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Civil Service Ministry announces Saturday official holiday

SANAA, Sept. 18 (YPA) – The Ministry of Civil Service and Insurance announced Tuesday that Saturday, September 22, 2018, will be an official holiday instead of Friday, September 21, on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of September 21…
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UN envoy leaves Sanaa

SANAA, Sept. 18 (YPA) - The United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, left the capital Sanaa on Tuesday after a two-day visit to the country. During his visit, Griffiths met with President of the Supreme…

Coalition’s air raids continue on Yemeni provinces

SANAA, Sept.18 (YPA) - The US-backed Saudi-led coalition continued to wage airstrikes on Yemeni provinces during the past 24 hours, causing damage to citizens' property, a security official told Yemen Press Agency on Tuesday. A citizen died…
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2 Palestinians killed in southern Gaza

SANAA, Sept.18 (YPA) - At least two Palestinians were killed when the Israeli warplanes targeted a group of Palestinian youths east of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza,  Gaza's health ministry reported on Tuesday. "The ambulance teams…
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Pakistan New Prime Minister to visit Saudi Arabia

SANAA,Sept.18 (YPA)- Pakistan’s new prime Minister Imar n Khan will head to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for a two-day visit, his first overseas visit after taking office. The visit comes on the invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown…
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Update 1: Coalition wages airstrike on Saada

SAADA, Sept. 18 (YPA)- The US-backed Saudi-led coalition warplanes on Tuesday resumed its airstrikes on the northern province of Saada, a security official told Yemen Press Agency. The Saudi jets waged an air strike on Hajlah area in the…
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11 Palestinians arrested in West Bank

SANAA, Sept.18 (YPA) - At least one Palestinian from Qalandiya refugee camp in northern Jerusalem was wounded in clashes on Tuesday after the Israeli occupation forces stormed the camp. The Israeli occupation forces launched a campaign of…
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Violent clashes erupt between UAE-backed militants in Abyan

ABYAN, Sept. 18 (YPA) - Violent clashes erupted between the southern transitional militia, loyal to the UAE, and tribal militants in Abyan, a local source told Yemen Press Agency on Tuesday. Local residents reported that clashes broke out…