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4 killed in Brazil plane crash

SANAA, Dec. 30 (YPA) - At least four people were killed after a small plane crashed in a rural area of central Brazil's southern State of Paraná. According to Xinhua, Brazil's civil defense announced Tuesday evening that the plane had…

Earthquake strikes near Japanese island of Honshu

SANAA, Dec. 30 (YPA) - A powerful earthquake struck early on Wednesday, the island of Honshu, Japan. The Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Institute said the earthquake had a magnitude of five on Richter scale. The center added that the…

Egyptian teacher killed by minors in Saudi Arabia

SANAA, Dec. 30 (YPA) - The Egyptian government confirmed the killing of its citizen, teacher, Hani Abdel Tawab, in Saudi Arabia last week, expressing its confidence in the Saudi judiciary and punishing the perpetrators. The Minister of…

Kuwait prepares to announce “large” oil discoveries

KUWAIT, Dec. 30 (YPA) - The oil sector in the State of Kuwait, an OPEC member, is preparing to announce "huge" oil discoveries, according to a media report. Informed sources told the Kuwaiti newspaper "Al-Rai" that the oil sector in Kuwait…

Females addiction to alcohol, drugs in UAE increase

DUBAI, Dec. 29 (YPA) - An official at the International Protection Center of the General Department for Drug Control in Dubai Police said on Tuesday that there has been an increase in the number of females addicted to drugs recently. "There…