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Venezuela returns opposition leader to house arrest

YemenExtra #Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez has been returned to house arrest from a four-day detention amid efforts to restore calm to the country which is reeling from weeks of riots.  "They just moved Leopoldo home,"…

Israeli settlements almost tripled in 1st half of 2017

A newly published report shows that the scale of the Israeli settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territories has increased by almost three times in the first half of 2017, compared to the same period last year. The…

#Hamas Blasts #Saudi Newspaper “Terror” Label

YemenExtra Hamas denounced on Saturday a Saudi newspaper’s labeling the Palestinian movement as “terrorist.” In a statement, Hamas considered that the Riyadh newspaper’s label distorts the reputation and the struggle of the…

Hassan Rouhani sworn in as Iranian President

YemenExtra M.A. (IRNA) Hassan Rouhani has been sworn in as Iran’s president for another four-year term in an official ceremony on Saturday evening held at the Iranian parliament in Tehran. The 68-year-old cleric kissed the Qur’an and…

US troops feared dead in aircraft crash off Australian coast

YemenExtra M.A. Several US service members are feared dead after their aircraft has crashed off the east coast of Australia, the United States Marine Corps has stated. It is not clear yet how many service members were on board the MV-22…

Two Civilians Killed by Gunmen in Central #Yemen, Taiz

YemenExtra M.A. A recruiter affiliated with Saudi paid militias was killed on Saturday by unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle in the downtown of Taiz governorate, central Yemen. According to YemenExtra's sources, eyewitnesses…