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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.…

Leader in Islah party assassinated in Dhalea

DHALEA, Feb. 6 (YPA) - A leader in Islah party was assassinated on Thursday by unknown gunmen in Dhalea province, media sources told Yemen Press Agency. The gunmen shot dead Abdual-Raqib Quzaia in the middle of province's capital. The…

Four violent explosions shake Mukalla

HADRAMAWT, Jan. 28 (YPA) - Four violent explosions rocked on Tuesday the city of Mukalla, the capital of Hadramawt province, in eastern Yemen.   According to local sources in province, four explosive devices exploded on Al-Kamb road in…

Young woman kidnapped in Aden

ADEN, Jan. 28 (YPA) - A young woman was kidnapped by in the city of Aden, southern Yemen, and taken to unknown destination, local sources reported on Tuesday. According to sources close to the family of the woman, Donia Hussein Abdelmajeed…

Woman killed in hotel in Aden

ADEN, Jan. 23 (YPA) - A woman was killed on Thursday in a hotel in Aden province, medical sources told Yemen Press Agency. The victim's brother in law carried out the crime after he entered his brother's hotel room. The murderer shot dead…

2 citizens shot dead in Aden

ADEN, Jan. 21 (YPA) – Unknown gunmen shot dead two citizens in the port city of Aden, southern Yemen, sources reported on Tuesday. Local sources said that the two people were on board of a car when they came under fire by unidentified…
Organized Crimes

Attack kills 19 people in central Nigeria

SANAA, Jan. 4 (YPA) - At least 19 people were killed in an overnight attack in a tribal area of central Nigeria, police said on Friday. Unknown assailants attacked the village of Tawari community in Kogi state ,100 kilometers south of the…

Girl with special needs raped in Lahj

LAHJ, Dec. 31 (YPA) - A girl with special needs was raped by a man in Lahj province, southern Yemen, media sources reported on Tuesday. According to media reports, a 27-year-old man raped a 17-year-old disabled girl in al-Habil village of…