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SANAA, Sept. 16 (YPA) - The missiles fired by North Korea on Wednesday were a test of a new "railway-borne missile system, South Korea's state news agency KCNA said Thursday that the The missiles were launched 800 kilometers before hitting…

ADDIS ABABA, Sept. 16 (YPA) - Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Demeke Mekonnen has expressed his country's desire to resume trilateral negotiations on the Renaissance Dam as soon as possible. "When meeting with…

SANAA, Sept. 16 (YPA) - Tunisian and Libyan officials have agreed to reopen the air and land borders in two days, TAP news agency reported According to the TAP, Saber Bougerra, Executive Director of the Tunisian-Libyan Economic Council said…

SANAA, Sept. 16 (YPA) - Two people were killed and three others injured when a 6-magnitude earthquake hit southwestern China early Thursday morning. The quake jolted Luxian County, Luzhou City of southwest China's Sichuan Province,…

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (YPA) - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy has awarded Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Scholar Award for his efforts in concluding the normalization agreement between the UAE and…

ATHENS, Sept. 15 (YPA) - Greek Chiefs of Staff announced Wednesday that a team of its armed forces headed to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to deliver air defense batteries used in Patriot missile systems. During an official visit by Greek…

GULF, Sept. 15 (YPA) - Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that an attack with a booby-trapped drone targeted Abha International Airport, southwest of the Kingdom. The Saudi "Al Ekhbariya" TV channel quoted the Saudi-led coalition as saying: “A…

SANAA, Sept. 15 (YPA) - Saudi Arabia has reached out to Tel Aviv about the possibility of procuring Israeli-made missile defense systems, at a time when the American systems the Kingdom has for so long relied upon have been removed,…

NABLUS, Sept. 15 (YPA) - At least 22 Palestinians were injured by rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas during clashes with Israeli occupation forces that broke out at the Hawara checkpoint, south of Nablus. Ahmed Jibril, director of the…

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 15 (YPA) - Gunmen stormed a hotel in Mexico's central San Luis Potosi state on Tuesday and kidnapped some 20 foreigners believed to be mostly from Haiti and Venezuela, the state's attorney general's office said. According…