{"id":128295,"date":"2026-06-26T11:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T06:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=128295"},"modified":"2026-06-26T11:04:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T06:04:37","slug":"tv-reporter-killed-by-car-bomb-in-yemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/128295\/","title":{"rendered":"TV reporter killed by car bomb in Yemen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ADEN(National Times)- A correspondent for Saudi Arabia\u2019s\u00a0<em>Al Arabiya<\/em>\u00a0television in Yemen was killed when a bomb planted on his car exploded, the network said on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It said Mohammed Aydah, a Yemeni who reported for&nbsp;<em>Al Arabiya<\/em>&nbsp;and its sister channel&nbsp;<em>Al Hadath<\/em>, was killed late on Wednesday in the city of Mukalla, in Yemen\u2019s eastern Hadramout governorate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Al Arabiya<\/em>&nbsp;said Mukalla\u2019s security authorities had warned Aydah approximately a month ago that his life was under threat, without elaborating. No group has claimed responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The killing comes against the backdrop of political tensions in the country after clashes between Saudi-backed forces under the command of Yemen\u2019s internationally recognised government and UAE-backed separatists flared up between November and January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fighting saw Mukalla switch hands between the separatists, known as the Southern Transitional Council, and the Saudi-backed forces, who are now in control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The STC in a statement condemned the assassination, saying the attack signalled broader security issues in Hadramout, which it blamed on the dismantling of units under its command that had helped oust Al Qaeda from the region in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The head of Yemen\u2019s presidential leadership council, Rashad al-Alimi, directed the formation of a high-level joint committee to investigate the killing and said that the state would spare no effort in pursuing the perpetrators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ADEN(National Times)- A correspondent for Saudi Arabia\u2019s\u00a0Al Arabiya\u00a0television in Yemen was killed when a bomb planted on his car exploded, the network said on Thursday. 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