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EU warns Turkey over journalist jail sentence

SANAA, Dec. 26 (YPA) - The European Union on Friday warned Turkey that a heavy jail sentence imposed on journalist Can Dundar harmed both human rights in the country and Ankara’s relations with Brussels. The European Union has repeatedly…

Netanyahu makes first call with king of Moroccan

SANAA, Dec. 26 (YPA) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had his first phone call with King Mohammed VI of Morocco since the signing of the agreement on normalizing relations between the two countries, Israeli occupation media reported. The…

Somali security forces kill 7 al-Shabaab members

SANAA, Dec. 26 (YPA) - Security forces on Thursday killed seven suspected members of the Somali al-Shabaab group, a Somali military official said on Friday. The Somali military official said in a statement published by the media that this…

Israeli occupation planes launch raids on Gaza Strip

SANAA, Dec. 26 (YPA) - In the early hours of Saturday, Israeli military aircraft launched raids on Palestinian positions in the Gaza Strip, about five hours after two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israel. According to…

3 UN peacekeepers killed in Central Africa

SANAA, Dec. 26 (YPA) - The United Nations announced, on Friday, that three Burundian soldiers were killed by unknown armed fighters in the Central African Republic. "Three peacekeepers from Burundi were killed and two others wounded," the…

Powerful explosion rocks downtown Nashville

SANAA, Dec. 25 (YPA) - A powerful explosion rocked the early hours of Friday in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, with no injuries reported so far, US media reported. The Office of Emergency Management confirmed to the media that a bus…

Hafter threatens to use force against Turkish forces

SANAA, Dec. 25 (YPA) - Commander of the Libyan National Army Khalifa Haftar on Thursday threatened to use force against Turkish armed forces in Libya if Turkey continued interfering in the North African country, Egyptian state-run newspaper…