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Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits Greece

SANAA, Feb. 17 (YPA) - The Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center reported that a magnitude 5.1 earthquake was recorded in Greece on Wednesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 2 km, and 22 km northeast of Patras, which has a population of…

Two people wounded in Afghanistan’s explosion

SANAA, Feb. 17 (YPA) - Afghan media reported that two people have been injured in an explosion in Kabul on Tuesday. In a statement on Tuesday, Afghan police announced that two people have been injured in a magnetic bomb blast in Kabul, TOLO…

Saudi court imprisons al-Hudhaif to 9 years in prison

SANAA, Feb. 15 (YPA) - A Saudi court has sentenced a writer, Mohammed al-Hudhaif, who has been detained since March 2016, to nine years in prison, the Prisoners of Conscience (POC) said on Twitter. The POC said that Al-Hudhaif was accused…

French MPs vote for law targeting Muslims

SANAA, Feb. 16 (YPA) - French lawmakers on Tuesday to vote  in a first reading on a controversial anti-secessionist bill, which critics say is aimed at Muslims, not the enemies of the republic. The National Assembly is scheduled to…