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President appoints two in Shura Council

SANAA, May 4 (YPA) – President Mahdi al-Mashat on Saturday issued a decree No.(89) for 2019 to appoint two members in Shura Council. Saleh Ahmed Ali Benon and Saleh Ali Saleh Abu Shaar were appointed as members in the council. Ali Ahsan
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3 Saudi-led air strikes hit Saada

SAADA, May 4 (YPA) – The US-backed Saudi-led coalition warplanes on Saturday launched three air strikes on Saada province, northern Yemen, a security official told Yemen Press Agency.  According to the official, the air strikes were waged…
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Israeli delegation to visit Saudi Arabia

SANAA, May 4 (YPA) -An Israeli Zionist delegation is planning to visit Saudi Arabia at the invitation of the so-called Muslim World Association, Hebrew sources stated on Friday. According to the General Secretary of the association, the…

Iranian Spokesman warns Bahrain’s rulers

SANAA, May 4 (YPA) - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi on Friday advised Bahrain officials to know their limits and size. In response to the Bahrain foreign minister's assertions that he would not allow Iran to close the…

Washington says aware of DPRK’s recent action

SANAA, May 4 (YPA) - The White House said on Friday night that it is aware of the recent action by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and will monitor the situation. "We are aware of North Korea's actions and will continue to…

2 Palestinians killed by Israeli shelling in Gaza

SANAA, May 4 (YPA) - Two Palestinians were killed and others were wounded on Friday evening by Israeli shelling which targeted a training site for the resistance east of the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. According to the…

Boeing 737 slides into Florida river with 136 on board

SANAA, May 4 (YPA) - A Boeing commercial plane carrying 136 people slipped off a runway and into the St. John's River near Jacksonville after landing on Friday evening, a spokesman for the US Navy Air Force Base in Jacksonville, Florida…

51 people injured in huge fire in Cairo

SANAA, May 4 (YPA) - Fifty-one people were injured on Friday after a huge fire broke out in one of the largest commercial markets in Cairo, according to Egyptian media sources. The fire broke out in a warehouse in the market of Muski…