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Islah gunmen kidnap citizen in Taiz

TAIZ, Sept. 29 (YPA) -The citizen Hamoud Thabet Ahmed’s family on Tuesday reported his disappearance four days ago from Osaifirah area in Taiz city, southwest Yemen, and his fate is still unknown. Ahmed’s family accused one of the leaders…

Over 8 million riyals of illegal currency seized in Taiz

TAIZ, Sept. 20 (YPA) - The counter-smuggling unit of police branch in Taiz province on Monday seized an amount of illegal and counterfeit currency that the Saudi-led coalition had printed with the aim of harming the national economy. The…

Amran police seize drugs coming from Marib

AMRAN, Sept. 19 (YPA) – Police of Harf Sufian district in Amran province on Sunday seized 200 kilograms of narcotic hashish on board a “SUV” car. The car's driver admitted that he had brought narcotic hashish from the areas controlled by…

Girl kills her father in Taiz

TAIZ, Sept. 19 (YPA) - A girl killed on Saturday her father in Hajr al-Sawa area of al-Maafir district in Taiz province, local sources said. The sources said that a girl called Bushra al-Tamimi killed her father Bashir, injured her mother…

Explosion targets several citizens in Lahj

LAHJ, Sept. 15 (YPA) - A number of citizens were killed and injured on Wednesday in an explosion in Lahj province, south of Yemen, local sources said. The sources affirmed that a gunman named Ashraf Badr, threw a hand grenade on a grocery…

Pro-UAE officer assassinated in Hadhramaut

HADHRAMAUT, Sept. 12 (YPA) - A senior officer in the “Hadhrami elite” pro-UAE factions in Hadhramaut province, eastern Yemen, was assassinated on Saturday in areas controlled by Islah militants in the oil plateau. This comes as tensions…