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TEHRAN, July 20 (YPA) – A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck western Iran early on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported. The quake struck at 03:48 GMT at a depth of 10 km, the EMSC said. The earthquake…

SINGAPORE, July 20 (YPA) – Oil prices surged in Asian trading on Monday as escalating military tensions between the United States and Iran fueled concerns over potential disruptions to energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, one of…

TEHRAN, July 20 (YPA) – Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Monday that its forces had targeted several US military facilities at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait. The strike was part of the 22nd wave of Operation…

GAZA, July 20 (YPA) – The Israeli army continues its ceasefire violations on day 284 across various areas of the Gaza Strip. According to Palestinian sources, one person was also injured by Israeli gunfire in the Halawa Camp in Jabalia…

RAMALLAH, July 20 (YPA) – Two Palestinians succumbed to wounds sustained late Sunday night after being shot during a settlers’ attack on the town of Deir Jarir, east of Ramallah, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported, citing the…

QUDs, July 20 (YPA) - Dozens of Palestinians suffered from tear gas inhalation on Sunday after Israeli occupation forces raided the village of al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, and fired numerous tear gas canisters toward a mourning tent…

GAZA, July 20 (YPA) - A number of Palestinian citizens were injured on Sunday in an Israeli artillery shelling that targeted the Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City. A source in the ambulance and emergency services told the…

TEHRAN, July 20 (YPA) – Iran's army announced on Sunday that its air defense units intercepted and shot down a hostile cruise missile over western Iran. According to Iran's Mehr News Agency, the army's public relations office confirmed…

NIAMEY, July 19 (YPA) - Sixteen soldiers were killed and 23 others wounded in an armed attack targeting a military detachment in the Tera region of western Niger, near the borders with Mali and Burkina Faso. The official news agency in…

QUDS, July 19 (YPA) – The Israeli occupation authorities issued on Sunday a decision banning Jerusalem journalist Ahmad Al-Safadi, a member of Al Quds-based National Action Committee, from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque, following his arrest from…