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42 killed, hundreds injured in Indonesia earthquake

SANAA, Jan. 16 (YPA) - An official and two senior rescuers announced that the death toll from the 6.2-magnitude earthquake that struck West Sulawesi province on Friday has risen to 42, and hundreds of injured. Pagus Puruhito, head of the…

Zionist forces target Palestinian farmers in Gaza

SANAA, Jan. 16 (YPA) - The Zionist enemy forces renewed on Saturday targeting Palestinian farmers in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Ma'an News Agency reported that the enemy forces opened fire on Palestinian farmers east of Khan…

Palestinian youth shot by Zionist enemy in Nablus

SANAA, Jan. 16 (YPA) - A Palestinian youth was wounded on On Friday evening, by bullets from the Zionist forces in the town of Qusra, southeast of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank. Palestinian sources reported that a Zionist force…

Zarif: World without Trump would be better

SANAA, Jan. 16 (YPA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif touched on the last remaining days of US President Donald Trump's tenure, stressing that "the world will be better without him." In his Twitter page, Zarif said on Friday…

Pompeo announces expansion of sanctions on Iran

SANAA, Jan. 16 (YPA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Saturday the expansion of US sanctions on Iran's mineral sector linked to Tehran's military and nuclear activities. Pompeo said on Twitter: “Today I have significantly…

US Health Secretary resigns from his post

SANAA, Jan. 16 (YPA) - US media reported on Saturday that the US Secretary of Health, Alex Azar, resigned due to the Trump supporters' storming of the Congress building. According to the American "CNN" channel, Azar will remain in office…

Earthquake hits southern Iran

SANAA, Jan. 16 (YPA) - The Iranian Seismological Center reported that an earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale struck after midnight on Friday,   the King Port area in Hormuzgan province, southern Iran. According to the…