Yemen & World

SANAA, Sept. 16 (YPA) – Minister of Yemeni Foreign Affairs Hisham Sharaf met on Sunday the UN envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths. At the meeting, the UN envoy briefed the minister on the latest developments of his consultations with the…

SANAA, Sept.16 (YPA) – The UN Secretary-General's special envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, arrived Sunday in the capital Sanaa. According to official sources in Sanaa, Griffiths will meet during his visit, which will last for several days,…

SANAA, Sept. 16 (YPA) – Speaker of Yemeni parliament Yahiya Ali al-Raei on Sunday congratulated Mohammed al-Halbousi on the occasion of his election as the new speaker of Iraq's parliament. Ali Ahsan

SANAA, Sept. 16 (YPA) - The Islamic Radios and Televisions Union (IRTVU) on Sunday strongly condemned the Saudi-led coalition bombing of the Radio Station of Hodeidah which leads to its destruction and killing four of its workers. In a…

SANAA, Sept. 14 (YPA) - “Hundreds of thousands of lives hang in the balance in Hodeidah,” said Lise Grande, the Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen. “The situation has deteriorated dramatically in the past few days. Families are absolutely…

ADEN, Sept. 13 (YPA) - The US Department of Defense is planning to establish a permanent military base in Aden, southern Yemen, to oversee the strait of Bab al-Mandab and the Gulf of Aden. The Aden-based daily Al-Umana'a newspaper on…