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Gunmen kidnap young man in Aden

ADEN, Feb. 23 (YPA) – Unidentified gunmen on Tuesday kidnapped a young man from the front of his house in Al-Mansoura district of Aden province, southern Yemen. According to eyewitnesses, two gunmen on a white bus kidnapped the young man,…

Islah Party’s gunmen kidnap lawyer in Taiz

TAIZ, Feb. 19 (YPA) – Gunmen of Islah Party loyal to Saudi-led coalition kidnapped on Saturday the lawyer Yousef Al-Asali from the front of his home in Taiz city and took him to police admin of Al-Mudhaffar District after assaulting him,…

Amran police seize amount of smuggled narcotic drugs

AMRAN, Feb. 17 (YPA) - Police in Harf Sufyan district, in Amran province, seized a quantity of smuggled narcotic drugs. The district police stated that 550 syringes of various narcotic drugs were seized onboard a "Hilux" car driven by a 35…

2 civilians killed in shooting in Aden

ADEN, Jan. 29 (YPA) – At least two civilians were killed and three others were wounded on Saturday in a shooting in Khormaksar district of Aden province, southern Yemen, local sources reported. The sources explained that a gunman opened…

3 people arrested for human trafficking in Oman

MUSCAT, Jan. 20 (YPA) - The security authorities in the Sultanate of Oman on Thursday arrested three people of Arab nationality on charges of human trafficking. The Omani police explained in a post on Twitter the arrested were deluding the…

Pro-UAE militia kidnaps young man in Aden

ADEN, Jan. 11 (YPA) -  The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) militia kidnapped on Monday evening the young man, Musab Khaled, from the vicinity of his home in Al-Mansoura area in Aden province, southern Yemen, human rights…

Gunmen blown up oil pipeline in Shabwa

SHABWA, Jan. 05 (YPA) – Unidentified gunmen blew up on Wednesday a crude oil pipeline in Mayfa'a district of Shabwa province, eastern Yemen, in the second operation in two days, local sources reported. Unidentified persons targeted with an…

Pro-UAE commander assassinated in Abyan

ABYAN, Jan. 03 (YPA) – Commander of the so-called “Special Emergency Battalion” loyal to the UAE was shot dead on Sunday by gunmen in Abyan province, southern Yemen. Local sources said that the commander of the "emergency battalion" in…

80 kg of cannabis seized in Marib

MARIB, Jan. 02 (YPA) – The Police of Majaz district in Marib province, eastern Yemen, seized on Sunday 80 kilograms of hashish. The district police stated that the quantity of narcotic hashish was seized on board a pick-up car of "Hilux"…