Asia

Egypt’s Largest Container Terminal To Operate By 2025: Senior Executive

AIN SOKHNA, Egypt, Jun 1 (NNN-MENA) – An Egyptian executive announced that, a new large container terminal at Ain Sokhna…

Iran’s Leader Urges Greater Iran-Syria Cooperation To Overcome West’s Pressure

TEHRAN, May 31 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, said yesterday, his country and Syria should further expand their…

Five-Year-Old Children In Vietnam To Be Exempted From Tuition Fees At Public Schools

HANOI, May 31 (NNN-VNA) – Five-year-old children in Vietnam will be exempted from tuition fees at public schools, from Sept…

Costa Rica to host World Meeting of Women of the Seas

SAN JOSE, May 31 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The Costa Rican island of Chira, considered by many “a natural paradise” that…

21 Killed, 40 Injured As Bus Fell Into Gorge In Indian-Controlled Kashmir

NEW DELHI, May 31 (NNN-PTI) – At least 21 people were killed and 40 others injured, some of them critically,…

Man Dies Of Heatstroke In Indian Capital

NEW DELHI, May 31 (NNN-PTI) – A man from India’s eastern state of Bihar, died at a hospital in the…

40 Injured In Gas Cylinder Explosion In Southern Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, May 31 (NNN-APP) – A gas cylinder explosion injured at least 40 people, mostly women and children, in Pakistan’s…

UN: Vulnerable island states adopt 10-year development plan

SAINT JOHN (Antigua and Barbuda), May 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — May 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Small island developing states (SIDS), which are…

UN refugee chief blasts Security Council as millions displaced by war

UNITED NATIONS, May 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations refugee chief criticized the Security Council over the growing number of…

Indonesia Seeks Investors To Build Southeast Asia’s Largest Hydropower Project

TANJUNG SELOR, Indonesia, May 31 (NNN-ANTARA) – Accompanied by the sound of the Kayan River flowing by, workers were busy…