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Tribal sheikh killed in Hadramout

HADRAMOUT, Jan. 21 (YPA) – A tribal sheikh was killed on Thursday by unknown gunmen in Hadramout province, eastern Yemen, a local source reported. The source said that unknown persons opened fire on Sheikh Mesfer bin Awn Al-Saya'ri and…

STC militia recruit killed in Shabwa

SHABWA, Jan. 21 (YPA) – A recruit of the so-called "Shabwani elite" affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council (STC) was killed on Thursday by unknown gunmen in Shabwa province, southern Yemen. Unidentified gunmen assassinated the…

Police seize 116 kg of hashish at checkpoint in Sanaa

SANAA, Jan. 17 (YPA) – Police forces seized 116 kilograms of narcotic hashish at Yaslah checkpoint, south of the capital Sanaa. A security official at the checkpoint stated that the amount of hashish was seized on board a car which was…

Unknown tortured body found in Mocha

TAIZ, Jan. 13 (YPA) - Citizens found on Wednesday unknown body had been tortured in Mocha city of Taiz province, sources told Yemen Press Agency. The sources said that the civilians found the unknown body with signs of torture in Yakhtal…

Citizen found murdered in his home in Aden

ADEN, Jan. 11 (YPA) - Citizens found a body of a young man, who was killed inside his house in Aden city, southern Yemen, on Monday, local sources reported. "The young man, Ahmed Al Kathiri, was tortured and stabbed with a sharp object…

41 kg of hashish seized in Jawf

JAWF, Jan. 10 (YPA) - The Police forces in Al-Hazm district of Jawf province seized on Sunday 41 kilograms of the narcotic hashish, a security official told Yemen Press Agency. The quantity of narcotic hashish was seized at a security point…