Sri Lankan tourism revenue sees significant increase in May
Sri Lanka's estimated tourism revenue in May saw a remarkable growth of over 200 per cent year-on-year, reaching $131.5 million, according to the...
Egyptian, Israeli defence ministers discuss deadly border shootout
Egyptian Minister of Defence and Military Production Mohamed Zaki and his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant discussed the deadly shootout that left three...
AU commission chief urges coordinated efforts to tackle crises in Congo, Sudan
Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has called for solidarity and active coordination of regional and continental efforts to...
Erdogan vows introduction of new constitution in inauguration speech
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to introduce a new constitution to replace the current one, as he officially began a new...
Egyptian policeman, 3 Israeli soldiers killed in gunfire on Israel-Egypt border
Three Israeli soldiers and a member of Egyptian security forces were killed in a shootout along the border between Israel and Egypt, according...
Turkey’s Erdogan takes oath of office for 3rd term as president
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in at the parliament and officially started his third term for the upcoming five years.
After Erdogan...
10 IS militants killed in attacks in Iraq
At least 10 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in attacks targeting IS hideouts in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala during the past...
Remains of 1,240 genocide victims get burial in Rwanda
The remains of 1,240 victims of the 1994 Rwanda genocide against the Tutsi were buried at the Mibirizi genocide memorial in western Rwanda.
The...
Sri Lanka President mourns loss of lives in Odisha train tragedy
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has conveyed his heartfelt condolences to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India following the tragic...
Odisha train tragedy: Indian men’s hockey team observes a minute silence for victims, prays...
Members of the Indian senior men's hockey team observed a minute silence and prayed for the well-being of the friends and families of...
