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Gunmen kill Yemen officer in Qaeda-style attack
Say'ūn :: Yemen | 9 days ago
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Gunmen on a motorbike shot dead a police officer in south Yemen on Thursday, a security official said, a day after three senior air force pilots were killed in a similar Qaeda-style attack. "Two gunmen on a motorbike intercepted the police officer, a
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At least 29 killed in Yemen clashes
Say'ūn :: Yemen | 1 year ago
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At least 29 people were killed in heavy fighting Saturday between the army and suspected Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen's southern province of Lahij, officials said. "Seventeen soldiers were killed in the fighting," which erupted when the Islamist
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“Qaeda” gunmen kill three Yemeni troops
Say'ūn :: Yemen | 1 year ago
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Suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen have killed an army officer and wounded two soldiers in an ambush in southern Yemen, a military official said Sunday. The ambush, which took place on Saturday, targeted an army convoy east of the city of Huta, in the
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Kidnapped French woman, two Yemenis freed in Yemen
Say'ūn :: Yemen | over 1 year ago
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Thursday, two days after they were abducted in the southern province of Lahej, local officials said. They said the woman, who is of Moroccan origin, her driver and translator were freed after local officials and mediators intervened with kidnappers
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Possible deportation 'exciting' - imprisoned journalist
Say'ūn :: Yemen | almost 2 years ago
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A New Zealand journalist imprisoned in Yemen is likely to be deported soon, Yemeni authorities have indicated. Glen Johnson had been detained in Lahij for illegal entry into the country and immigration authorities had initiated deportation procedures,
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Yemeni soldier gunned down in south – military
Say'ūn :: Yemen | 2 years ago
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A Yemeni soldier was killed and three others wounded Sunday in an attack by southern separatists in the province of Lahij, a military official said. "Gunmen belonging to the Southern Movement attacked a checkpoint between the cities of al-Malah and
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Militants kidnap five people in south Yemen
Aden :: Yemen | over 2 years ago
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Militants kidnapped five people including a government employee in the restive southern Yemeni town of Habilayn Wednesday, a local official and tribal sources told AFP. Gunmen from the Southern Movement who are controlling the town [in Lahij Province]
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Yemen prepares for Gulf 20 tournament
Say'ūn :: Yemen | over 2 years ago
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The minister of youth and sports and the head of the organization committee for the 20th Gulf Cup, scheduled to kick off in Aden from Nov. 22nd until Dec. Yemen is ready to host the tournament in within the allocated time period. The committee has
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A Yemeni Political Ménage à trios!
Say'ūn :: Yemen | over 2 years ago
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Menage a trois is a French term which literally translates as household of three. In contemporary usage, the meaning of the term has been extended to mean any living relationship between three people, whether or not sex is involved and therefore can
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'Day of rage' leaves two dead in Yemen
Aden :: Yemen | almost 3 years ago
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Yemeni police yesterday opened fire at protesters in the southern city of Aden killing two civilians and wounding another two, on a "day of rage" called by separatists, medics said. Police fired bullets and tear gas to disperse hundreds of supporters
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