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Mostly 100,000 African refugees arrive in Yemen: UNHCR

Oct 12, 2019 5:59 PM

SANAA, Oct. 12 (YPA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a report on Saturday that mostly 100,000 African refugees have arrived in Yemen during the current year. The report added that that the majority of new…

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UAE occupation sells lands inside” Dixam plateau” in Socotra Island

Oct 12, 2019 9:14 AM

SOCOTRA, Oct. 12 (YPA) - Media sources revealed that the UAE’s Ruler on the island, Khalfan al-Mazrouei, is in the process of acquiring 150,000 square meters of land on the Dixam plateau, a protected area in the center of the Socotra…

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FM warns of any military escalation south of Red Sea

Oct 12, 2019 2:27 AM

SANAA, Oct. 12 (YPA) - Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf on Friday warned of the repercussions of targeting an Iranian oil tanker in the Red Sea. “Such irresponsible provocative acts give an opportunity for external parties to increase the…

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Al-Houthi proposes special agenda to Trump for benefit of America

Oct 12, 2019 12:31 AM

SANAA, Oct. 12 (YPA) – The Supreme Political Council’s member Mohammed Ali al-Houthi proposed to US President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense something like a special agenda serving the U.S. interests rather than sending thousands of…

France calls on Saudi Arabia, UAE to stop using its weapons in Yemen

Oct 11, 2019 8:47 PM

PARIS, Oct. 11 (YPA) - French President Emmanuel Macron said, at a press conference held Thursday in Lyon city, he had asked Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) not to use French-made weapons in attacks against Yemen. "France…

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FM congratulates Spanish counterpart on National Day

Oct 11, 2019 6:18 PM

SANAA, Oct. 11 (YPA) - Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf on Friday sent a cable of congratulations to the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell Fontelles, on the occasion of his country's National Day. YPA

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Deputy FM meets Chief of UN mission in support of Hodeidah Agreement

Oct 11, 2019 4:41 PM

SANAA, Oct. 11 (YPA) - Deputy Foreign Minister Hussein al-Ezzi discussed on Friday with Head of the UN Mission in Support of Hodeidah Agreement and Chief of the Redeployment Coordination Committee General Abhijit Guha the latest…

Economy

Yemen thanks UN Humanitarian Coordinator for assisting with release gas tankers from coalition

Oct 10, 2019 9:48 PM

SANAA, Oct. 10 (YPA) – Yemen's Minister of Oil and Minerals Ahmed Abdullah Daris on Thursday praised efforts exerted by the UN Humanitarian Coordinator Lisa Grande that helped released gas tankers seized by the Saudi-led aggression…

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UN ranks Yemen as world’s poorest country due to coalition war

Oct 10, 2019 8:30 PM

SANAA, Oct. 10 (YPA) - The United Nations on Thursday announced that the continuation of Saudi-led coalition countries' war would make Yemen the poorest country in the world. The poverty rate in the country rose from 47 percent in 2014 to…

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WHO: 4 million children have been born while 51% of health facilities are still working

Oct 10, 2019 11:55 AM

SANAA , Oct. 10 (YPA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Tuesday the birth of 4 million children in Yemen since the start of the Saudi aggression on Yemen nearly five years ago. “Four million children have been born since…

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