Egypt Sees Record 19 Million Tourists Last Year, Up 21 Percent

CAIRO, Jan 4 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt received a record of nearly 19 million tourists last year, up 21 percent from the previous year, Tourism and Antiquities Minister, Sherif Fathy said, yesterday. Fathy attributed the increase to security and stability, a clear development strategy, and efforts to diversify tourism products and…

Traffic Accidents Killed Three, Injured Seven In N. Afghanistan

KABUL, Jan 4 (NNN-BNA) – At least three people were killed and seven others injured, in two separate traffic accidents in northern Afghanistan, authorities confirmed, yesterday. In Jawzjan province, a vehicle overturned on a main highway, killing two on the spot, and injuring four others. In a separate incident in…

Sri Lanka To Allocate Nearly One Billion USD This Year For Roads: Minister

COLOMBO, Jan 4 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lanka plans to allocate nearly one billion U.S. dollars this year, for road construction and the repair of roads damaged by floods and landslides, caused by Cyclone Ditwah, a senior minister said, yesterday. Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development, Bimal Rathnayake, told journalists…

Mongolia Extends Visa Exemption Entry For 34 Countries This Year

ULAN BATOR, Jan 4 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia has extended its visa-free access for tourists from 34 countries until the end of this year, according to the country’s Immigration Agency (MIA), yesterday. The government’s decision prolongs the visa-free entry regime for citizens of 32 European countries and two island countries, through…

More Snow Forecast For Eastern, Northern Japan

TOKYO, Jan 3 (NNN-NHK) — Japan’s weather agency, today warned that, a strong cold mass over the nation will bring more snow to the country’s eastern and northern regions. Snowfall has intensified in Chugoku and Hokuriku regions, yesterday and today, due to the cold mass, along with a winter-type pressure…

Sri Lanka Logged Record Coconut Export Earnings Last Year

COLOMBO, Jan 3 (NNN-LNW) – Last year, Sri Lanka’s export earnings from coconuts and coconut-based products, exceeded one billion U.S. dollars, for the first time on record, according to official data. Export Development Board (EDB) data shows that, export revenue from coconuts and related products reached 1.0339 billion dollars, between…

Iranian FM Vows To “Forcefully Reject” Interference After Trump’s Threat To “Rescue” Protesters

TEHRAN, Jan 3 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, yesterday vowed to “forcefully reject” any interference in the country’s internal affairs, after U.S. President, Donald Trump earlier warned that the United States would act, if Iran “kills peaceful protesters.” In a post on social media platform X, Araghchi…

Over One Million People In Gaza Still Urgently Need Shelter Assistance: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – An estimated more than one million people, or every other person in Gaza, still urgently need shelter assistance, the Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General said, yesterday. The shelter assistance needs remain, although humanitarians have distributed thousands of tents and hundreds of…

Malaysia Forms Online Safety Committee To Guide Policy

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia has formed an online safety committee, as the highest strategic advisory body, to steer the direction of the nation’s online safety, Azalina Othman Said, minister in the prime minister’s department for law and institutional reform, said, yesterday. This is in line with the…

Bali To Enhance Measures To Promote Quality Tourism

JAKARTA, Jan 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – Authorities of Indonesia’s Bali Island, plan to tighten checks on foreign tourists, starting this year, including their financial capacity, length of stay, and planned activities, as part of efforts to promote quality tourism, Bali Governor, I Wayan Koster was quoted by local media as saying,…