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Palestinian wounded by Israeli forces south of Bethlehem

SANAA, Jan. 2 (YPA) - A Palestinian boy was wounded by bullets of Israeli soldiers near the settlement of Gush Etzion Junction, south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli soldiers stationed…

Turkish parliament approves sending troops to Libya

SANAA, Jan. 2 (YPA) - Turkish parliament on Thursday approved the presidential request to authorize the government to send troops to Libya. The vote came with 325 votes to 184 on the request to authorize the government to provide various…

Zionist forces launch raid, arrest campaign in West Bank

SANAA, Jan. 2 (YPA) - The Zionist enemy forces on Thursday launched a campaign of raids and arrests in different areas of the occupied West Bank and al-Quds. In the town of Kober, west of Ramallah, enemy forces stormed the homes of the two…

5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Northern Iran

SANAA, Jan. 2(YPA) - A powerful 5.8-magnitude earthquake rocked northern Iran Thursday morning, according to Iran's Seismological Center. The tremors were recorded at 04.29 UTC (07.29 Moscow time), the center said. According to Iranian…

Pentagon sends 750 soldiers to Middle East

SANAA, Jan. 1 (YPA) - US Defense Secretary Mark Asper announced that the Pentagon will immediately send about 750 additional soldiers to the Middle East "in response to the attack on the American embassy in Baghdad, according to Washington…

10 police officers killed in 2 Taliban attacks in Afghanistan

SANAA, Jan. 1 (YPA) - Ten Afghan police were killed in two separate attacks on two military checkpoints in northern and eastern Afghanistan. The Afghan channel "Talao News" quoted the statements of the provincial police spokesman, Fadl…

Trump says he doesn’t want or expect war with Iran

SANAA, Jan. 1 (YPA) - The US President Donald Trump has said that he does not want or expect a war with Iran, while claiming earlier that Tehran would pay a heavy price for the events in front of the US embassy in Baghdad. Asked about the…