[Al Arabiya Latest] A Yemeni court on Saturday sentenced to death eight men involved in a Shiite rebellion, who were arrested last year for fighting government troops north of the country's capital.Seven rebels received prison sentences of 12 years, three received three-year sentences, one received an eight-year sentence and one a five-year sentence. Two others were found innocent.
The Houthi rebels were arrested last year for fighting troops for around a month at Bani Husheish, 30 km (19 miles) north of Sanaa.
On Tuesday the court, in a separate trial, sentenced to death four of 16 men , while eleven were jailed for up to 15 years and one was released for already having served out his sentence.
On Monday, a court opened proceedings in absentia against Yahya al-Houthi, the brother of the rebels' leader, who is now based in Germany.