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Foreign Minister meets WFP official

SANAA, Jan. 1 (YPA) - Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf on Tuesday met with the acting representative of the World Food Program (WFP). At the meeting, the minister expressed his dissatisfaction with the recent statements by a number of the…

Update: Army repels coalition’s attack in Taiz

TAIZ, Jan. 1 (YPA) – The Yemen army on Tuesday repelled an attack of coalition-backed militias in Taiz province, a military official told Yemen Press Agency. The militias were inflicted heavy losses in lives and equipment during repelling…

Update: Coalition launches airstrike on Saada

SAADA, Jan. 1 (YPA) – The US-backed Saudi-led coalition on Tuesday launched an airstrike on Saada province, an official told Yemen Press Agency . The air strike hit Qad area of Razih border district.

Coalition shells several areas in Hodeidah

HODEIDAH, Jan.1 (YPA) – The US-backed Saudi-led coalition militants on Tuesday shelled various areas in Hodeidah province, western Yemen, a security official told Yemen Press Agency. According to the official, the bombardment targeted…

Several militants loyal to coalition killed Bayda

 BAYDA, Jan. 1 (YPA) – Several militants, including a military commander loyal to Saudi-led coalition were killed, on Tuesday in an explosive device blast in Bayda province, central Yemen,  a military official told Yemen Press Agency.…

Regime Forces in Sudan Assault CNN Reporter

SANAA, Jan. 1 (YPA) - Sudan’s security forces assaulted correspondent of CNN's American network in Sudan while she was covering the mass protests that demand President Omar al-Bashir to step down, under the slogan “December 31 March” in the…

Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake Shakes Eastern Turkey

SANAA, Jan. 1 (YPA) – A Powerful earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale hit the eastern Turkish state of Bingol on Tuesday morning, Turkish Media reported. The head of the Emergency and Natural disasters Department of the Turkish…