SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi group said on Friday that its air defense forces intercepted Saudi warplanes which allegedly entered Yemeni airspace to prevent an Iranian civilian aircraft from landing at Sanaa International Airport.
In a statement aired by the group's Al-Masirah television, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said the Saudi aircraft entered Yemeni airspace at about 5:20 a.m. local time in an attempt to stop the Iranian plane, which he said was carrying more than 200 stranded, wounded and sick Yemeni passengers, from landing in Sanaa. (Yemen-Saudi Warplanes-Interception)
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DAMASCUS -- Three Syrian security personnel were wounded Friday after two men riding a motorcycle attacked a security checkpoint at the entrance to the Damascus suburb of Jaramana, state news agency SANA reported, citing a security source.
According to the source, security personnel stopped the two men during a routine identity check at the checkpoint. (Syria-Damascus-attack)
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TEHRAN -- High-ranking Iranian and foreign officials on Friday paid their respects to Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a ceremony in Tehran.
The tribute ceremony began in the morning at Imam Khomeini's Mosalla prayer hall in central Tehran and continued throughout the day. (Iran-Ayatollah Ali Khamenei-Tribute Ceremony)
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CAIRO -- An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered a Byzantine-era residential city in Dakhla Oasis in Egypt's Western Desert, offering new insights into urban planning and daily life during the Byzantine period, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said on Friday.
Located at the Ain al-Sabil archaeological site in New Valley Governorate, the city, built entirely of mud brick, follows a well-planned urban layout, featuring main streets running from north to south and intersected by east-west cross streets that form open squares. A basilica church occupies a central location overlooking one of the city's main thoroughfares. (Egypt-Byzantine Era-Excavation) Enditem
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