{"id":68432,"date":"2026-06-24T17:48:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T21:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=68432"},"modified":"2026-06-24T17:49:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T21:49:28","slug":"al-arabiya-journalist-killed-by-car-bomb-in-yemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/al-arabiya-journalist-killed-by-car-bomb-in-yemen\/","title":{"rendered":"Yemeni journalist for Al Arabiya killed by bomb planted in his car"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Yemeni journalist for the Al Arabiya news network was killed when a bomb planted in his car exploded in southern Yemen, according to the network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mohammed Aydah, a correspondent for Al Arabiya, a Saudi-owned Arabic-language news network based in Dubai, was killed Wednesday in Mukalla, a port city in Hadramout governorate on Yemen\u2019s southern coast. The network said the explosive device had been planted under the driver\u2019s seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aydah had just dropped off his family at home and was on his way to meet a friend when the bomb exploded, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alarabiya.net\/arab-and-world\/yemen\/2026\/06\/24\/%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%81%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%83%D9%84%D8%A7\">Al Arabiya<\/a>. Witnesses described the blast as powerful, and the vehicle caught fire after the explosion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aydah was killed instantly. His body was taken to a local hospital in Mukalla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Al Arabiya reported that security authorities in Mukalla had told Aydah about a month ago that there was a threat to his life. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yemeni Prime Minister Shaya Mohsen al-Zindani directed the Interior Ministry and security agencies to support the investigation and use the resources needed to identify those responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aydah, borin in 1986, had worked as a freelance photographer and correspondent for Al Arabiya since 2019, covering political, security and development stories in eastern Yemen, including Hadramout and Mahra, according to Al Arabiya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aydah was the father of four children, a son and three daughters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAl Arabiya and Al Hadath extend their sincere condolences and sympathy to the family and relatives of our colleague Aydah after his death in a painful targeting incident,\u201d the network said. \u201cWe ask God to grant him mercy and to give his family, relatives and colleagues patience and solace.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Yemeni journalist for the Al Arabiya news network was killed when a bomb planted in his car exploded in southern Yemen, according to the network. 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