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Security seizes 35 kg of hashish in Hajjah

HAJJAH, March 13 (YPA) -  The Yemeni security forces seized on Friday 35 kg of hashish in Hajjah province, the provincial Drug Enforcement Administration said in a statement. The Administration said that three people were arrested in…

Terrorists kill family in Bayda

BAYDA, March 12 (YPA) - Terrorists killed on Thursday a citizen, his wife and their child in Bayda province, sources told Yemen Press Agency. The terrorist operatives intercepted the car and shot it as an RPG, killing the whole family.

Islah leaders flee Marib and carry billions of riyals

MARIB, March 4 (YPA) - Partisan and military leaders in Islah Party had fled, amid tribal demands that the coalition forces leave the province, local sources in Marib city revealed on Wednesday. The sources confirmed that the political and…

Local official survives assassination attempt in Lahj

LAHJ, March 1 (YPA) -  A local official was survived an assassination attempt by unidentified gunmen in Lahj province, north of Aden. Local sources in the province explained that one of the officials of the Land Authority, Muthana Qasim…

2 people assassinated in Wadi Hadramout

HADRAMOUT, Feb. 27 (YPA) - Two people on Thursday were assassinated by unidentified gunmen in Hadramawt province, eastern Yemen, local sources reported. The sources confirmed that unknown gunmen shot and killed Majed Hassan Jamaan Bates in…

Unidentified gunmen kill citizen in Aden

ADEN, Feb. 24 (YPA) - A citizen was killed on Monday by unidentified gunmen in the city of Aden, southern Yemen. Eyewitnesses said that the citizen called Kobal, from al-Mahareeq neighborhood, was shot dead by gunmen riding a SUV car near…

Sabiha tribes present strongest threat to coalition’s forces

LAHJ, Feb. 22 (YPA) - Al-Sabiha tribes in Lahj province on Saturday gathered dozens of their fighters, after the kidnapping of Saudi forces military leaders from the tribe in the city of Aden, south of Yemen. According to local sources in…

Islah militants carry out large campaign of arrests in Shabwa

SHABWA, Feb. 22 (YPA) - Islah Party militants carried out a massive campaign of raids and arrests, in search of armed elements affiliated to the Southern Transitional Council, funded by the Emirates, in Shabwa province, southeast of Yemen.…