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Update : 3 Saudi-Led Air Strikes Target Saada

SAADA, April. 6 (YPA) - The US-backed Saudi-led coalition's warplanes waged on Saturday three strikes on Saada province, an official told Yemen Press Agency. The three raids targeted al-Sauh area of Kutaf district, the official said. Thekra…

Update: Army carries out offensive in Jizan

JIZAN, April 6 (YPA) – The Yemen army on Saturday carried out an offensive against sites of coalition-backed militias in Jizan border province  a military official told Yemen Press Agency. The militias were inflicted heavy losses in live…

Saudi preacher stabbed

SANAA, April 6 (YPA) – A Saudi preacher was stabbed and seriously injured by a 40-year-old man into a mosque in al-Namas province of Saudi Arabia, according to Saudi local media on Saturday. Preacher Ali bin Hassan al-Qashiri was targeted…

Emergency campaign to combat cholera in Mahweet

MAHWEET, April 6 (YPA) - The Rapid Response Team in Mahweet province on Saturday carried out an emergency field campaign to combat the cholera epidemic in Souk Al-Ahad area in the district of Jabal Al-Mahweet. The campaign aimed at…

Update: Bomb blast targets coalition militias in Jawf

JAWF, April 6  (YPA) – A bomb blast killed and wounded on Saturday several militias backed by Saudi-led coalition in Jawf province, a military official told Yemen Press Agency. The militias were targeted in Astor area. Since March 26, 2015,…

22 killed, wounded in Afghanistan

SANAA, April 6 (YPA) - Three people were killed and 19 injured on Saturday in a twin explosion in the eastern city of Jalalabad, an Afghan government spokesman said. "Two children and eight security forces were among the victims,"…

Oil Minister: Coalition holds 8 oil vessels

SANAA, April 6 (YPA) - Oil and Minerals Minister Ahmed Dars said on Saturday that the US-backed Saudi-led coalition is holding eight oil vessels in Djibouti despite the inspection and granting of licenses by the United Nations. The minister…