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Sufi calls for appointment GPC governor in Taiz

SANAA, Sep. 19 (YPA) –The  journalist,  Nabil al-Sufi, called for the appointment of a governor of Taiz on the condition that he should be  from the General People's Congress and not follow the exiled  president Hadi or the Islah party, he…

France waits for appointment of ambassador to Tehran

SANAA, Sep. 19 (YPA) - France will not appoint a new ambassador to Tehran unless it receives information from Iran about a failed plot to blow up an Iranian opposition conference in Paris in June, French officials said on Wednesday. An…

3 Saudi-led airstrikes hit Saada

SAADA, Sep. 19 (YPA) – The US-backed Saudi-led coalition on Wednesday launched three airstrikes on Saada province, Ansar Allah media center reported. Two airstrikes targeted civilians’ homes in the junction of Baqem district and another on…

PM, UNICEF discuss disbursement of social security benefits

SANAA, Sept. 19 (YPA) - Prime Minister Dr. Abdulaziz bin Habtoor on Wednesday discussed with UNICEF Resident Representative in Yemen, Marcelle Relano, arrangements for the disbursement of the third batch of social security benefits. There…

Young son kidnapped by coalition militants

ADEN, Sept. 19 (YPA) – A young son was kidnapped by Saudi-led coalition's militants in Yemen's southern city of Aden, a Yemen Press Agency correspond reported on Wednesday. The militants snatched the son whose fathers is a financial…

Championship of the Thlouj Saqaf football kicks off in capital

SANA'A, Sept. 19 (YPA) - The Al-Saqqaf Olympic Football Championship will kick off on Thursday at the capital in Wahdat Sanaa Club Stadium. During the first round that will be organized on Friday Al Ahly team will face the May 22 teams and…

PM, IRC discuss repercussions of war on Yemen

SANAA, Sept. 19 (YPA) – Prime Minister Dr. Abdulaziz bin Habtoor on Wednesday met in Sanaa with head of the New York-based International Rescue Committee (IRC), David Miliband, and the UN Resident Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator…

Army Fires Ballistic Missile To Jizan

JIZAN, Sept. 19 (YPA) - The Yemeni army missile force launched on Wednesday a ballistic missile type Badr-1 to Saudi army in Jizan region, a military source told Yemen Press Agency. The army fired the missile, targeting Saudi army in a…