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South Korean ship hijacked West Africa

SANAA, June 25 (YPA) - Unidentified armed pirates hijacked a South Korean ship with five sailors in waters off Benin, West Africa. According to the "Dryad Global" website, on Thursday a number of armed pirates on board a speedboat attacked…

Syrian Health: 11 new cases of coronavirus recorded

SANAA, June 25 (YPA) -  Syrian Ministry of Health on Thursday announced the registration of 11 new infections with the Corona virus, bringing the number of cases registered to 242. The ministry also announced in a statement that recovery of…

2 earthquakes hit Japan, New Zealand

SANAA, June 25 (YPA) - An earthquake measuring 5.9 degrees hit off the coast of Japan and another 5.5 degrees after a few hours in New Zealand, according to the American Institute of Geophysics. The epicenter of the first earthquake was…

23 new coronavirus cases reported in southern Yemen

ADEN, June 25 (YPA) - Health authorities in Saudi-led coalition-backed government on Wednesday have recorded 23 new coronavirus cases in occupied provinces. The Control Committee tasked with confronting the coronavirus said in a tweet that…

American soldier killed in Jordan

SANAA, June 25 (YPA) - The US Department of Defense announced that an American soldier was killed in Jordan, without adding details about the accident. "We lost Nick Bravo Riggles from Florida, 20-year-old, in Jordan, on June 23, as a…

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s deputy killed in Syria

SANAA, June 25 (YPA) - Deputy general of Horas ad-Deen, Khaled al-Arouri et Abou al-Qassam was killed in an international coalition air raid on Idlib northwestern Syria. The so-called "Horas al-Deen" group, which is close to the al-Qaeda…