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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…

Saudi regime arrests well-known preacher in Mecca

MECCA, Feb. 15 (YPA) - Saudi authorities arrested on Monday the well-known preacher, Aisha Al-Muhajiri, after raiding her home in Mecca city. The account of prisoners of conscience on Twitter stated that the preacher Al-Muhajiri, 65, was…

Zionist forces arrest 13 Palestinians from West Bank

SANAA, Feb. 15 (YPA) - The Israeli occupation forces arrested, at dawn on Monday, 13 Palestinian citizens of the occupied West Bank. "Ma'an" agency reported that the occupation forces arrested four young men from their families' homes in…

Iran-Iraq flights resumed

SANAA, Feb. 15 (YPA) - Iraqi Airways flights have resumed this week between the two countries with health protocols and there is no reason to license flights to Iraq, spokesperson for Civil Aviation Organization of Iran Mohammad-Hassan…

11 people killed in 2 attacks in Congo

SANAA, Feb. 15 (YPA) - Local authorities confirmed that 11 people, including a child, were killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Sunday, when rebels attacked two military sites in the southeastern city of Lubumbashi, a mining…