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Head of judiciary in Iran visits Iraq

SANAA, Feb. 8 (YPA) - The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Baghdad issued a statement on Sunday about the visit of the head of the Iranian judiciary, Ayatollah Ibrahim Raisi, to Iraq. The embassy statement stated: In the context…

Zarif to meet UN envoy to Yemen

SANAA, Feb. 8 (YPA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will meet on Monday, the United Nations envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths. Zarif said that his country is ready to work with the United Nations envoy to Yemen to solve the…

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits Philippines

SANAA, Feb. 8 (YPA) - A strong earthquake struck the Philippine islands, early on Monday. According to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center, the earthquake that struck the Philippine islands had a magnitude of 5.7 on the Richter…

Eight civilians wounded in bomb blast in Aden

ADEN, Feb. 8 (YPA) - Several civilians were wounded in a bomb explosion in Yemen's southern port city of Aden on Sunday night, local sources said. According to the sources, eight civilians, including a woman, were injured, some of them in a…

12 security forces killed in Somalia explosion

SANAA, Feb. 8 (YPA) - At least 12  security forces were killed in a powerful explosion in Somalia on Sunday, police said. A roadside explosion outside the central Somalian town of Dhusamareb has killed 12 agents from the National…

Iraqi forces arrest 13 Daesh terrorists in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Feb. 7 (YPA) - The Iraqi intelligence agency announced on Sunday that 13 ISIL terrorist elements have been arrested in Baghdad. The Iraqi intelligence and security agency issued a statement on the latest achievements in the fight…