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| Saudi diplomat kidnapped in Yemen | Saudi diplomat kidnapped in Yemen |
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| Saudi Arabia's deputy consul in the southern Yemeni city of Aden has been kidnapped outside his home. | Saudi Arabia's deputy consul in the southern Yemeni city of Aden has been kidnapped outside his home. |
| Police in the city's Mansoura district said gunmen abducted Abdullah al-Khalidi as he was about to get into his car, escaping in another vehicle. | Police in the city's Mansoura district said gunmen abducted Abdullah al-Khalidi as he was about to get into his car, escaping in another vehicle. |
| A security operation is now under way in the city in an effort to find him. | A security operation is now under way in the city in an effort to find him. |
| Aden is the city closest to Yemen's Abyan province where government forces have been struggling to contain militant groups linked to al Qaeda. | Aden is the city closest to Yemen's Abyan province where government forces have been struggling to contain militant groups linked to al Qaeda. |
| In the past year these groups have consolidated their control over several towns and villages in the region, including Abyan's capital Zinjibar. | In the past year these groups have consolidated their control over several towns and villages in the region, including Abyan's capital Zinjibar. |
| Kidnapping is common in Yemen, with captives often being held as negotiating tools in disputes between rival tribes or armed groups. | Kidnapping is common in Yemen, with captives often being held as negotiating tools in disputes between rival tribes or armed groups. |
| Earlier on Wednesday Saudi Arabia announced it would provide Yemen with all its petroleum needs for two months. | Earlier on Wednesday Saudi Arabia announced it would provide Yemen with all its petroleum needs for two months. |
| The official news agency Saba announced the deal in its report of a meeting between King Abdullah and the Yemeni president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. | The official news agency Saba announced the deal in its report of a meeting between King Abdullah and the Yemeni president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. |
| Attacks by armed groups on pipelines have hit Yemen's small oil industry hard, with both domestic and export production badly affected. |