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Planning Minister meets UNFPA delegation in Sanaa

SANAA, Feb. 7 (YPA) - Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Abdulaziz Al-Komim on Thursday met in Sanaa with a high-level delegation from the Executive Office of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). At the meeting,…

Update: 2 civilians killed in coalition’s bombing in Hodeidah

HODEIDAH, Feb. 7 (YPA) – Two civilians were killed on Thursday when the coalition-backed militias shelled Hodeidah province, a security official told Yemen Press Agency. The civilians were killed in the  shelling at Fars village of Tuhaita…

Health Minister meets UNFPA Deputy Executive Director

SANAA, Feb. 7 (YPA) - Minister of Public Health and Population Dr. Taha al-Mutawakil on Thursday met in Sanaa with Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Dereje Wordofa. The meeting discussed areas of…

IOF arrests 8 Palestinian civilians in West Bank

SANAA, Feb. 7 (YPA) - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Thursday arrested eight Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank, while a child was injured during clashes in southern Nablus. Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli…

Yemeni army attacks coalition’s sites in Jawf

JAWF, Feb. 7 (YPA)  -The Yemeni army on  Thursday launched an offensive on sites of militants loyal to Saudi-led coalition in Jawf province, northern Yemen, a military official told Yemen Press Agency. The battle, which took place at Astor…

Saudi-led coalition shells several areas in Hodeidah

HODEIDAH, Feb. 7 (YPA) – The Saudi-led coalition forces and its militants on Thursday continued their violations of the ceasefire in Hodeidah province, western Yemen, a military official told Yemen Press Agency. According to the official,…

UN to rent ship to its observers in port of Hodeidah

SANAA, Feb. 7 (YPA) - The 75 observers of the United Nation mission deployed in Yemen could be stationed on a ship anchored in the port of Hodeidah starting in March, UN sources said on Wednesday. A source close familiar with the issue…