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Tehran criticizes Saudi Arabia’s decision on Hajj

SANAA, Jun. 14 (YPA) -  Iran criticized Saudi Arabia for its decisions to limit the Hajj pilgrimage to a certain number of people inside the country. Syed Abdul-Fattah Nawab, the representative of Mr. Ali Khamenei in the affairs of Hajj and…

Military commander in Hadi forces abducted in Jawf

JAWF, Jun. 14 (YPA) - A senior military commander in Hadi's forces was kidnapped on Monday in an area, which is under Islah militants control in Jawf province, local sources. According to  the sources, the gunmen ambushed the so-called…

Beijing condemns G7 statement

SANAA, Jun. 14 (YPA) - China's embassy in London on Monday condemned the joint statement issued by G7 leaders as a blatant interference in its country's internal affairs and urged the group to stop tarnishing China's image. The Embassy…

Somalia: 50 Al-Shabab militants killed

SANAA, Jun. 14 (YPA) - The Somali army announced the killing of 50 members of the extremist "Al-Shabab" movement, in operations carried out in the southern and central parts of the country, in the last 48 hours. Somali state television…

5.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Gulf of Aden

SANAA, Jun. 14 (YPA) - An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit the Gulf of Aden early on Monday. According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km, 183 km northwest of Somalia. According to the…