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Citizen assassinated in Azzan city of Shabwa

SHABWA, Jan. 16 (YPA) - A citizen was assassinated on Thursday by gunmen in Shabwa province, which is under the control of UAE-backed factions in southeastern Yemen. Eyewitnesses reported that the victim identified as “Ali Lahmar Bawadah,"…

Mw 3.1 earthquake strikes Yemen’s Ataq city

DHAMAR, Jan. 12 (YPA) - An earthquake of magnitude 3.1 on the Richter scale at 11:10 pm struck on Sunday areas of the province of Shabwa, east of Yemen. Head of the Earthquake and Volcano Monitoring and Study Center in Dhamar province,…

“OMV” company to lay off 86 Yemeni employees in Shabwa

SHABWA, Dec. 29 (YPA) – The Austrian oil company "OMV," operating in the "S2" block of Shabwa province, is poised to lay off 86 Yemeni employees in the second round of job cuts targeting local staff. Informed sources revealed that the…

UAE-backed factions seize weapons in Shabwa

SHABWA, Dec. 14 (YPA) – The UAE-backed "Shabwa Defense" factions seized a large quantity of weapons on their way to the oil-rich Shabwa province in southeastern Yemen. The weapons shipment included guided missiles and was seized on a truck…

Citizen injured in armed confrontations in Shabwa

SHABWA, Dec. 09 (YPA) – A citizen was injured on Monday in armed clashes that broke out south of the city of Ataq, the center of Shabwa province, which is under the control of the UAE-backed factions. Tribal clashes took place in the…