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BRUSSEL, Aug. 22 (YPA) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated on Saturday that the continuation of Israel's settlement policy in the occupied Palestinian territories is illegal. In a post on the X platform, von der…

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (YPA) - Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref stated that the Iranian government will not permit what he described as US "economic terrorism" to target the country's economic stability and the livelihoods of its…

BEIRUT, Aug. 22 (YPA) - The Israeli occupation army continued its attacks on areas of southern Lebanon on Saturday. Lebanese sources reported that Israeli warplanes targeted Wadi Sarbin, while the army carried out bombings in the town of…

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (YPA) - The head of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Ebrahim Azizi, said that the United States will be forced, under the pressure of "the language of force," to leave the region and…

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…

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…