Colombo: Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka have exceeded 1.5 million so far this year, a minister said on Monday. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath announced in a social media post that the figure surpassed the 1.5…
Yerevan: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian left Tehran on Monday for a two-day visit to Armenia, marking the first leg of a trip that will also include Belarus, as announced by his office. He is accompanied by several cabinet members on this officia…
Haifa: Israeli archaeologists have uncovered a rare 1,600-year-old mosaic inscription bearing the words “peace be upon the elderly” in Greek, the University of Haifa said in a statement on Monday. The inscription was discovered in the ancient city of …
Budapest: Hungarian astronaut Tibor Kapu returned to Budapest on Monday to a hero’s welcome after completing a mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Kapu arrived at a Hungarian Defence Forces aircraft at Liszt Ferenc International Airp…
Harpenden: As dusk settled over the quiet town of Harpenden, north of London, on July 22, dozens of residents gathered in a church to commemorate a journalist born in their community over a century ago and his legendary rescue trip in China during Wor…
Addis ababa: Chinese and United Nations officials have called for advancing vocational education and talent development programs in Africa to speed up industrialization and continental transformation. They made the call Sunday at the opening of a semi…
Windhoek: A police officer was reportedly attacked by three suspects with a panga in the Goreangab residential area, where he had dropped off a colleague in the early hours of Sunday.
According to Namibia Press Agency, an incident report by the Nami…
Washington: Following talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and European leaders in Washington, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that security guarantees for Kiev could be finalized within the next 10 days. “Security guarantees w…
Ukraine: Ukraine on Monday confirmed its forces carried out an overnight strike on the Nikolskoe oil pumping station in Russia’s Tambov region. The attack caused a complete halt to oil pumping through the Druzhba pipeline, said a statement released by…
Sokoto: At least 10 bodies have been recovered while dozens of others are still missing after a passenger boat carrying about 50 people capsized in Nigeria’s northern state of Sokoto, local authorities said Monday.
According to Namibia Press Agency,…
Windhoek: Namibia’s tourism sector will focus on integrated and inclusive growth over the next five years, Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) Chief Executive Officer Sebulon Chicalu said on Monday. Chicalu emphasized the alignment between the board and gover…
Windhoek: Over 20 people were killed and six others injured Monday after a cloudburst struck a village in Swabi district of northwest Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a local official told Xinhua. Deputy Commissioner of Swabi Nasrullah Khan sai…
