Egypt To Halt Load-Shedding Power Cuts

CAIRO, Jul 18 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt will suspend rotating power outages, starting from Jul 21, to brace users for summer heatwaves, the Egyptian prime minister announced yesterday. “As of Sunday, Jul 21, we will stop the load-shedding plan nationwide, during the summer period, that is, until mid-Sept,” Mostafa Madbouly said,…

Expired Medicines, Foodstuff Destroyed In W. Afghanistan

KABUL, Jul 18 (NNN-ANA) – Authorities in west Afghanistan’s Herat province, set on fire 60 tonnes of outdated medicines and foodstuff, yesterday, calling on drug stores and shopkeepers to avoid selling expired items, provincial director for quality checking of medicines and foodstuff, Sabour Ahmad Khaleqi, said. “The outdated medicines, poor-quality…

Police Killed Three Militants In India’s Assam

NEW DELHI, Jul 18 (NNN-PTI) – At least three militants were killed yesterday, in a gunfight with police, in the north-eastern state of Assam, officials said. Three policemen were also reported wounded in the stand-off, and they have been hospitalised. The gunfight, according to police, broke out in Bhuban Hills…

Wildfires Ravage 685,500 Hectares Of Land In Mongolia This Year

ULAN BATOR, Jul 18 (NNN-APA) – A total of 90 forest and steppe fires have been reported across Mongolia, since the beginning of this year, devastating 685,521 hectares of forest and grassland, the country’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said yesterday. The figure for fires marks an increase of 19.3…

Lebanon’s War With Israel Will Not Stop As Long As Offensive Against Gaza Continues: Hezbollah Leader

BEIRUT, Jul 18 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said yesterday that, Lebanon’s war with Israel will not stop, as long as the offensive against Gaza continues. In a televised speech, marking the Islamic holy day of Ashura, Nasrallah warned Israel against “going too far” in targeting civilians in…

Türkiye Detains 396 Suspects For Drug Manufacturing, Trafficking

ANKARA, Jul 18 (NNN-TRT) – Turkish police detained 396 suspects, for manufacturing and trafficking drugs, in operations across the country, Interior Minister, Ali Yerlikaya, said, yesterday. The security forces seized more than 1.7 tonnes of narcotics and 1.18 million narcotic pills, in raids carried out across 57 provinces, Yerlikaya wrote…

Iran Rejects Reports On Alleged Plot To Assassinate Trump

TEHRAN, Jul 18 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Nasser Kanaani, yesterday dismissed U.S. media reports of Tehran’s plot of an assassination attempt on Donald Trump. In a statement released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry early yesterday, Kanaani made the remarks in response to CNN’s claim on Tuesday that, U.S.…

Three Syrian Children Killed In Israeli Strike On S. Lebanese Town: Sources

BEIRUT, Jul 17 (NNN-NNA) – Three Syrian children were killed yesterday, in an Israeli airstrike on the town of Umm Al-Tut, in Lebanon’s southern Tyre district, Lebanese military sources, reported. The sources stated that, an Israeli warplane launched two air-to-surface missiles, at a house on an agricultural field, in Umm…

Vietnam Aims To Have 100 Percent Of Mobile Broadband Coverage On Highways, Railways By 2025

HANOI, Jul 17 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam aims to achieve 100 percent mobile broadband coverage, on all national highways, expressways and railways, under a plan to enhance the quality of mobile telecommunications network by 2025, it was reported today, citing the Ministry of Information and Communications. By 2025, all Vietnamese provinces…

Mongolia’s Khar-Us Lake Added To UNESCO World Network Of Biosphere Reserves

ULAN BATOR, Jul 17 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia’s Khar-Us Lake National Park, has been added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves of UNESCO, local media reported today, citing UNESCO. The decision was made during the 36th session of the International Coordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere Programme, held…