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FM receives credential papers of head of ICRC mission in Yemen

SANAA, July 24 (YPA) – Foreign minister Hiasham Sharaf welcomed on Tuesday newly appointed head of ICRC mission in Yemen Johannes Bruwer to receive his credential papers. In the meeting, the minister expressed appreciation to the efforts…

UN Envoy to arrive in Sanaa on Tuesday

SANAA, July 24 (YPA) - The United Nations envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffith, said that he held talks with the coalition’s leadership on Sunday in the Saudi capital,  Riyadh, he is expected to arrive in Sanaa tomorrow, familiar sources told…

8 killed in suicide attack on mosque in Nigeria

SANAA, July 23 (YPA) – A total of eight people were killed and five others wounded on Monday in the suicide attack on a mosque in northeast Nigeria, local media reported. The attack carried out by Boko Haram in the Mainari area of Konduga,…

Yemen’s Socotra Island under threat

SANAA, July 23 (YPA)- The island of Socotra has so far escaped largely unscathed as civil war rages on mainland Yemen, but the foreign powers bringing aid and infrastructure to the impoverished region could threaten its unique ecosystem,…