Egypt To Drill Oil, Gas Wells Worth 1.2 Billion USD In Current Fiscal Year: Minister

CAIRO, Jul 15 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt is planning to drill 110 exploratory wells for gas and oil, with a total investment of 1.2 billion U.S. dollars, during the current fiscal year 2024/2025, Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources quoted Minister Karim Badawi as saying, in a statement yesterday. In…

Ancient Roman Empire Harbour Discovered In Underwater Excavations In NW Türkiye

ISTANBUL, Jul 15 (NNN-TRT) – Researchers have discovered a second harbour, in the ancient city of Parion, which dates back 2,700 years, in Türkiye’s north-western province of Canakkale, local media reported, yesterday. According to the Demiroren News Agency, the discovery came during underwater excavations, in the ancient harbour city of…

Four Drown In Single Day In Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Jul 15 (NNN-APA) – Four people drowned in rivers, in the eastern and western parts of Mongolia on Saturday, the country’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said, yesterday. Three of the victims drowned in the Kherlen River in Kherlen soum (an administrative subdivision), in the eastern province of…

Former PM Oli Appointed To Head Nepal’s New Coalition

KATHMANDU, Jul 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – KP Sharma Oli, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) (CPN-UML) and a former prime minister, was tapped last night, to head a new coalition government. “The president has appointed CPN-UML chairperson, Oli, as the prime minister under Article 76 (2) of…

Indonesia Urges Int’l Community Action To Hold Israel Accountable For Recent Attack

JAKARTA, Jul 15 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia, yesterday, called on the international community to take firm action, to hold Israel accountable for its actions against the Palestinian people. The country made the call in a Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement, released after a recent attack by Israeli forces on Al-Mawasi, Khan…

Military Helicopter Goes Missing In Cambodia: Defence Ministry

PHNOM PENH, Jul 14 (NNN-AKP) – A Cambodian military helicopter went missing in Cambodia on Friday, during a training session, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement, yesterday afternoon. “The helicopter lost contact with the air force headquarters in the Cardamom Mountains, in Pursat and Koh Kong provinces, during…

Myanmar Exported Over 700,000 Tonnes Of Beans, Pulses In Apr-Jul

YANGON, Jul 14 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar exported 706,190 tonnes of beans and pulses between Apr 1 and Jul 5, of the 2024-25 fiscal year, earning 609 million U.S. dollars, according to the Ministry of Commerce, yesterday. The country shipped over 681,538 tonnes of beans and pulses via sea routes, during…

Search Operation For Landslide Victims In Indonesia’s Gold Mine Ended With 27 Dead, 15 Missing

JAKARTA, Jul 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – The search and rescue operation, for victims of the landslides and flash floods in the mining areas of Bone Bolango regency, in Indonesia’s Gorontalo province concluded yesterday, a senior rescuer said. Head of the provincial search and rescue office, Heriyanto, said that, the operation resulted…

India’s Forex Reserves Reached All-Time High At 657 Billion USD

NEW DELHI, Jul 14 (NNN-PTI) – India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves, reached an all-time high of 657.155 billion U.S. dollars, during the week ended Jul 5, according to weekly data released by the country’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The overall forex kitty rose by 5.16 billion…

Measles Kills 160 People In Afghanistan In Six Months: WHO

KABUL, Jul 14 (NNN-ANA) – At least 160 people have died from measles in Afghanistan, over the past six months, the World Health Organisation (WHO), reported. According to the report, 36,618 people were infected with the disease during the current year, and 160 deaths have been registered, out of which…