Saudi-Led Coalition Says Shipment Arriving At Yemeni Port Carried Weapons, Ammunition

RIYADH/ABU DHABI, Dec 31 (NNN-SPA/WAM) – The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, said yesterday that, two vessels entering the southern port of Mukalla were carrying containers loaded with weapons and ammunition. In a post on X, coalition spokesperson, Turki Al-Maliki, said, the vessels entered the port without obtaining entry permits from…

Egypt Uncovers Ancient Industrial Workshops In Beheira

CAIRO, Dec 31 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, announced the discovery of several industrial workshops, dating back to the Late Period (747-332 BC), and the early stages of the Ptolemaic era (332-30 BC) in Beheira governorate, north of Cairo. According to a statement from the ministry,…

Feature: Lao Travellers Hop On China-Laos Railway For Refreshing New Year Journeys

VIENTIANE, Dec 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – As the New Year approaches, many are mapping out their holiday journeys, with Lao travellers increasingly choosing the China-Laos Railway as their preferred route, gliding along the tracks with ease, comfort, and scenic beauty, as they welcome the dawn of a new year. Joey, a…

Pakistan Urges Vigilance Against Digital Extremist Threats To Minors

ISLAMABAD, Dec 31 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani authorities said yesterday that, terrorists and extremist groups are using online platforms for radicalisation targeting vulnerable children, making it a serious digital threat. Interior Minister of the country’s southern Sindh province, Zia Ul Hassan Lanjar, said that, the online radicalisation, followed a structured pattern,…

Road Accident Killed Seven, Injured Two In Afghanistan’s Badakhshan

KABUL, Dec 30 (NNN-BNA) – Seven commuters were killed and two others sustained injuries, due to a road accident that occurred in northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, today, provincial police spokesman, Ehsanullah Kamgar, said. The deadly mishap took place in Maimay district of the mountainous Darwaz region, early this morning, the…

Measles Death Toll Reaches 12 In Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Dec 30 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia’s measles death toll has reached 12, after one more related death was registered, the National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD), said, today. Meanwhile, 22 people remained in hospital, including four critically ill children, the NCCD said, in a statement. The NCCD advised parents…

16 Killed In Nursing Home Fire In Indonesia’s Manado, Identification Underway

JAKARTA, Dec 30 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian police are conducting identification procedures, for 16 people killed in a fire, that broke out at a nursing home in Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province, local authorities, said. The victims’ bodies are being identified at Bhayangkara Hospital, of the North Sulawesi Regional…

Laos Expects Fifth Lao-Thai Bridge To Bring Benefits To Residents, Boost Connectivity

VIENTIANE, Dec 30 (NNN-KPL) – The opening of the fifth Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge, sparked optimism among people in Laos, who hope it will improve livelihoods and regional connectivity, boost trade, tourism and transportation, and further strengthen the long-standing friendship between Laos and Thailand. The bridge, linking Bolikhamxay province in Laos,…

Over 3,000 Nomination Papers Collected For Bangladesh’s 13th General Election

DHAKA, Dec 30 (NNN-BSS) – More than 3,000 nomination papers have been collected, from 69 returning officers, to contest the polls for Bangladesh’s 13th general election, to be held on Feb 12 next year, according to the Bangladeshi Election Commission. The deadline for submitting nomination papers for the election expired…

Floods, Blizzard Leave Four Killed, Nine Missing Across Iran In 48 Hours

TEHRAN, Dec 30 (NNN-IRNA) – Floods and blizzard, left at least four people dead and nine others missing across Iran, over the past two days, the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said, late yesterday. In a statement published on its website, the IRCS said, the victims were from the north-western…