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Attack in central Nigeria leaves 18 dead

SANAA, Jan. 13 (YPA) - At least 18 people were killed and dozens of houses were burnt down in an attack on a village in central Nigeria, residents and officials said Wednesday. According to AFP, Authorities have confirmed that an attack…

Four wounded due to coalition airstrikes on Sanaa

SANAA, Jan. 13 (YPA) - At least four crew members of the 48th Model Hospital were injured early Thursday as a result of airstrikes launched by US-backed Saudi-led coalition warplanes on  al-Sawad area of Sanhan district, south of the…

Coalition launches 9 airstrikes on Bayda, Hodeida

Provinces, Jan. 13 (YPA) -  The US-backed Saudi-led coalition warplanes launched a series of airstrikes on the provinces of Bayda and Hodeida late Wednesday. A local source said the coalition warplanes targeted Al-Sawadiya district with six…

Congress fails to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia

SANAA, Jan. 13 (YPA) - Despite the ongoing controversy over US military assistance to Saudi Arabia, Congress has failed to block the sale of air-to-air missiles to Riyadh and to prohibit some support for the Saudi war in Yemen, the Arms…

Hodeida: UN team visits Al-Salief and Ras Issa ports

HODEIDA, Jan. 12 (YPA) - A United Nations team led by UN patrol commander inspected on Wednesday the conditions at the ports of Al-Salif and Ras Issa as part of visits by UN representatives to the province's ports. During his visit to a…

Powerful explosion leaves several dead in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Jan. 12 (YPA) - Several people were killed on Wednesday in a suicide car bomb blast in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, AFP reported citing officials. The attack was claimed by the Al-Shabab extremist group, which said in a brief…