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Islah militia kidnap teenager in Taiz

TAIZ, Jul. 17 (YPA) - Islah militias continued kidnapping teenagers and leading them into secret prisons in Taiz province. Islah militiamen have kidnapped the teenager Omar Basim Bajash in Taiz city since last Tuesday. According to media…

Islah militias kidnap 2 merchants from Taiz city

TAIZ, Jul. 04 (YPA) – The Islah Party militia on Monday kidnapped two major wholesalers in the city of Taiz, southwest of Yemen. Activists posted on social networking sites a video clip of the kidnapping of the merchant Hisham Al-Zuraiqi.…

200 kg of hashish seized in Marib

MARIB, Jul. 04 (YPA) - The narcotics control unit in Majzar district of Marib province seized on Sunday 200 kilograms of narcotic hashish coming from the areas controlled by the Saudi-led coalition mercenaries. A security source told the…

Citizen killed because of honor crime in Lahj

LAHJ, Jun. 25 (YPA) - A citizen was killed on Saturday because of an honor crime in Lahj province, north of Aden city, local sources told Yemen Press Agency. The sources indicated that the local authorities freed an accused of raping a…

Unknown people detonate ambulance in Dhalea

DHALEA, Jun. 20 (YPA) - Unknown people detonated an ambulance in Murais area of Dhalea province, local sources said. The sources indicated that an explosive device was planted in the ambulance and exploded yesterday. The explosion didn't…

Security leader kidnapped in Taiz

TAIZ, June. 20 (YPA) - Unidentified gunmen kidnapped on Monday a security leader in the city of Taiz. According to local sources, director of the Al-Hakimi Police Department, Lt. Col. Hisham Al-Mansoori, was kidnapped, along with his…

Dead, 4 wounded in armed attack at hospital in Taiz

TAIZ, Jun 16 (YPA) – At least a person was killed and four others wounded in armed attack targeted a hospital in central of Taiz city, southwest Yemen, on Wednesday. Local source reported that an armed gang led by Jalal Asaj and Mubarak…