MODEL ABDUCTED AFTER POSING WITHOUT HIJAB

A Yemeni model who posed for photographs without wearing a hijab is facing prosecution by Houthi rebels who abducted her from the streets of Sanaa, the woman's lawyer has claimed.

Entesar Al-Hammadi, 20, was arrested in the capital in February with two friends as they travelled to a film set, according to Saudi media reports.

Khaled Mohammed Al-Kamal, Hammadi's lawyer, told the news website Arab News that his client was “arrested without a warrant.” He added she was due to be questioned by a Houthi-controlled court on Sunday but did not give more details of the charges.

The model's abduction was condemned by the Saudi-backed Yemeni government's information minister in a statement on Twitter.