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Airstrikes hit Libyan capital Tripoli

SANAA, April 28  (YPA) – The Libyan capital, Tripoli, was attacked by Libyan fighter jets led by Khalifa Hafer on Saturday night. "We hear continuous and uninterrupted rounds (machine guns and anti-aircraft rounds) and air strikes from time…
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Eight Afghan police killed in Taliban attack

SANAA, April 28 (YPA) -  At least Eight Afghan police officers were killed on Sunday in an attack carried out by Taliban militants on a police station in western Ghor province of Afghanistan, according to local officials. The Taliban…
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Egyptian authorities close border with Libya

SANAA, April 28 (YPA) - The Egyptian authorities have closed the Musaid port on Sunday with Libyan, a Libyan security official said. "The Egyptian side closed Sallum crossing border between Libya and Egypt from 9 p.m. on Saturday night,…
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Sri Lanka bans two Islamist groups

SANAA, April 28 (YPA) - Sri Lanka has banned the activity of two Islamist groups, after they were suspected of being behind suicide bombings that targeted churches and hotels in the country's capital Colombo, resulting in hundreds of deaths…
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Venezuela withdraws from OAS

SANAA, April (YPA) - The Venezuelan government has said that until Saturday, April 27, it was listed as a member of the Organization of American States (OAS), but any decision taken by that body after that date would have no repercussions…
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Israeli forces arrest 14 Palestinians in West Bank

SANAA, April 28 (YPA) - Israeli occupation forces on Sunday launched a massive campaign of arrests and raids against Palestinian citizens in the occupied West Bank.  According to Palestinian sources, the occupation forces arrested 14…