Sana'a, Yemen  - Yemeni police have arrested a leading member of the al-Qaeda terrorist network holding an Asian nationality, a government website reported Thursday.

The Defence Ministry's website, www. 26sep. net, said the detained man "is regarded as one of the dangerous elements of al-Qaeda organisation."

Quoting a "well-informed" police source, the report said the suspect provided "important information" during interrogation.

No more details about the suspect's identity or how he has been captured were available.

The source said security authorities have also arrested several local members of al-Qaeda in the wake of a series of recent attacks in Sana'a and other parts of the country.

Sanaa, Yemen, - Authorities in Yemen arrested 11 suspected members of the al-Qeada terrorist network in the capital Sanaa, security sources said Thursday.

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Sana'a, Yemen - At least seven African migrants have drowned after smugglers forced passengers of an illegal boat to jump into the sea after crossing the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen, Yemeni officials said on Saturday.

The officials said five bodies, including one of a woman, were recovered by local fishermen hours after the incident that took place late on Friday off the coast of Hisn Baleayd in the southern Yemeni province of Abyan.

Washington, May 21: Scientists have discovered the first dinosaur tracks on the Arabian Peninsula, which include footprints of the sauropod herd and ornithopod found in Yemen.