANAA, May 30 (YPA) - US President Donald Trump has announced on Friday the end of the US relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO), accusing the international organization of failing to implement reforms in the face of his…

One killed in Detroit during protests

SANAA, May 30 (YPA) - One person was killed Saturday and 40 arrested during protests in Detroit, according to local US media, following the death of George Floyd , an African-American by police in Minneapolis. The Detroit News quoted local…