Feature: Egyptian Breeders Throw First Beauty Contest For Egyptian Arabian Horses

by Mahmoud Fouly SHARQIA, Egypt, Jan 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – In a sand track in the northern Egyptian province of Sharqia, an Egyptian Arabian brown chestnut horse, with a white blaze on the face, ridden by a trainer, was gracefully moving its legs against the Arabian music, playing in the background.…

Singapore Sports Community Says Beijing Winter Olympics Will Be A Great Success

SINGAPORE, Jan 16 (NNN-CNA) – Representatives from Singapore sports community, expressed best wishes here yesterday, that, the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics will be a great success. Ellen Lee Geck Hoon, President of Singapore Table Tennis Association and a former Member of Parliament, said, she was very impressed with the 2008…

Singapore Reports 956 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Jan 16 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 956 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally of the disease in the country to 290,986. Of the new cases, 552 were in the community and 404 were imported cases, according to statistics, released by the Ministry of Health (MOH). A…

Japan’s Weather Agency Warns Of Tsunami Following Volcanic Eruption In Tonga

TOKYO, Jan 16 (NNN-NHK) – Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), last night, issued a tsunami warning, following an earlier volcanic eruption in Tonga. The weather agency warned of the tsunami, on the country’s Pacific coast and urged residents to evacuate from seaside areas. The tsunami was triggered following the massive underwater…

Seven People Die After Reportedly Consuming Poisonous Liquor In India

NEW DELHI, Jan 16 (NNN-PTI) – Seven people died, allegedly after consuming poisonous liquor, in India’s eastern state of Bihar, a district administration official said over the phone yesterday. The deaths took place in Bihar’s Nalanda district. “We have learnt that, while one of them died of a heart attack,…

Israel Adds 40,430 New COVID-19 Cases, Tally Tops 1.7 Million

JERUSALEM, Jan 15 (NNN-PNA) – Israel yesterday reported 40,430 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections in the regime to 1,713,563, or 18.1 percent of the total population, the state’s Health Ministry said. The COVID-19 death toll increased by three to 8,293, while the number of patients in…

Iran Launches First Extra-Heavy Crude Refinery In Southern Island

TEHRAN, Jan 15 (NNN-ISNA) – The first phase of extra-heavy crude refinery was inaugurated by the Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, in the southern island of Qeshm, yesterday. The complex, which is Iran’s first extra-heavy crude refinery, will promote the export of by-products of crude refinement, such as bitumen, said the…

Dozens Of Palestinians Injured In Clashes With Israeli Soldiers In The West Bank: Medics

RAMALLAH, Jan 15 (NNN-WAFA) – Dozens of Palestinian protestors were injured yesterday, during clashes with Israeli soldiers near two cities in northern West Bank, medics said. Palestinian medics said, at least 15 demonstrators were injured by rubber-coated metal bullets, and dozens suffered suffocation, after they inhaled teargas fired by the…

World’s Largest Star Sapphire Cluster Unearthed In Sri Lanka Enters Guinness Book

COLOMBO, Jan 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lankan government said yesterday that, the huge star sapphire cluster found in the country last year, has been registered in the Guinness Book of World Records, as the world’s largest star sapphire cluster. State Minister of Gem and Jewelry Related Industries, Lohan Ratwatte,…

India’s Exports Grow By 25 Percent In Dec, 2021

NEW DELHI, Jan 15 (NNN-PTI) – India’s overall exports in Dec, 2021, stood at 57.87 billion U.S. dollars, up by 25.05 percent year on year, data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, yesterday, showed. Overall imports in Dec, 2021, stood at 72.35 billion dollars, compared to 54.05 billion…