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Pro-STC tribes besiege Masila oilfields in Hadramout 

HADRAMOUT, March 12 (YPA) - Gunmen affiliated with tribes loyal to the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) surrounded the oilfields in Masila area of Hadramout province, eastern Yemen, local sources said on Saturday. The sources…

Great tension heralds military confrontations in Hadramout

HADRAMOUT, March 09 (YPA) - Sayoun district of Hadramout province, eastern Yemen, on Wednesday witnessed great tension between the UAE-funded Salafist groups and the Islah Party militia loyal to the "Hadi government". Informed sources told…

Gunmen kidnap 2 foreigners in Hadramout

HADRAMOUT, March 06 (YPA) - Gunmen kidnapped on Saturday two foreign employees working for Doctors Without Borders (MSF) organization in Hadramout province, east of Yemen. Local sources indicated that an armed group intercepted a car…

Al-Qaeda leaders arrive in Hadramout valley

HADRAMOUT, Feb. 27 (YPA) – Several leaders of Al-Qaeda organization arrived Sunday in Sayoun city, the capital of the oil-rich Hadramout province, eastern Yemen. Well-informed sources reported that leaders of al-Qaeda arrived Sayoun coming…

STC fails to confront Islah in Hadramout valley

HADRAMOUT, Feb. 03 (YPA) – The UAE-backed "Southern Transitional Council" (STC) has stopped the recruitment process that it called for the oil-rich Hadramout province through the so-called "Al-Habah Alhadramiya" committee. A statement…