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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…

TV journalist killed by gunmen in Somalia

SANAA, Feb. 17 (YPA)-  Unknown gunmen killed a TV and radio journalist on Sunday night in the town of Afgoye in in the southeastern Lower Shebelle region of Somalia, police said. According to the police, the journalist, 25-year-old,…

Prestige of Western weapons falls apart in Yemen

SANAA, Feb. 17 (YPA) – Saudi-led coalition's "Tornado" plane collapsed over Jawf province after it was hit on Friday by a missile from the Yemeni air defenses system, announcing the fall of the Western weapon prestige in Yemen, which…