Yemeni Journalist for Al Arabiya Killed by Bomb Planted in His Car
Authorities said a bomb planted under his seat killed the Al Arabiya correspondent, and investigators are searching for suspects after no group claimed responsibility.
- On Wednesday, Al Arabiya journalist Mohammed Aydah was killed in Mukalla, Yemen, when a bomb detonated in his car; local authorities had warned him of a threat one month ago.
- Aydah previously fled Sanaa years ago after being pursued by Houthi rebels, then relocated to Hadramout province to continue reporting for the Saudi-backed network.
- Rashad al-Alimi, chairman of the Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council, ordered a high-level investigation; Al-Hadath reported that authorities arrested two suspects and are pursuing a third.
- The Yemeni Journalists Syndicate condemned the bombing as a "terrorist" attack and a flagrant violation of press freedom, while U.N. Special Envoy Hans Grundberg called for accountability and media protection.
- No group claimed responsibility for the incident, which occurred amid security tensions in Hadramout; the Southern Transitional Council blamed the attack on the dismantling of units that previously ousted al Qaeda.
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Al-Arabiya correspondent killed by car bomb in Yemen
Washington, D.C., June 25, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Yemen’s internationally recognized government to conduct an immediate, transparent investigation into Mohammed Aydah’s killing. Aydah, a correspondent for Saudi-owned channels Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath, was killed on Wednesday when an explosive device detonated under the driver’s seat of his vehicle in the southern port city of Al-Mukalla, in Yemen’s eastern Hadramout…
Al Arabiya journalist killed in Yemen car bombing
Sanaa: A Yemeni journalist was killed in a car bombing in southeastern Yemen and investigators have been ordered to search for the culprits, the government said Thursday. Mohammed Aydah, a correspondent for the Saudi-backed television networks Al-Arabiya and Al- Hadath, was killed late Wednesday, June 24, when an explosive device planted in his car detonated in the port city of Mukalla in Hadramout province, according to the broadcaster. The net…
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A correspondent for Saudi Arabia's Al Arabiya television in Yemen was killed when a bomb planted on his car exploded, the network said on Thursday. It said Mohammed Aydah, a Yemeni who reported for Al Arabiya and its sister channel Al Hadath, was killed late on Wednesday in the city of Mukalla, in Yemen's eastern Hadramout governorate. Al Arabiya said Mukalla's security authorities had warned Aydah approximately a month ago that his life was und…
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Yemeni journalist killed in a car bombing after reportedly receiving warnings
A Yemeni journalist has been killed in a car bombing in southeastern Yemen. Mohamed Eida, a correspondent for Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath, died Wednesday when an explosive device detonated in his car in Mukalla.
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