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Suffering of persons with disabilities in Yemen discussed

SANAA, May 24 (YPA) – Executive Director of the Disabled Care and Rehabilitation Fund, Mohammed al-Daylami, discussed with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) mission in Sanaa the suffering of persons with disabilities in…

Tropical cyclone Mekunu hits Socotra heavily

SOCOTRA, May 24 (YPA) – The tropical cyclone Mekunu on Wednesday hit heavily the coast of Socotra Island causing the sinking of four people aboard a ship in Hadibo, the capital of Yemen's province of Socotra. Local sources told the Yemeni…

Coalition warplanes kill Mango farmers in Hodeidah

HODEIDAH, May 24 (YPA) – At least six people, including a child, were killed and three others wounded in a Saudi-led airstrike on a mango farm in Bait al-Faqih district of Hodeidah province on Wednesday evening. The coalition aircrafts hit…

Air strike of coalition targets Hodiedah

HODIEDAH, May 24 (YPA) – Saudi-led coalition fighter jets waged a strike on Hodiedah province on Thursday, an official told Yemen Press Agency. The strike hit al-Hali district. Earlier, six citizens were killed and three injured in an air…

University professor’s killer sentenced to death

ADENT, May 24 (YPA) – A first instance court in the southern port city of Aden on Wednesday sentenced the defendant Abdulkarim Mujawar to death for killing a university professor along with two of her family members. The court's verdict…

GCAA appeals for lifting ban on Sanaa Airport

 SANAA, May 23 (YPA) – The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on Wednesday appealed to the United Nations, Human Rights Council, and international organizations to move quickly to lift the ban on Sanaa International Airport to save…

President Al-Mashat congratulates his venezuelian counterpart

SANAA, May 23(YPA) – The President Mahdi Al-Mashat, on Wednesday sent a message of congratulation to his venezuelian counterpart, Nicolas Madoro, in the occuasion of his reelection. In the Message, the president stressed the strengeth of…

3 Coalition Airstrikes Hit Saada, Hodeidah

SAADA, Hodeidah May 23 (YPA) - The Saudi-led coalition warplanes waged on Wednesday three raids on Saada and Hodeidah province, an official told Yemen Press Agency.