Jordan Evacuated 19th Group Of Patients From Gaza For Treatment

AMMAN, Dec 30 (NNN-PETRA) – The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF), yesterday, evacuated the 19th group of sick children from the Gaza Strip, under the Jordanian Medical Corridor initiative, according to its statement. Twenty child patients have been evacuated for treatment at Jordanian hospitals, along with 46 companions, in a move…

Feature: Egypt’s Valley Of Whales Becomes New Hotspot For Growing Astrotourism

FAYOUM, Egypt, Dec 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – In the desert stillness of Egypt’s Wadi El-Hitan, a group of stargazers kneeled on the cooling Fayoum sands, as Mohammed Hassan’s green laser sliced through the ink-black sky to illuminate the glowing disk of Jupiter. Wadi El-Hitan, or the Valley of the Whales, located…

Afghanistan Exports Kandahar Pomegranates To Qatar For First Time

KABUL, Dec 28 (NNN-BNA) – Afghanistan has exported pomegranates from Kandahar province to Qatar, for the first time, as a significant step in efforts to expand the country’s agricultural products to new international markets, local media Tolo news reported, yesterday. The shipment, totalling about 20 tonnes, reflects a growing initiative…

Egypt Spearheads Gaza Truce Talks, Aid Efforts Throughout 2025

by Mahmoud Fouly CAIRO, Dec 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – As 2025 draws to a close, Egypt has reaffirmed its position as a key mediator in the Gaza crisis, pairing intensive diplomacy to sustain a fragile ceasefire, with a large-scale humanitarian operation that has delivered hundreds of thousands of tonnes of aid…

Chilean firms partner to form giant company to exploit lithium

SANTIAGO, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chile’s state-owned Codelco, the world’s leading copper producer, and private miner SQM, which features Chinese capital, announced Saturday the creation of a giant company to exploit lithium, a lightweight metal used in batteries for electric vehicles. The South American country is the world’s second-largest producer…

Libya honours late army chief as bodies repatriated from Türkiye

TRIPOLI, Dec 28 (NNN-XINHUA) — Libya held official ceremonies on Saturday to receive the bodies of its late army chief of staff Mohammed al-Haddad and his companions, who were killed in a plane crash in Türkiye earlier this week. The remains were flown to Tripoli International Airport, where they were…

UN Security Council to convene emergency meeting on Israel’s Somaliland recognition

Residents wave Somaliland flags as they gather to celebrate Israel’s recognition of Somaliland in Hargeisa UNITED NATIONS, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council will convene an emergency session on Monday to discuss Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, with members slated to condemn Jerusalem’s move. Israel announced the step on Friday,…

Somalia demands Israel withdraw Somaliland recognition

Israel’s Netanyahu made a video call to Somaliland’s President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi to announce the recognition MOGADISHU, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia has demanded Israel reverse its recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland, condemning the move as an act of “aggression that will never be tolerated”. Ali Omar, Somalia’s…

Italy arrests nine over alleged Hamas funding through charities

ROME, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italian prosecutors said they had arrested nine people on suspicion of financing Hamas through charities based in Italy, in an operation coordinated by anti-mafia and anti-terrorism units. The suspects are accused of “belonging to and having financed” the Palestinian group, which the European Union designates ‌as…

Saudi-Led Coalition In Yemen Vows To Respond To Military Movements That Undermine De-Escalation

RIYADH, Dec 28 (NNN-SPA) – The spokesperson of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, Turki Al Maliki, announced yesterday that, any military movements undermining de-escalation efforts, would be dealt with to protect civilians. Al Maliki said, the measures were taken in response to a request from Rashad Al-Alimi, chairman of Yemen’s…
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