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Ukrainian court sentences ex-president to 13 years in prison

SANAA, Jan. 25 (YPA) - A Ukrainian court on Thursday sentenced former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich in absentia to 13 years in prison on charges of "treason". Yanukovich, 68, has been a refugee in Russia since 2014. According to the…
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UN: Two thirds of Yemenis lack potable water

SANAA, Jan. 25 (YPA) - Potable water has become increasingly hard to come by in Yemen since the war started in 2015, highlighted by the nation’s cholera outbreak. According to the UN, two-thirds of the population of the war-torn country do…

Update: Army destroys 23 caliber machine gun in Jizan

JIZAN, Jan. 25  (YPA) – The Yemen army managed on Friday to damage a 23 caliber machine gun belonging to Saudi army in Jizan border province, a military official told Yemen Press Agency. The 23 caliber machine gun was destroyed with a…

Update: Army controls 3 sites of coalition militias in Najran

NAJRAN, 25 (YPA) - The Yemen army forces on Friday managed to control three sites of militias loyal to Saudi-led coalition in Najran border province, a military official told Yemen Press Agency. The control operation came after an offensive…

Update: Civilian injured by coalition’s fires in Hodeidah

HODEIDAH, Jan. 25 (YPA) – A civilian was injured on Friday by fires of coalition's militias in Hodeidah province, a security official told Yemen Press Agency. The civilian was injured by a live bullet of the militias in Raimia area of…

Update: Army repels coalition’s attack in Jizan

JIZAN, Jan. 25 (YPA) – The Yemen army on Friday repelled an attack of coalition-backed militias in Jizan border province, a military official told Yemen Press Agency. Dozens of the militias were killed and injured during repelling their…

Update: Army carries out offensive in Jawf

JAWF, Jan. 25 (YPA) – The Yemen army on Friday carried out an offensive against sites of coalition-backed militias in Jawf province, a military official told Yemen Press Agency. The offensive took place in Khalifeen front of Khub-washaaf…

Update: Coalition fires 25 artillery shells at Hodeidah

HODEIDAH, Jan. 25 (YPA) – Coalition-backed militias on Friday fired 25 artillery shells at Hodeidah province, a security official told Yemen Press Agency. The shelling targeted several areas in Kilo -16 area of Hali district, added the…

Coalition’s Militia Shell Areas In Hodeidah

HODEIDAH, Jan. 25 (YPA) - The US-backed Saudi-led coalition's militias shelled on Thursday various areas in Hodeidah province by artillery and machine guns, an official told Yemen Press Agency. The bombardment targeted 7 July area, the…