01 April 2013 - orsam

out the use of force to secure their
release.
"The hostages must be released using all
means possible, including the use of force,
but with caution to make sure they remain
safe," said Hadi, quoted on the defense
ministry's website.
The three Europeans were abducted in the
Yemeni capital on December 21 as they
prepared to travel to the southern port of
Aden.
In early January, Yemeni security officials
said the Europeans were being held by Al
Qaeda-linked tribesmen in Marib province
of eastern Yemen.
Yemeni forces in January suspended an
offensive aimed at freeing the hostages
that cost more than 65 lives, and tribal
mediators were allowed to attempt a
negotiation with the kidnappers.
Most kidnappings of foreigners are carried
out by members of Yemen's powerful
tribes who use them as bargaining chips in
disputes with the central government.
Hundreds of people have been abducted
in Yemen over the past 15 years. Almost
all have been freed unharmed.
Al-Qaeda militants, active in the south and
east of Yemen, rarely carry out
kidnappings, but a Saudi diplomat,
Abdullah al-Khalidi, has remained in the
hands of the jihadist network since his
abduction in Aden on March 28, 2012.
https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/gulfnews/f
inland-minister-holds-hostage-talks-inyemen
Kuwaiti opposition tweeter jailed for
emir insult
Kuwait's lower court on Sunday sentenced
opposition tweeter Hamed al-Khaledi to
two years in jail on charges of insulting the
Gulf state's ruler, a rights activist said.
"Khaledi has been sentenced to two years
in jail with immediate effect," the director
of the Kuwait Society for Human Rights,
Mohammad al-Humaidi, said on his
Twitter account.
Khaledi was charged with writing remarks
on his Twitter account deemed offensive
to Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah.
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