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Armed gang steals citizen’s car, relief truck

TAIZ, May 28 (YPA) - An armed gang on Monday looted a car of a citizen and a truck carrying relief supplies in Taiz province, southwest Yemen. The gang cut off the citizen's road and robbed his car, sources said. According to the sources,…

2 pro-coalition soldiers assassinated in Taiz

TAIZ, May 14 (YPA) - Unknown gunmen late on Tuesday assassinated two soldiers from the so-called "22nd Mika Brigade" loyal to Saudi-led coalition in the city of Taiz, southwest Yemen. Unknown gunmen opened fire on the two soldiers, who are…

Security officer assassinated in Taiz

TAIZ, April 19  (YPA) - Unknown gunmen assassinated on Friday a security official in the police of Taiz province loyal to the coalition. The correspondent of Yemen Press Agency in Taiz said that the so-called security and order officer in…

Security arrests accused of fraud in Sanaa

SANAA, April 19 (YPA) - The police station of Olaya arrested on Friday a 35-year-old man for fraud and defrauding a citizen in capital Sanaa. The accused took the sum of 2 million and 40 thousand riyals in return for selling a car, but he…

Drug trade, abuse spread in southern provinces

HADRAMOUT, April 6 (YPA) - Phenomenon of drug trade and abuse in the southern provinces has spread recently, sources in Hadramout province said on Saturday. The sources pointed out that the cases of promotion and sale of drug promotion…

Ethiopian woman in Sanaa sentenced to 25 years in jail

SANAA, March 24 (YPA) -The First Specialized Criminal Court of the capital Sanaa on Sunday sentenced an Ethiopian woman to 25 years in prison for possessing and commercializing drugs. The court convicted Rokaya Abdo Hussein Taher, owner of…