Sana'a  - Armed tribesmen kidnapped a Dutch couple in the Yemeni capital Sana'a on Tuesday. The hostages were unharmed, the Dutch embassy in Sana'a confirmed.

"Yes, two Dutch persons were kidnapped today, and they are in a good shape," an embassy official told the German Press Agency dpa.

The official, who asked not to be named, refused to provide further details about the attack.

Governor of Sana'a, Noman Dwaid said security authorities had located the area where the hostages were being held east of Sana'a.

Sana'a  - Armed tribesmen kidnapped a Dutch couple in the Yemeni capital Sana'a on Tuesday, according to Sana'a governor Noman Dwaid and security officials.

Security authorities had located the area east of Sana'a where the hostages were being held, a local official said in remarks published on the website of Yemen's ruling party.

"Urgent measures were taken to secure the safety and release of the two tourists," Dwaid said.

Security sources initially said they believed the man and wife were Italian nationals.

Sana'a - Armed tribesmen kidnapped a Dutch couple in the Yemeni capital Sana'a on Tuesday, Sana'a governor said.

Security authorities located the area where the hostages are being held east of Sana'a, a local official said in remarks published on the website of the ruling party.

"Urgent measures were taken to secure the safety and release of the two tourists," he said.

Security sources earlier told the German Press Agency dpa that the man and wife were believed to be Italian nationals.

Sana'a, Yemen  - A Yemeni state security court on Tuesday convicted two Yemenis of spying for Iran and sentenced them to death. The court acquitted a third defendant.

Abdul-Kareem Lalji, 33, and Hani Muhammed Deen, 31, were found guilty of the charges of "illegal contact with a foreign state, and the transmission of military information to it."

Presiding judge Muhssien Alwan said the court acquitted the third defendant Iskandar Abdullah Yusuf, 57, for the lack of evidence.

Sana'a, Yemen - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh pulled out of the Arab League summit Monday in Doha in protest after his plan for setting up an Arab Union was not discussed, Yemen's state news agency Saba reported.

Saleh "withdrew from the closed-door session and the concluding session of 21st Arab summit in Doha in protest after he was not given the opportunity to read out the Yemeni vision on activating the joint Arab action and the establishment of an Arab Union," Saba reported.