SANAA -- A massive explosion rocked a gas station in the Houthi-controlled Yemen's capital of Sanaa on Sunday night, igniting a significant fire, reported by authorities and witnesses.

The blast occurred at the Mufazer gas station, which is situated in front of the al-Khurafi military camp in the northeastern part of the capital. Houthi forces cordoned off the area, with civil defense teams swiftly responding to the incident. (Yemen-Sanaa-Explosion)

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TEHRAN -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met with visiting Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan on Sunday to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation and the implementation of bilateral agreements.

At a joint press conference, Amir-Abdollahian said the two countries have set an annual trade volume target of 30 billion euros (32.33 billion U.S. dollars) and are halfway to achieving the goal, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported. (Iran-Türkiye-Foreign Minister)

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KHARTOUM -- The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said 16 civilians were killed in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the capital Khartoum on Sunday.

The army said the RSF carried out "indiscriminate shelling" on Karari and Wad al-Bakhit neighborhoods in northern Omdurman, northwest of the capital city, killing 13 civilians and wounding multiple others. (Sudan-Civilian casualty-RSF)

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ALGIERS -- Devastating floods have killed eight people in western Algeria, announced the country's civil protection services on Sunday.

The floods, which occurred on Saturday evening, swept away a vehicle in the province of Tlemcen, claiming the lives of two men and two women, it said. (Algeria-Flood-Casualty) Enditem

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