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Update: Woman injured in coalition’s bombing in Taiz

TAIZ, Dec. 9 (YPA) - A woman was seriously injued when the US-backed Saudi-led coalition's militias shelled Taiz province, an official told Yemen Press Agency. The shelling targeted a home in Khazja valley of Haifan district, added the…

FM meets OCHA Director in Yemen

SANAA, Dec. 9 (YPA) – Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf on Sunday met in Sanaa with Director of UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Yemen, Sebastien Trives. The two sides reviewed the efforts being made to end the…

Update: Child Wounded In Saudi-Led Airstrike On Hodeidah

HODEIDAH, Dec.9 (YPA) - A child was seriously injured on Sunday in a Saudi-led air strike on Hodeidah province, a military official told Yemen Press Agency. The US-backed Saudi-led coalition's warplanes waged a strike on al-Maghras area of…

FM discusses with IFRC cooperation aspects

SANAA, Dec. 9 (YPA) – Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf on Sunday discussed with Mads Hansen, head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Country Office in Sanaa the cooperation aspects between Yemen and…

Coalition shelles residential areas in Lahj

LAHJ, Dec. 9 (YPA) - Artillery force of coalition-backed militias on Sunday shelled residential areas in Lahj province, an official told Yemen Press Agency. The shelling targeted Haidin area of Karsh district, added the official. …

Coalition launches ground attacks at Saada

SAADA, Dec. 9 (YPA) - The US-backed Saudi-led coalition on Saturday fired missile and artillery shells at Saada province, an official told Yemen Press Agency. The shelling targeted residential areas of Sheda district, added the official.…

2 Russian citizens killed in northeast Cairo

SANAA, Dec. 9 (YPA) - At least two Russian citizens were killed late on Saturday as a result of an accident in the northeast of the country, Sputnik News Agency quoted a source in the Russian Embassy in Cairo as saying on Sunday. "The…

Report: 6 civilians killed in Saudi-led attacks over 24 hours

SANAA, Dec. 9 (YPA) - Six civilians were killed and 12 injured, including children and women, when the US-backed Saudi-led coalition launched 135 artillery shells and 17 airstrikes on several areas of Yemen's provinces during the past 24…