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Update: 2 Saudi-Led Air Strikes Hit Sanaa

SANAA, Dec. 12 (YPA) - The US-backed Saudi-led coalition's fighter jets waged on Wednesday two airstrikes on Sanaa province, a security official told Yemen Press Agency. The two raids targeted Siham valley in Haima district, the official…

Commander loyal to coalition killed in Hodeidah

HODEIDAH, Dec. 12 (YPA) – A military commander loyal to Saudi-led coalition was killed on Wednesday by the Yemeni army fire on the western coast front of Hodeidah province, a military official told Yemen Press Agency. The commander in the…

Parliament discusses report on oil derivatives crisis

SANAA, Dec. 12 (YPA) – The Yemeni Parliament on Wednesday discussed a report prepared by the parliamentary committee for development, oil and mineral resources on the government procedures to tackle the crisis of oil derivatives and…

Dhamar governor, UN official discuss doubling humanitarian aid

DHAMAR, Dec. 12 (YPA) – Dhamar governor Mohammed Hussien al-Maqdashi discussed on Wednesday doubling the humanitarian aid to alleviate suffering of citizens in the province. The move came during his meeting with a director of UN Office for…

Update: Army Destroys Coalition’s Vehicle In Jizan

JIZAN, Dec. 12 (YPA) - The Yemeni army destroyed on Wednesday a military vehicle belonging to US-backed Saudi-led coalition's militiamen in Jizan region, a military official told Yemen Press Agency. The vehicle was destroyed by a guided…

Report: Woman killed in Saudi-led attacks over 24 hours

SANAA, Dec. 12 (YPA) – A woman was killed and another woman and a child were seriously injured when the US-backed Saudi-led coalition launched eight airstrikes and ground attacks on several areas of Yemen's provinces during the past 24…

Political detainee dies in prison in Abu Dhabi

SANAA, Dec. 12 (YPA) - One Emirati political detainee has died in a prison in Abu Dhabi one year before his sentence expired seven years ago. The detainee was tortured during his continuous detention since 2013, according to a familiar…