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BEIRUT, Aug. 27 (YPA) - A citizen was martyred and six others were injured as a result of a raid launched by Israeli warplanes on the town of Arab Salim in southern Lebanon. The Israeli warplanes also destroyed a house belonging to an…

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (YPA) - US Navy officials announced that the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and its 5,000-strong crew will begin a deployment to the Middle East in the coming weeks that will last at least seven months, with the…

BRUSSELS, Aug. 27 (YPA) - The European Union (EU) and 12 nations on Thursday condemned recent Israeli occupation measures against the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), calling on “Israel” to halt its interference in…

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (YPA) - Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Wednesday welcomed China’s principled statement rejecting illegal US sanctions imposed on Iran. "We welcome China's principled statement rejecting the illegal…

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (YPA) - An escalating crisis is impacting Saudi Arabia's shipping sector, as global transport firms re-evaluate risks following the announced maritime blockade against Riyadh in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, according to South…

GAZA, Aug. 27 (YPA) – Two Palestinians were injured, one critically, in an Israeli airstrike targeting a home in western Gaza City on Thursday, Palestinian media reported, citing medical sources. According to the sources, ambulance crews…

 DUBAI, Aug. 27 (YPA) – A vessel was hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said early on Thursday. All crew members aboard the tanker were reported safe and…

RAMALLAH, Aug. 27 (YPA) – The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission stated that Israeli authorities, under Military Order No. (115/25/T), seized a total of 15,342 dunams of land in the city of Al-Bireh. This seizure aims to establish a…

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (YPA) – Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, is expected to visit Tehran on Thursday in an effort to de-escalate tensions and create conditions conducive to…

HEBRON, Aug. 27 (YPA) – Two Palestinian women and a 14-year-old girl were wounded by Israeli gunfire late Wednesday night in the town of Al-Karmel, south of Hebron. Palestinian sources reported that Israeli occupation forces raided…