Yemeni General Found Murdered in Cairo, Embassy Seeks Answers

A high-ranking Yemeni military official, Maj. Gen. Hassan bin Jalal al-Obaidi, was found dead in his Cairo apartment on Sunday, the Yemeni Embassy in Egypt confirmed. Al-Obaidi, who served as director of the Military Industrialization Department in Yemen’s Defense Ministry, was reportedly murdered, sparking an intensive investigation into his death. The embassy has engaged specialists and is in close communication with Egyptian security authorities to uncover the details of the incident. With the investigation ongoing, the embassy urged media outlets to exercise caution in their reporting, emphasizing the importance of waiting for official findings before drawing conclusions. The discovery of al-Obaidi’s body came after he was missing for two days.