Saudi Arabia Discovers Rare 465-Million-Year-Old Crab Fossils

RIYADH, Jan 9 (NNN-SPA) – The Saudi Royal Commission for AlUla, announced yesterday, the discovery of horseshoe crab fossils, dating back approximately 465 million years. The discovery was included in a peer-reviewed study, published in Gondwana Research, a leading international journal, specialising in geological sciences. The fossils, discovered in the…

UN Report Condemns Israel’s “Apartheid” Practices In West Bank

GENEVA, Jan 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – A UN report, yesterday, condemned Israel for violating international law by implementing apartheid-like policies in the West Bank, where Israeli settlers and Palestinians are subjected to distinct legal systems, resulting in widespread discrimination. The report, released by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner…

Egypt Repatriates Seven Smuggled Artefacts From U.S.

CAIRO, Jan 5 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s Foreign Ministry, announced yesterday that, it has recently recovered seven smuggled artefacts from the United States. In a statement, the ministry said, the recovered artefacts included a Ushabti statue, an amulet of the deity Set, a stone scarab, two stone human heads, a mummified…

Malaysia Forms Online Safety Committee To Guide Policy

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia has formed an online safety committee, as the highest strategic advisory body, to steer the direction of the nation’s online safety, Azalina Othman Said, minister in the prime minister’s department for law and institutional reform, said, yesterday. This is in line with the…

Philippines Sees Drop In Firework-Related Injuries During 2025-2026 Holiday Season

MANILA, Jan 1 (NNN-PNA) – The number of firework-related injuries recorded during the Christmas and New Year celebrations in the Philippines dropped by 42 percent, compared with the same period last year, the country’s Department of Health (DOH) said, today. From Dec 21, 2025, to Jan 1, 2026, the DOH…

Türkiye Grants Visa-Free Entry To Chinese Tourists

ANKARA, Jan 1 (NNN-TRT) – Türkiye has granted visa-free travel to Chinese citizens holding ordinary passports, for tourism and transit, according to a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette, yesterday. Under the new regulations, signed by Turkish President, Tayyip Erdogan, Chinese travellers will be exempt from visa requirements for…

Thousands Of Police Deployed To Ensure Safe New Year Celebrations In Victoria, Australia

MELBOURNE, Dec 31 (NNN-AAP) – Thousands of police officers have been deployed across the southeast Australian state of Victoria, to ensure public safety during New Year celebrations. Victoria Police said that, thousands of general duty officers and specialist assets from the mounted branch, dog squad, water police, air wing and…

Egypt Uncovers Ancient Industrial Workshops In Beheira

CAIRO, Dec 31 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, announced the discovery of several industrial workshops, dating back to the Late Period (747-332 BC), and the early stages of the Ptolemaic era (332-30 BC) in Beheira governorate, north of Cairo. According to a statement from the ministry,…

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…

3-Day Exhibition Promotes Afghan-Made Goods In Jawzjan Province

KABUL, Dec 29 (NNN-BNA) – A three-day exhibition, showcasing domestic products, kicked off in Shiberghan, the capital of northern Afghanistan’s Jawzjan province, the provincial department of information and culture announced. The event features a diverse array of local agricultural products, handicrafts, food items, and manufactured goods, displayed across 60 kiosks,…
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