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Court sentences al-Qaeda members to death in Sanaa

SANAA, Oct. 05 (YPA) - A court in the capital Sanaa sentenced on Tuesday 2 al-Qaeda members, including a Kenyan, to death, and imprisoned 3 others, including a Saudi. The court, in its session, headed by Judge Mohammed Mufleh, decided to…

STC militias set fire to activist’s house in Aden

ADEN, OCT. 05 (YPA) - The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)'s militia set fire to the house of an activist in the city of Aden, south of Yemen. Local sources said the militia members burned the house of anti-STC activist…

STC military point kills Yemeni doctor in Lahj

LHJA, Oct. 05 (YPA) - A Yemen doctor has been shot dead by the UAE-funded Southern Transitional Council (STC) militia in Lahj province, south of Yemen. According to local sources, Dr. Atef Saif Mohammed al-Harazi, who works for Doctors…

Yemen Olympian football team draws 1-1 against Kuwait

SANAA, Oct. 05 (YPA) -The Yemeni Olympic Football team played a 1-1 draw on Monday in a game against its Kuwaiti counterpart in the first round of the group stage of the West Asian U-23 Championship hosted in Khobar, eastern Saudi Arabia.…

14 soldiers killed in Burkina Faso attack

SANAA, Oct. 05 (YPA) - At least 14 soldiers were killed in a takfiri attack on their detachment in the north of the country on Monday morning, Burkina Faso's defence ministry said "The military detachment of Yirgou" in the Centre-Nord…

Zionist settlers uproot 60 olive trees in Nablus

WEST BANK, Oct. 05 (YPA) - Zionist settlers cut down dozens of trees after an attack on Palestinian agricultural land in the village of Burin, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank, said Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission on…

Iraqi security force repels ISIS attack in Kirkuk

KIRKUK, Oct. 05 (YPA) - An Iraqi security source said Monday that a security force repelled an attack by the terrorist group ISIS in kirkuk province, in the north of the country. "A security force, while watching in thermal cameras for…

US welcomes talks between ‘Saudi Arabia and Iran’

SANAA, Oct. 05 (YPA) - The United States welcomed the direct talks by the Saudi authorities and the new government of Iran, expressing the hope that this dialogue will reduce tension in the region. “We welcome Saudi Arabia’s announcement of…