Afghan Forces Thwart Attempts To Smuggle Historical Documents Abroad

KABUL, Jul 22 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan forces have frustrated attempts to smuggle historical documents, weighing 10 kg, abroad, in south Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, state-run news agency Bakhtar reported, yesterday. Two men, according to the news agency, were attempting to traffic 10 kg of historical documents to neighbouring Pakistan. Afghan security…

Two Lebanese Soldiers Injured In Israeli Strike On Watchtower

BEIRUT, Jul 22 (NNN-NNA) – Two Lebanese soldiers were injured yesterday, in an Israeli attack targeting a watchtower, in the south-western border region, according to the Lebanese military. The Lebanese Army Command reported that, the Israeli strike hit the army watchtower, located outside the village of Alma al-Shaab. The two…

Israeli Settlers Injured Three Foreign Pro-Palestinian Activists In West Bank

RAMALLAH, Jul 22 (NNN-WAFA) – Three foreign pro-Palestinian activists were injured yesterday, during an attack by Israeli settlers in the village of Qusra, near Nablus in the northern West Bank, Palestinian sources reported. The settlers assaulted the activists, two American women and one German man, with sticks, while they were…

Türkiye Recovers Over 12,000 Historical Artefacts Since 2002

ANKARA, Jul 22 (NNN-TRT) – The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, said yesterday that, 12,139 historical artefacts have been repatriated since 2002, as the country has intensified efforts to recover cultural artifacts. Since 2018 alone, a total of 7,823 artefacts have been recovered, local newspaper, Daily Sabah, quoted the…

Teen Drug Abuse In Japan Hits Alarming Levels: Gov’t Study

TOKYO, Jul 21 (NNN-NHK) – A total of 650,000 people in Japan misused nonprescription drugs last year, with teenagers being the most affected group, according to a new study by Japan’s health ministry. About 0.75 percent of the population aged 15 to 64 used over-the-counter (OTC) medications, such as cough…

Japan Logged Record 3.14 Million Foreign Visitors In Jun

TOKYO, Jul 21 (NNN-NHK) – Japan logged 3,135,600 foreign visitors in Jun, the highest number ever recorded for a single month, government data showed. The figure, crossing the three-million mark for the fourth straight month, represented a 51.2 percent increase, compared to the same month last year, and an 8.9…

Cambodia’s Trade With ASEAN Up 11.6 Percent In H1, 2024

PHNOM PENH, Jul 21 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s trade with its fellow ASEAN member countries, hit 7.96 billion U.S. dollars, during the first half of 2024, up 11.6 percent from 7.13 billion dollars over the same period, last year, said a report from the Ministry of Commerce, yesterday. The kingdom exported…

Afghanistan Traded Goods Worth Nearly One Billion USD In A Month

KABUL, Jul 21 (NNN-ANA) – Afghanistan traded goods worth 994.2 million U.S. dollars from May 21 to Jun 20, the country’s National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) reported, yesterday. Afghanistan exported goods worth about 93.3 million U.S. dollars, while importing goods worth 900.9 million U.S. dollars, during the period, the…

5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Hit Off Indonesia’s North Sumatra Province

JAKARTA, Jul 21 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s North Sumatra province last night, but did not trigger any large waves, according to the country’s meteorology, climatology, and geophysics agency. The tremors struck at 19:05 Jakarta time (1205 GMT) with the epicentre situated at 153…

Six Sri Lankan Fishermen Missing: Official

COLOMBO, Jul 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, yesterday said, two fishing vessels carrying six Sri Lankan fishermen have gone missing. Talking to the media, Director General of the department, Susantha Kahawatta, said that, these vessels left Sri Lanka, from different ports, on Jul 7.…