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7 Saudi-Led Strikes Hit Saada

SAADA, Aug. 26 (YPA) - The US-Saudi fighter jets waged on Sunday seven airstrikes on separate areas in Saada province, a local official told Yemen Press Agency. Three raids attacked al-Sauh area in Kutaf district, while four strikes…

Gunmen kidnap girl in Aden

ADEN, Aug. 26 (YPA) - Unidentified gunmen kidnapped a girl from a street in the district of Sheikh Othman in the southern port city of Aden, media sources reported on Sunday. The media sources quoted the girl's family as saying “Ayat Ali…

3 Saudi-led air strikes hit Jawf

AWF, Aug. 26 (YPA) - The US-backed Saudi-led coalition warplanes on Sunday launched three air strikes on Yemen’s Jawf province, a military official told Yemen Press Agency. The air strikes hit Ajasher desert, the official added. E.M

Unknown gunmen burn refugee camp in Lahj

LAHJ, Aug.26 (YPA) - Unknown gunmen on Saturday night opened fire in the refugee camp for the displaced people from Hodeida in Lahj province, a few days after the camp was attacked with live bullets and grenades,  local sources told Yemen…

Citizen seriously wounded by Saudi border guard fire in Saada

SAADA, Aug. 26 (YPA) – A citizen was seriously injured on Sunday when Saudi border guards shot at him in Munabeh district of Saada province, northern Yemen, a security official told Yemen Press Agency. The citizen is from residents of…

Yemeni army destroys 2 Saudi military vehicles in Najran

NAJRAN, Aug. 26 (YPA) – The Yemeni army on Sunday destroyed two military vehicles of Saudi-led coalition forces in al-Ajasher desert off Najran region, a military official told Yemen Press Agency. The two vehicles were destroyed with…

Saudi activist died in Qatif prison

SANAA, Aug. 26 (YPA) – Saudi activists on social media on Sunday confirmed the death of one of the human rights activists detained by Saudi authorities in Qatif province. Bashir Jafar al-Mutlaq, aged 23 years old died of a heart attack as a…