AL-MUKALLA: A Yemeni politician was gunned down in the Houthi-held city of Sanaa on Thursday shortly after an armed group executed a senior judge, raising speculation about infighting among the Houthis.

Residents in Sanaa said that unidentified men shot dead Brig. Gen. Abdullah Mohammed Al-Kibsi, a former MP and a supporter of the Iran-backed terrorist Houthis, outside his house in Al-Hasaba neighborhood, the latest in a string of drive-by killings targeting Houthi-allied military and political figures.

BEIRUT: Lebanon has welcomed the UN Security Council’s unanimous adoption of a resolution to renew UNIFIL’s mandate for another year.

The renewal request was made by the Lebanese government.

Arab News learned that after France submitted a draft of Resolution 2650, Lebanon tried to remove selected passages. However, several countries opposed the changes and insisted on passing it in its entirety.

KUWAIT: On Thursday, the fourth day of registrations for General Assembly elections in Kuwait scheduled for Sept. 29, a further 42 people submitted their candidacy applications to the election watchdog, the Kuwait News Agency reported.

The latest additions, 39 men and three women, bring the total number of prospective candidates so far to 264: 249 men and 15 women. The registration process runs for 10 days, according to the country’s Center for Government Communication.

ABU DHABI: The Abu Dhabi Centre for Community Legal Awareness has announced the launch of a comprehensive awareness campaign about the dangers of cybercrime, the Emirates News Agency reported.

“Stay Safe” is a campaign that aims to raise legal awareness among members of society about the dangers of these crimes to ensure their safety and protection, particularly considering the widespread use of social media.

CAIRO: Tug boats refloated a ship that briefly ran aground in Egypt’s Suez Canal late on Wednesday, a source from the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) and state TV reported.

The vessel had been blocking the southern section of the canal, two navigational sources said, but the SCA source said shortly afterwards that traffic had returned to normal.

There was no immediate statement about the incident from the SCA.

According to ship monitoring service TankerTrackers, the Aframax tanker Affinity V seemed to have lost control in the Suez Canal while heading southbound.