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Four dead in US Virgin Islands helicopter crash

SANAA, Feb. 16 (YPA) - At least four people were killed on Monday in a helicopter crash in the US Virgin Islands, ABC TV reported. According to the channel, the local emergency service received a report at about 14:15 local time regarding a…

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits capital of Vanuatu

SANAA, Feb. 16 (YPA) - A strong earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale hit early on Tuesday, west of Port Vila, capital of the Vanuatu Islands. According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake struck at a depth of 10 km. The…

Zarif calls on Japan to release frozen Iranian assets

SANAA, Feb. 16 (YPA) -  Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday called on Japan to release Iranian assets frozen in Tokyo due to US sanctions. In his statement to the Japanese "Kyodo" news agency, Zarif expressed his hope…

Coalition detains new fuel ship loaded with diesel

SANAA, Feb. 16 (YPA) – Saudi-led coalition forces on Monday detained a new ship carrying 29,988 tons of diesel, bringing the number of the held ships to 14, said Essam Al-Mutawakel, spokesman of the Yemeni Petroleum Company. Al-Mutawakel…

Citizen killed, 2 others injured in Hadramout

HADRAMOUT, Feb. 15 (YPA) - A citizen was killed on Monday and two others injured by gunmen fires in Hadramout province, a local source told Yemen Press Agency. The source mentioned that clashes erupted among gunmen inside yard of al-Fattn…