UAE Firm To Build 850-Mln-USD Solar Power Project In Upper Egypt

CAIRO, Dec 19 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian cabinet granted, yesterday, a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based renewable energy company, the “Golden License,” to build an 850-million-U.S. dollar photovoltaic (PV) power generation project, in Upper Egypt’s province of Aswan. The project, to be built by Abydos for Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of…

13 Killed As Indian Navy Speedboat Collided With Ferry Off Mumbai

NEW DELHI, Dec 19 (NNN-PTI) – At least 13 people were killed yesterday, after a speedboat belonging to the Indian Navy crashed into a passenger ferry off Mumbai. According to the Indian Navy, the speedboat was undergoing engine trials, when it lost control and collided with the passenger ferry. A…

Vanuatu Asks For Int’l Assistance After Massive Quake: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – The situation in Vanuatu remains concerning, after a massive earthquake struck the country, and the government has requested international assistance to help respond, a UN spokesperson said, yesterday. The government of Vanuatu has declared a state of emergency for seven days, following Tuesday’s 7.3-magnitude…

Kyrgyzstan Appoints New Prime Minister

BISHKEK, Dec 19 (NNN-KNA) – Adylbek Kasymaliyev, has been appointed the prime minister of Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz presidential press service said, yesterday. “Kyrgyz President, Sadyr Japarov, signed a decree appointing Adylbek Kasymaliyev as the prime minister of Kyrgyzstan, head of the Presidential Administration of the Kyrgyz Republic,” said the Kyrgyz…

S. Korea’s Presidential Security Service Refuses Seizure Of Computer Server

SEOUL, Dec 19 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s presidential security service, has impeded a joint investigation unit’s attempt to seize a computer server, related to impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol’s martial law imposition, local media reported, yesterday. The presidential security service notified the joint investigation unit yesterday that, it cannot assist in…

Vietnam’s Rubber Exports Witness Growth In 2024

HANOI, Dec 18 (NNN-VNA) – All 15 top export markets of Vietnamese rubber saw growth in values in 2024, with Malaysia recording the highest increase, expanding fivefold, the Vietnam Rubber Association reported today. China remained Vietnam’s largest export market for rubber, accounting for 67.6 percent of the total market share,…

Gas Station Explosion In Uzbekistan Killed One, Injured Four

TASHKENT, Dec 18 (NNN-UzA) – One person was killed and four others injured yesterday, in a gas station explosion, in the eastern Uzbek city of Ferghana, local media reported, citing authorities. Fire crews arrived at the scene and quickly extinguished the fire that followed the explosion. It is reported that…

Brunei Provides Financial Aid To Incident-Affected Families

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Dec 17 (NNN-ANN) – Twenty-six families affected by fire, house collapse, and strong wind incidents in Brunei, have received financial assistance from the Sultan, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation, local media reported, yesterday. According to local daily, Borneo Bulletin, a total of 49,500 Brunei dollars (36,600 U.S. dollars)…

Traffic Accidents Kill Over 1,600 People In Myanmar In 10 Months

YANGON, Dec 18 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar reported 3,234 traffic accidents, resulting in 1,676 deaths and 4,706 injuries, from Jan to Oct this year, according to the Road Transport Administration Department, today. The numbers decreased compared to the same period last year, when 4,050 accidents, 2,068 deaths and 5,656 injuries were…

Around One Million Syrian Refugees May Return In First Half Of 2025: UNHCR

GENEVA, Dec 18 (NNN-APA) – The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Rema Jamous Imseis, said yesterday that, around one million Syrian refugees may return to their homeland between Jan and Jun, next year. “We have forecasted that we hope to see somewhere…