Revenues Of Egypt’s Suez Canal Down 60 Percent Since Beginning Of The Year

CAIRO, Oct 7 (NNN-MENA) – Revenues from Egypt’s Suez Canal dropped by 60 percent, and the number of ships passing through the waterway decreased by 49 percent, since the beginning of the year, an Egyptian official said, yesterday. The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Chairman, Osama Rabie, said in a statement…

Afghan Gov’t Certifies 12 Projects Worth 146 Million USD

KABUL, Oct 7 (NNN-ANA) – The Afghan caretaker government, has certified 12 projects worth more than 146 million U.S. dollars, the office of the acting deputy prime minister for economic affairs, said. The projects included construction of university dormitories in Kandahar, Zabul and Nimroz provinces, restoring Kandahar airport, reconstructing Qaisar-Laman…

Sri Lankan President Vows To Expedite Investigations Into 2019 Easter Attacks

COLOMBO, Oct 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan President, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, announced yesterday that, investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks will be expedited. The president made the remark, during a discussion at St. Sebastian’s Church, in Katuwapitiya, Negambo, with families of those killed and injured in the attacks. He…

Floods Caused 1.19 Billion USD Damage To Bangladesh’s Eastern Region In Aug

DHAKA, Oct 7 (NNN-BSS) – Floods caused 144.21 billion taka (about 1.19 billion U.S. dollars) in damage to agriculture, infrastructure and other sectors, in Bangladesh’s eastern region in Aug. Bangladesh’s leading think-tank, Centre for Policy Dialogue, disclosed the loss yesterday, saying, the largest share, over 35 percent, of the damage…

The Zionist Regime Renews Airstrikes In Beirut’s Suburbs As Border Clashes Escalate

BEIRUT, Oct 7 (NNN-NNA) – The Zionist regime’s warplanes launched intense bombardment on Beirut’s southern suburbs early yesterday, striking residential areas and igniting fires that continued to burn into the morning. The raid targeted a building nestled between the neighbourhoods of Al-Laylaki and Al-Mrayjeh. Residents awoke to billowing smoke and…

Iran Sets Up Settlement Camp, Field Hospital At Lebanon-Syria Border

TEHRAN, Oct 6 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Red Crescent Society (IRCS), said yesterday, it has set up an emergency settlement camp and a field hospital, at the Lebanon-Syria border, to shelter the displaced and injured Lebanese. The move has been made in the aftermath of the intensified Israeli attacks against Lebanon,…

Iranian Top General Warns Of “Harsh” Response To Any Israeli Retaliation

TEHRAN, Oct 6 (NNN-IRNA) – A senior Iranian military official warned that, any “unconsidered action” by Israel would provoke a “harsh and destructive” response from Iran, semi-official Mehr news agency reported, yesterday. Chief Commander of the Iranian Army, Abdolrahim Mousavi said, Iran has shown patience in the face of Israel’s…

At Least 24 Murdered In Barbaric Israeli Air Strike On Mosque In Gaza; Death Toll: 42,000 – Media

CAIRO, Oct 6 (NNN-REUTERS) – At least 24 Palestinian civilians were murdered, and more than 90 others injured, in an Israeli Zionist air strike, targeting a mosque, when people were performing their early morning prayers, in central Gaza early today, media reported. The strike on the mosque, near the Al-Aqsa…

Laos Received 2.6 Million Foreign Tourists In Jan-Aug

VIENTIANE, Oct 6 (NNN-KPL) – Laos received 2.6 million foreign visitors in the first eight months of this year, up 19 percent from 2.2 million over the same period, last year. From Jan to Aug, Thailand, Vietnam and China were the top sources of foreign tourists to Laos, Lao Economic…

New Zealand’s Navy Ship Ran Aground

WELLINGTON, Oct 6 (NNN-RNZ) – A New Zealand navy ship ran aground, near the southern coast of Upolu in Samoa, with all 75 crew and passengers on board rescued in the early hours of today. The multi-purpose maritime support ship, HMNZS Manawanui, with a displacement of 5,741 tonnes, was grounded…