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Two people wounded in Afghanistan’s explosion

SANAA, Feb. 17 (YPA) - Afghan media reported that two people have been injured in an explosion in Kabul on Tuesday. In a statement on Tuesday, Afghan police announced that two people have been injured in a magnetic bomb blast in Kabul, TOLO…

Saudi court imprisons al-Hudhaif to 9 years in prison

SANAA, Feb. 15 (YPA) - A Saudi court has sentenced a writer, Mohammed al-Hudhaif, who has been detained since March 2016, to nine years in prison, the Prisoners of Conscience (POC) said on Twitter. The POC said that Al-Hudhaif was accused…

French MPs vote for law targeting Muslims

SANAA, Feb. 16 (YPA) - French lawmakers on Tuesday to vote  in a first reading on a controversial anti-secessionist bill, which critics say is aimed at Muslims, not the enemies of the republic. The National Assembly is scheduled to…

Four dead in US Virgin Islands helicopter crash

SANAA, Feb. 16 (YPA) - At least four people were killed on Monday in a helicopter crash in the US Virgin Islands, ABC TV reported. According to the channel, the local emergency service received a report at about 14:15 local time regarding a…

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…