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General Stephen Toumajan is behind the massacre of African refugees in Hodeida port

May 13, 2018 9:54 AM

SANAA, May 13 (YPA) - A United Nations investigation commission into the massacre of African refugees in the port of Hodeidah, which killed and wounded more than 70 people aboard a boat in mid-March 2017, found that Major-General Stephen…

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U.S. moves forward to sale “smart Bomb” to Saudi Arabia, UAE despite civilians deaths in…

May 13, 2018 12:58 AM

SANAA, May 13 (YPA) - The Intercept website revealed that the US administration intends to hold new arms deals with Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, including tens of thousands of precision-guided missiles and ammunition, adding that the US State…

EU: Escalating hostilities in Yemen undermines efforts to resume peace talks

May 11, 2018 2:39 AM

BRUSSELS, May 11 (YPA) - The European Union have witnessed a major escalation of hostilities in Yemen during the past few weeks, resulting in many casualties and destruction of civilian infrastructure, the official spokesman of EU said in…

Al Jazeera channel chairman appoints Yemeni media personality as executive director of channel

May 10, 2018 11:57 PM

DOHA, May 10 (YPA) -The chairman of the board of the Al Jazeera Media Network, Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer bin Mohammed Al Thani announced on Thursday the appointment of Yemeni media personality Ahmed bin Salem Al-Suqatri as the executive…

Yemen’s Stockpile of counter-cancer medicines about to run out: statement

May 10, 2018 6:34 PM

SANAA, May 10 (YPA) - The national counter-cancer authority in Yemen's southern Ibb province has called for emergency help as its stockpile of medicines is about to run out, in a statement received by Yemen Press Agency. The authority said…

Raymah condemns airstrike on presidential office, calls UN to press for stopping war crimes

May 10, 2018 6:12 PM

SANAA, May 10 (YPA) – Leadership of Raymah province and local councils on Thursday strongly condemned the May 7 US-backed Saudi-led airstrike on the presidential office in the densley populated Tahrir district at the heart of the capital…

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UN Secretary-General expresses concern over raids on residential neighborhoods in Sanaa

May 10, 2018 12:57 PM

NEWYORK, May 10 (YPA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffith, expressed his deep concern about the sharp escalation in Yemen, in particular the coalition air strikes on a government building in Tahrir densely…

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PM calls humanitarian orgs to inform world about aggression fact on Yemen

May 9, 2018 8:10 PM

SANAA, May 9 (YPA) – Prime Minister Abdul-Aziz bin Habtoor said on Wednesday the humanitarian organizations and their officials are concerned with informing the world about the fact of the blatant and brutal aggression war against the…

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FM: Coalition states’ escalation undermines peace efforts

May 9, 2018 7:17 PM

SANAA, May 9 (YPA) – Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf on Wednesday said Saudi-led coalition countries' military escalation during the past period undermines the efforts currently being made to achieve peace in Yemen. This came during the…

Yemeni Rocketry force firesballistric missiles toward Saudi capital

May 9, 2018 2:18 PM

RIYADH, May 9 (YPA) - The rocket force of the army on Wednesday fired ballistic missiles toward Saudi military, economic and vital targets in the Saudi capital Riyadh, the Yemeni army said in statement obtained by Yemen Press Agency. The…

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