Senior intelligence officer assassinated in Mukala Unidentified gunmen assassinated Friday a senior intelligence officer in Mukala, security sources stated.
The sources said that the Colonel Abdullah al-Rabaki, an officer in political Security Department, was killed by wound sustained by gunshot at the chest after Qaeda-linked gunmen showered him with bullets in Bidais of Mukala.
According to eyewitnesses, two veiled unknown gunmen riding a motorb....More
Three Qaeda elements sentenced to three years in prison The Sana'a Criminal Court ordered three al-Qaeda linked-men to live three years in prison.
At a session headed by Judge Ahmed al-Mu'alimi, Adul Wahid was sentenced to live three years in prison and to be under control for three years. Salim al-Shibami and Ibrahim al-Hrazi were also sentenced to live three years in prison.
The Sana'a Court of First Instance ordered Adul Wahid al-Mutwakel to live th....More
Yemen Fox interviews Iranian envoy to Yemen Yemen Fox interviews Iranian envoy to Yemen Mahnoud Hassan Zadeh. Here is the full text of the interview:
Yemeni political parties, CSOs, government, president and tribe, regional states and international community accuse Iran of negatively interfere in Yemeni affairs by supporting Houthi rebellion in Sa'ada?I have not heard such an accusation by president against Iran, or even by head of the Nati....More
Making enemies in Yemen Drone strikes have a ripple effect beyond those killed - they create enemies where they did not exist before.
This is not the scene of a Memorial Day celebration or military ceremony in Tennessee or Texas. This image comes to us from war-torn South Yemen, and the man standing tall and proud in the foreground is Tariq al-Fadhli. A former associate and friend of Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan during....More
Tennis-Kvitova claims 10th tour title with win in Dubai Former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova claimed her 10th singles title after defeating Sara Errani 6-2 1-6 6-1 in the final of the Dubai Championships on Saturday.
The Czech, who did not drop a set in the opening four rounds of the tournament, was the favorite after winning her previous three meetings with the Italian and the 22-year-old sought to assert her dominance from the start.
“It was....More
Egypt sets Mubarak retrial in ‘Camel Battle’ protester killings Egypt's Appeals court has set April 13 as the date for a retrial of former president Hosni Mubarak, his interior minister and aides in the case of ordering the killing of protesters, MENA state news agency reported on Sunday.
Mubarak is in a military hospital. In January a Cairo court granted him the retrial after he was jailed for life over the killing of protesters by security forces trying to q....More
Afghans killed in Taliban 'poison attack' Taliban fighters have poisoned and killed 17 people, including 11 policemen and six civilians, in an overnight attack on a post manned by a government-backed local police in eastern Afghanistan.
Details of Wednesday's pre-dawn attack on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint were still not clear, as officials were investigating how the fighters breached security at the post in Ghazni province.
Ab....More
Mum Who Glued Daughter To Wall Gets 99 Years US woman who admitted beating her two-year-old daughter and gluing her hands to a wall because of potty training problems has been sentenced to 99 years in jail.
Elizabeth Escalona had pleaded guilty in July to causing injury to her toddler Jocelyn Cedillo.
Prosecutors had sought 45 years behind bars - but the state district judge chose to impose an even stiffer sentence.
"Only a monster glue....More
Yemen strives to save historic city of Zabid The Yemeni government is undertaking numerous efforts to preserve the status of the historic city of Zabid as a world heritage site, officials told Al-Shorfa.
In April, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) warned it would remove Zabid -- located in Hodeidah province -- from its World Heritage List unless the government improved conditions in the city within....More
