Saudi Crown Prince, Syrian Interim Leader Discussed Bilateral Ties In Riyadh

RIYADAH, Oct 30 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, and Syrian interim leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, discussed bilateral relations and ways to strengthen cooperation across various sectors, yesterday. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the ninth Future Investment Initiative conference, in Riyadh. During the event, al-Sharaa said,…

Egyptian, Sudanese FMs Discussed Situation In El Fasher After RSF Takeover

CAIRO, Oct 30 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, met his Sudanese counterpart, Mohieldin Salim, yesterday, to discuss the critical humanitarian and security situation in Sudan’s El Fasher, which was captured by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), over the weekend. During their meeting in Cairo, Abdelatty reaffirmed Egypt’s…

Australia’s Protected Marine Habitats To Face Extreme Climate Impacts By 2040: Study

SYDNEY, Oct 30 (NNN-AAP) – Even Australia’s most protected marine habitats are likely to suffer extreme ocean impacts by 2040, due to climate change, threatening thousands of plant and animal species, new research warned. Climate change will mean ocean conditions considered “extreme” today will become “the new normal” in just…

Myanmar Exported Nearly 200,000 Tonnes Of Fishery Products In Six Months

YANGON, Oct 30 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar exported 190,567 tonnes of fishery products from Apr to Sept, earning about 279 million U.S. dollars, according to the Department of Fisheries, yesterday. The country exports fishery products via sea, air, and border trade routes. Although total export volume declined compared to the same…

Protesters In Tokyo Rally Against Japan-U.S. Summit Meeting

TOKYO, Oct 29 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, and U.S. President, Donald Trump, took part in a series of talks yesterday, during their first meeting in Tokyo. Meanwhile, Japanese people took to the streets, voicing strong dissatisfaction with Trump’s visit, and protesting against arms expansion and the…

ADB Approves 460 Million USD Loan To Boost Agricultural Solarisation In India

MANILA, Oct 29 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), announced today that, it has approved a 460-million-U.S.-dollar results-based loan, to modernise rural power infrastructure, promote distributed renewable energy generation, and improve agricultural productivity, by providing farmers with reliable daytime solar electricity for irrigation, in the state of Maharashtra, India.…

Afghan, Kazakh Companies Signed Deals To Promote Cooperation

KABUL, Oct 29 (NNN-BNA) – Afghan and Kazakh companies, have signed several memorandums of understanding worth 360 million U.S. dollars, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce, said today. The deals, involving 15 companies from both nations, were signed in the city of Shymkent, Kazakhstan. The agreements aimed to foster economic…

33 Killed In Israeli Strikes On Gaza, Hamas Postpones Hostage Body Handover; Over 68,000 Palestinians Murdered So Far

GAZA/JERUSALEM, Oct 29 (NNN-WAFA/MA’AN) – 33 more Palestinians, including children and an infant, were murdered, and four others injured, last night, in Zionist Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, despite a declared ceasefire, the Palestinian Civil Defence said. According to Mahmoud Basal, spokesman for the authorities in Gaza, five people,…

Iraq Seals 764 Million USD Deal To Develop Baghdad Int’l Airport

BAGHDAD, Oct 29 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi government, yesterday, approved a major Public-Private Partnership (PPP) deal, worth 764 million U.S. dollars, for the development and operation of Baghdad International Airport. According to a statement by the media office of Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, the Council of Ministers awarded…

Feature: Sculpting A City’s Soul – Egypt’s New Alamein Blends Art With Urban Dreams

by Mahmoud Fouly NEW ALAMEIN, Egypt, Oct 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Under the Mediterranean sky, rows of white sculptures rise, along the seaside promenade of New Alamein, an emerging city. Abstract forms and graceful human figures stand in silent dialogue with the sea, turning the esplanade into an open-air gallery that…