Egypt Launches First Int’l Art Exhibition At Giza Pyramids

CAIRO, Oct 22 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt launched yesterday, the first international art exhibition at the Great Pyramids of Giza and their surrounding plateau, with participation of artists from Egypt and other countries. The event “Forever Is Now” is organised by Art D’Egypte company, an Egyptian platform for art and heritage,…

Thailand To Allow Vaccinated Visitors From 46 Low-Risk Places Without Quarantine

BANGKOK, Oct 22 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand announced late last night that, it will allow vaccinated visitors from 46 low-risk countries and regions to enter Thailand without quarantine from Nov. The list, which includes China, the United States, Britain and Malaysia, was released by Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Beginning…

5.9-Magnitude Quake Hits Lower North Island Of New Zealand

WELLINGTON, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand’s GeoNet reported that, a 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit the King Country town of Taumarunui, in lower North Island, at 10:58 a.m. local time, this morning. It hit at a depth of 210 km. More than 25,000 people across the country reported feeling the quake.…

Lebanese President Says Forensic Audit Of Central Bank Begins

BEIRUT, Oct 22 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese President, Michel Aoun, said yesterday that, the international auditing firm, Alvarez & Marsal, has begun its forensic audit of the Lebanese central bank. The president’s remarks came, during his meeting with UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Joanna Wronecka. The forensic audit came to a…

Pakistani FM Arrives In Afghanistan

KABUL, Oct 22 (NNN-ANA) – Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, arrived in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul yesterday, local television channel TOLONews reported, in its news bulletin. Heading a ranking delegation, Qureshi, during his stay in Kabul, would hold talks with Afghanistan leaders, the media outlet added. This is Qureshi’s first…

Iran Urges UN Action Against Israeli Threats To Nuke Programme

TEHRAN, Oct 21 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations, Majid Takht Ravanchi, called for an action by the UN Security Council (UNSC), to tackle rising Israeli threats to Tehran’s nuclear programme. In a letter to the UNSC on Tuesday, Takht Ravanchi said, over the past months, the number…

Syrian President Makes Phone Call With Abu Dhabi Crown Prince

DAMASCUS, Oct 21 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, yesterday, made a phone call with Mohammad bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Assad and al-Nahyan discussed bilateral relations and ways to boost mutual interests of both peoples. Discussions also tackled the…

Road Accident Kills Six In Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province

FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, Oct 21 (NNN-ANA) – Six commuters lost their lives and four others sustained injury, as their vehicle plunged into a ravine, in Afghanistan’s northern Badakhshan province yesterday, a provincial administration official, Qari Inamullah Inami, said today. According to the official, nearly a dozen people, including women and children,…

Foreign Travellers To Japan Fall 99 Percent In Sept From Pre-Pandemic Level

TOKYO, Oct 21 (NNN-NHK) – The number of foreign visitors to Japan dropped over 99 percent in Sept, compared with the same month in 2019, local media reported today. Japan has banned most foreign travellers from entering the country since Jan, except for those who have special reasons. According to…

Fitch Solutions Foresees Malaysia’s Consumer Spending Recovery In 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Consumer spending in Malaysia will begin its recovery in 2022, with household spending forecast to grow by a real rate of 5.1 percent, Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research said today. “We expect the consumer to recover from two years of contractions in…