Almotamar.net, Saba - President Ali Abdullah Saleh met on Monday with Advisor to the French President for National Security, Chief of Foreign Security and Chief of Internal Security.
During the meeting, Saleh reviewed with them the Yemeni-French cooperation areas, especially in the security field, counterterrorism and sea piracy, in addition to situations in Somalia and the Horn of Africa and a number of issues of concern to Yemen and France.
They also addressed issues of cooperation in information exchange and training.
The French security officials praised efforts of Yemen exerted in combating terrorism and sea piracy.
For his part, President Saleh hailed the level of the Yemeni-French relations and the present partnership in security, noting that terrorism is an international threat against security and safety of all which requires collaboration of efforts to face it.
He expressed sympathy to the killing of the French national in Yemen, affirming interest of Yemen to promote its ties with France in various levels.
The United Arab Emirates acknowledged on Tuesday that two of its pilots were killed when their military aggression plane crashed over Jawf province, a military official said
The official added that the aggressive crashed plane was an apache that was
Artillery of the army and popular shelled a gathering of Saudi-paid mercenaries in al-Moqadra area in Serwah district of Marib province, a military official said on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, dozens of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed and others injured in Wadi al-Theek in the district, the official added.
The army and popular forces carried out on Monday unique military operations in Taiz province.
A military official said that a number of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed at the hands of the army and popular forces in al-Jazami Hill in al-Kadaha area in al-Ma'afer district.
A Saudi aggression fighter jet targeted a citizen's car driving in Fara area of Kutaf district in Saada province overnight, killing the driver and injuring his friend, a security official said on Monday.
The army artillery and popular committees launched a fierce attack on Saudi-paid mercenaries' sites in Jawf province, a military official said on Monday.
The attack destroyed a military vehicle belonging to the mercenaries and killed all on board in Sabran area in khab and shaaf district.
Scores of Saudi enemy soldiers were killed and injured on Sunday when the army and popular forces repelled a Saudi military attempt to sneak into Shurfah site in the border province of Najran, a military official said.
The operation was accomplished successfully against the Saudi
The army and popular committees have killed a total of 18 Saudi-paid mercenaries in sniper operations over the past hours in the central province of Marib, a military official said on Sunday.
Ten mercenaries were killed in Nehm district and eight others were killed in Serwah district, said the official.
Saudi aggression warplanes have launched more than 49 airstrikes over the past hours on several residential areas across Yemen, a security official said on Sunday.
The airstrikes targeted the areas of Malahiz and Husama in Dhahir district, and areas Thuban, Masahif and Sdad in Bakim district of northern Saada province.
Yemen, France to improve security cooperation 
