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Egypt Lifts All COVID-19-Related Entry Restrictions

CAIRO, Jun 17 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt, yesterday, lifted all COVID-19-related entry restrictions for all travellers, whether Egyptians or foreigners. The…

Japan’s Ruling Party Pledges To Boost Defence Ahead Of Upper House Election

TOKYO, Jun 17 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s ruling party, yesterday vowed to “fundamentally” reinforce the country’s defence capability and increase spending…

Afghan Forces Arrest Six People On Charges Of Illegally Digging Historical Sites

QALA-E-NAW, Afghanistan, Jun 17 (NNN-ANA) – Security forces arrested six people on charges of illegally digging historical sites, in the…

China-Brunei Joint Venture Promotes Local Employment With Job Offers For Trained Students

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jun 16 (NNN-ANN) – A total of 207 Brunei students, from the diploma programmes, launched jointly by…

Engineers Warn Sri Lanka Might Face Power Cuts For Next Three Years

COLOMBO, Jun 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s state-owned electricity producer, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), Engineers’ Union, warned yesterday that, the…

Bangladesh To Invite Tender For First Subway Project In Dhaka

DHAKA, Jun 16 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government will float international bids, for the construction of the country’s first subway…

UN Agency For Palestine Refugees Faces 100-Million-USD Funding Gap: Chief

BEIRUT, Jun 16 (NNN-NNA) – Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near…

23rd Aid Worker Killed In NW Syria Since 2020 Saddens UN

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 16 (NNN-SANA) – The slaying of a humanitarian worker in north-west Syria yesterday, the 23rd since 2020,…

Jordan’s King Meets European Commission President On Ties

AMMAN, Jun 16 (NNN-PETRA) – King Abdullah II of Jordan, yesterday, called for more cooperation between Jordan and the European…

Monkeypox Infections Continue To Rise In U.S.

LOS ANGELES, Jun 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Monkeypox cases in the U.S. continued to climb, reaching 72 as of Tuesday, according…