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Coronavirus deaths rise to 1,665 in China

SANAA, Feb. 16 (YPA) - Chinese authorities on Sunday announced a rise in the number of deaths of the new coronavirus to 1,665, while 68,500 infected and some 9,419 cases recovered since the outbreak of the deadly disease. "The Health…

Syrian army liberates al-Mansoura city west of Aleppo

SANAA, Feb. 16 (YPA) - Syrian army units continued their military operations in the western countryside of Aleppo under heavy Syrian-Russian air cover, liberating the strategic area of "al-Mansoura" after violent clashes with armed groups…

Missiles hit US targets in Iraq

SANAA, Feb. 16 (YPA) - Missile attacks hit US targets in the heavily fortified Green Zone in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, according to media reports on Sunday. AFP quoted a US military source saying that a number of rockets landed near the US…

Military reinforcements arrive in Abyan

ABYAN, Feb. 16 (YPA) - Military reinforcements belong to UAE-backed southern transitional militias arrived on Saturday morning to Abyan province, sources told Yemen Press Agency. The third brigade received tens of the mercenaries in order…

President al-Mashat appoints member in Shura Council

SANAA, Feb. 15 (YPA) – President of the Supreme Political Council Mahdi al-Mashat issued on Saturday a decree No. (20) for 2020 appointing Hizam  Muhammad Yahya al-Assad as a member of the Shura Council.