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Update: Tropical cyclone Mekunu hits Socotra heavily

SOCOTRA, May 24 (YPA) – The tropical cyclone Mekunu on Thursday heavily the coast of Socotra Island causing the flooding of several areas in Hadibo, the capital of Yemen’s province of Socotra. Local sources told the Yemeni Press Agency…

UNICEF plane carrying vaccines arrives at Sanaa airport

SANAA, May 24 (YPA) - A United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) cargo plane carrying more than seven million doses of diphtheria and routine polio vaccine arrived at Sanaa International Airport on Wednesday. The director of vaccine…

Taiz governor prizes army’s victories in combat fronts

TAIZ, May 24 (YPA) - TAIZ governor Abdo Abdu Mohammed al-Janadi appreciated on Thursday the victories achieved by the Yemeni army in the battlefield fronts in the province. The move came after the governor inspected the situation and sites…

Artillery targets Saudi military groups in Asir

ASIR, May 24 (YPA) – An artillery of the Yemeni army on Thursday shelled sites and gatherings of Saudi soldiers in Asir province, a military official told Yemen Press Agency. The groups were targeted in Alib crossing point. Meanwhile, the…

Dozens of coalition militias killed in Taiz

TAIZ, May 24 (YPA) – Dozens of coalition-backed militias were killed and others wounded when the Yemeni army fired a ballistic missile, Zilzal 2, on their military groups in Taiz province on Thursday, a military official told Yemen Press…

Army fires ballistic missile towards Jizan

SANAA, May 24 (YPA) – A missile unit of the Yemeni army fired on Thursday a ballistic missile,Badr 1, towards Jizan province, a military official told Yemen Press Agency. The missile hit a vital port accurately. On Monday, the Badr 1…

UAE-backed militants attack judge in Aden

ADEN, May 24 (YPA) – A judge in a public prosecutor in Yemen's southern province of Aden was attacked and beaten by UAE occupation forces-backed militants, a source told Yemen Press Agency on Thursday. Judge, Khaled al-Bayti, was targeted…

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…