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Iran Says It Maintained Defense Production Despite War and Sanctions TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (YPA) - Iran’s acting defense minister, Brig. Gen. Seyyed Majid Ibn al-Reza, said on Saturday that Iran has maintained production lines for military…

SANAA, Aug. 22 (YPA) – Yemen’s Sanaa-based Civil Service and Administrative Development Ministry announced on Saturday that the next Tuesday, August 25, 2026, corresponding to 12 Rabi’ al-Awwal 1448 AH, will be an official public holiday to…

CAIRO, Aug. 22 (YPA) - A new high school textbook map showing Palestine along Egypt's eastern border has sparked Israeli outrage over the omission of "Israel." The image circulated widely online, prompting diplomatic concerns. "Israel" has…

JORDAN VALLEY, Aug. 22 (YPA) – Israeli settlers prevented on Saturday Palestinians from grazing their livestock in pastures near their tents in the northern Jordan Valley on Saturday. According to human rights activist Aref Daraghmeh,…

BOGOTA, Aug. 22 (YPA) –  The death toll from a catastrophic 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck western Colombia has risen to 329, according to a report released Saturday by the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD). In an…

MECCA, Aug. 22 (YPA) –  The Muslim World League condemned the announcement by the Israeli occupation authorities of a tender for the construction of 1,234 new settlement units as part of the so-called E1 plan in occupied Jerusalem.…

GAZA, Aug.22 (YPA) – Britain, Australia, and Canada have condemned the Israeli military’s decision to close its investigation into the April 1, 2024 attack on a World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid convoy in Gaza that resulted in the killing of…

GAZA, Aug. 22 (YPA) – A Palestinian woman was wounded by Israeli gunfire early Saturday near al-Daawa Street, northeast of Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, as Israeli occupation forces continued to violate the ceasefire agreement.…

SANAA, Aug. 22 (YPA) – A political leader in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, warned of dire consequences for Yemeni recruits serving in the Saudi-led forces. “There is no path forward for those working with the Saudi enemy other than returning to…

LONON, Aug. 22 (YPA) – A mercenary working on behalf of the United Arab Emirates carried out a covert surveillance operation against prominent British Muslim activist Anas Altikriti in London, British media outlets have revealed.  According…