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WASHINGTON, May 16 (YPA) - Rising diesel prices following the Iran war have placed growing strain on already constrained U.S. school budgets, increasing the cost and complexity of operating school buses and backup generators over the long…

GAZA, May 16 (YPA) - Thousands of Palestinian citizens took part on Saturday in a funeral procession for Izz al-Din Al-Haddad, commander-in-chief of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, along with his wife and daughter, following their…

PARIS, May 16 (YPA) - The French National Antiterrorism Prosecutor's Office announced Saturday the appointment of a judge to lead an official investigation into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, following a ruling by the Paris…

BEIRUT, May 16 (YPA) - The death toll from the ongoing Israeli aggression on Lebanon has risen to 2,969 killed, with 9,112 injured, since March 2, according to figures released on Saturday by the Lebanese Ministry of Health. In its daily…

RIYADH, May 16 (YPA) - Saudi authorities have restricted access inside the kingdom to the social media accounts of several opposition figures living abroad. Saudi dissidents Omar Abdulaziz Al-Zahrani and Nasser Awad al-Qarni said their…

BERLIN, May 16 (YPA) - The German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin has issued an extensive analytical report highlighting the growing Emirati role in the African continent. The report describes Abu Dhabi's…

GAZA, May 16 (YPA) - The Al-Haddad family in the Gaza Strip announced on Saturday the martyrdom of Izz al-Din Al-Haddad, a top commander in al-Qassam Brigades, along with his wife and daughter, following an Israeli occupation’s airstrike in…

NEW DELHI, May 16 (YPA) - India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed on a strategic defense partnership framework and expanded energy cooperation during an official visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the UAE. The…

NEW YORK, May 16 (YPA) - Iran’s mission to the United Nations has warned against advancing a revised US draft resolution before the Security Council aimed at "securing the Strait of Hormuz," asserting that Washington is leveraging regional…

MADRID, May 16 (YPA) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Friday that Spain will not participate in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, asserting that the decision places his country "on the right side of history." In a video…