Almotamar.net - President Ali Abdullah Saleh has on Thursday received the visiting Russian President special envoy in the field of international cooperation for fighting terrorism Anatoly Safonov. The Russian envoy carried to President Saleh a letter from Russian President Dmitri Medvedev. The letter deals with bilateral relations and areas of cooperation as well as ways of developing and enhancing them in different political, economic, cultural, security, military and combating terror and piracy areas.
The letter has affirmed Russia’s stand by Yemen and its security, stability and unity. The meeting discussed areas of cooperation existing between Yemen and Federative Russia and pushing them forwards what meets the joint aspirations of the two friendly countries , among them cooperation in security , military and fighting terrorism .
President Saleh praised the Yemeni Russian relations, indicating that they are historical and developing friendly relations.
The President confirmed the keenness on enhancing those relations and cooperation between the two countries at different levels.
President Saleh asked the Russian envoy to convey his greetings to President Medvedev and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and wishes for them of good health and happiness and ever progress and prosperity for the Russian people.
The United Arab Emirates acknowledged on Tuesday that two of its pilots were killed when their military aggression plane crashed over Jawf province, a military official said
The official added that the aggressive crashed plane was an apache that was
Artillery of the army and popular shelled a gathering of Saudi-paid mercenaries in al-Moqadra area in Serwah district of Marib province, a military official said on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, dozens of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed and others injured in Wadi al-Theek in the district, the official added.
The army and popular forces carried out on Monday unique military operations in Taiz province.
A military official said that a number of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed at the hands of the army and popular forces in al-Jazami Hill in al-Kadaha area in al-Ma'afer district.
A Saudi aggression fighter jet targeted a citizen's car driving in Fara area of Kutaf district in Saada province overnight, killing the driver and injuring his friend, a security official said on Monday.
The army artillery and popular committees launched a fierce attack on Saudi-paid mercenaries' sites in Jawf province, a military official said on Monday.
The attack destroyed a military vehicle belonging to the mercenaries and killed all on board in Sabran area in khab and shaaf district.
Scores of Saudi enemy soldiers were killed and injured on Sunday when the army and popular forces repelled a Saudi military attempt to sneak into Shurfah site in the border province of Najran, a military official said.
The operation was accomplished successfully against the Saudi
The army and popular committees have killed a total of 18 Saudi-paid mercenaries in sniper operations over the past hours in the central province of Marib, a military official said on Sunday.
Ten mercenaries were killed in Nehm district and eight others were killed in Serwah district, said the official.
Saudi aggression warplanes have launched more than 49 airstrikes over the past hours on several residential areas across Yemen, a security official said on Sunday.
The airstrikes targeted the areas of Malahiz and Husama in Dhahir district, and areas Thuban, Masahif and Sdad in Bakim district of northern Saada province.