Egypt Lifts All COVID-19-Related Entry Restrictions

CAIRO, Jun 17 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt, yesterday, lifted all COVID-19-related entry restrictions for all travellers, whether Egyptians or foreigners. The decision was made by Egypt’s Supreme Committee for the Management of the Epidemiology and Health Pandemic Crisis, according to the pandemic conditions in Egypt and abroad, said Nader Saad, a…

Japan’s Ruling Party Pledges To Boost Defence Ahead Of Upper House Election

TOKYO, Jun 17 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s ruling party, yesterday vowed to “fundamentally” reinforce the country’s defence capability and increase spending on it, in the next five years, ahead of an upcoming House of Councillors election. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is targeting to roughly double Japan’s defence spending to…

E-Banking In Pakistan Continues Steady Growth: Central Bank

ISLAMABAD, Jun 17 (NNN-APP) – The e-banking sector in Pakistan kept on showing a steady growth trend, in the third quarter of the current fiscal year, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said, yesterday. The Pakistani central bank’s payment system review, covering Jan-Mar, 2022, “presents an overall viewpoint of growing…

Afghan Forces Arrest Six People On Charges Of Illegally Digging Historical Sites

QALA-E-NAW, Afghanistan, Jun 17 (NNN-ANA) – Security forces arrested six people on charges of illegally digging historical sites, in the western Badghis province, provincial head of Information and Culture, Baz Mohammad Sarwari, said yesterday. Sarwari said, the suspects have been digging the archaeological sites and monuments in Kariz area of…

Iran, Turkmenistan Signed Nine Cooperation Agreements, Vow To Expand Ties

TEHRAN, Jun 16 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran and Turkmenistan signed nine cooperation agreements here, in the Iranian capital, yesterday, vowing to expand ties. Under the agreements, the two countries will boost their partnership in the fields of transportation, scientific and cultural exchanges, environmental protection, trade, and economic ties, the Iranian state…

China-Brunei Joint Venture Promotes Local Employment With Job Offers For Trained Students

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jun 16 (NNN-ANN) – A total of 207 Brunei students, from the diploma programmes, launched jointly by their vocational education institutes and a Brunei-China joint venture, were awarded the Conditional Offer of Employment (COE) yesterday. Hengyi Industries Sdn Bhd, is a petrochemical joint venture between China’s Zhejiang…

Japanese Gov’t Urges BOJ To Help Curb Yen’s Plunge Ahead Of Policy Meeting

TOKYO, Jun 16 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government, heaped pressure on the Bank of Japan (BOJ), to help address the yen’s slump, ahead of its two-day policy meeting, starting today. “We expect (the BOJ) to appropriately take necessary measures, in coordination with the government,” Chief Cabinet Secretary, Hirokazu Matsuno, told…

Engineers Warn Sri Lanka Might Face Power Cuts For Next Three Years

COLOMBO, Jun 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s state-owned electricity producer, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), Engineers’ Union, warned yesterday that, the country might continue to experience power cuts for at least three more years. CEB Engineers’ Union President, Anil Ranjith, told the media that power plants do not produce enough to…

Bangladesh To Invite Tender For First Subway Project In Dhaka

DHAKA, Jun 16 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government will float international bids, for the construction of the country’s first subway project in the capital, Dhaka, a senior official said, yesterday. Tendering process for packages of metro rail in Dhaka is at the final stage, said M.A.N. Siddique, managing director of…

UN Agency For Palestine Refugees Faces 100-Million-USD Funding Gap: Chief

BEIRUT, Jun 16 (NNN-NNA) – Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), urged yesterday, countries to increase financial contributions, as the agency suffers from a 100-million-U.S.-dollar funding gap. Philippe Lazzarini said, at a press conference, held on the occasion of…