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DAMASCUS, May 19 (YPA) - A powerful explosion rocked the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Tuesday near the Armaments Administration of the Weapons Management Center at the Ministry of Defense, amid conflicting accounts regarding its nature and…

QAIRO, May 19 (YPA) - Egyptian travel content creator Mohamed Taher, known as “Taher Musafer,” said he was prevented by Saudi authorities from traveling to perform Hajj despite holding a special visa. In a video published on Monday from…

GAZA, May 19 (YPA) - Hamas movement strongly criticized a report submitted by the so-called “Peace Council” to the United Nations Security Council, accusing it of containing what the movement described as “serious distortions” that absolve…

BEIRUT, y 19 (YPA) - Four Lebanese civilians were killed and two others injured on Tuesday in an Israeli aggressive airstrike targeting a house in the town of Kafrsir in southern Lebanon, amid continued reports of ceasefire violations.…

GAZA, May 19 (YPA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced, on Tuesday, that the death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 72,772 martyrs and 172,707 wounded since October 7, 2023. In its daily statistical…

GAZA, May 19 (YPA) - UNICEF warned on Tuesday that the worsening situation in Lebanon is placing more than 770,000 children at risk, amid concerns over long-term psychological trauma caused by the continued Israeli aggression. In a post…

BEIRUT, May 19 (YPA) – The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon (Hezbollah) released on Monday video footage showing its fighters targeting a "Merkava" tank belonging to the "Israeli" enemy army at Tal Nahas in the town of Kfar Kila in southern…

OCCUPIED PALESTINE, May 19 (YPA) – Israeli occupation forces have detained 345 activists participating in the “Global Sumud Flotilla” after intercepting 39 vessels in international waters while they were en route to the Gaza Strip in an…

GAZA, May 19 (YPA) – Two Palestinian fishermen were wounded by Israeli naval gunfire off the coast of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, Palestinian media sources reported. According to sources, two fishermen from the al-Najjar family were…

NEW YORK, May 19 (YPA) – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that the living conditions in Gaza remain extremely dire, noting that most residents are displaced and exposed to ongoing health and…