algeria promotes green travel with car-free event in capital, algiers

A car-free event was held on the main street of Algerian capital’s city center on Friday with participation of various cultural and sporting facilities. The organizers aimed to promote the green travel concept and raise awareness of environmental conservation, especially among young people, also creating space for students to occupy themselves during their winter vacation.

Visitors in Ahlat, Türkiye’s historical district in Bitlis, increase

Visitors flocked to the Ahlat region in Türkiye’s Bitlis province, which is an open-air museum that houses the world’s largest Turkish-Islamic Cemetery and is notable for its historical artifacts. In 2022, 150,000 people visited the region, which is on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Tentative List and also known as the Orkhon Monuments of Anatolia. […]

Turkish art students sculpted ice cubes

Ataturk University Fine Arts Faculty Sculpture Department students made sculptures from ice cubes at the Ata Ice Museum, Türkiye’s first ice museum. The museum, where new sculptures are made with a concept change every 3-6 months, has the feature of giving the first and only ice sculpting lesson in Türkiye. Moreover, ice statues, in which […]

Kuwait conducts annual fire drill

The annual fire drill, Shamel 8, was launched in the Arifjan area of Al-Ahmadi Governorate in Kuwait, with many ministries and government agencies participating. The fire drill has been held annually since 2014 to ensure the safety and security of citizens and residents in Kuwait with joint coordination.

Iran holds Military exercise near Strait of Hormuz

The Iranian Armed Forces and the Revolutionary Guards Army launched “Zulfiqar 1401,” a military exercise in the Persian Gulf involving land, air, and naval forces. According to the exercise’s spokesperson, Ali Reza Sheikh, the military exercise began last night with a landing on the Makran coast of the Persian Gulf. Ali Reza Sheikh stated that […]

Dinosaur fossils unearthed in China’s Yunnan

Dinosaur fossils have been discovered in 9 different locations in southwest China’s Yunnan Province since the end of 2020, according to local authorities. An emergency excavation of three sets of dinosaur fossils has begun in the city of Lufeng, as they are all now exposed on the ground. The discovered fossils include a dinosaur’s relatively […]

Brazilian football legend Pele dies at 82

The legendary football player Pele, whose birth name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, died at the age of 82. The death of the football legend, who underwent chemotherapy due to colon cancer, deeply saddened world, and national mourning has been declared in Brazil. Pele, one of the most significant names of the Brazilian National Football […]

Paris Public Transportation price to increase in 2023

The Paris Region Transport Company announced that the monthly bus ticket price will rise by 12% in 2023, from 75.2 euros to 84.1 euros. A single metro ticket will also be more expensive. The increase varies depending on the type of ticket. There is a 450-million-euro shortfall in the 2023 budget, and the French government […]

people enjoyed warm weather in south of Türkiye

The temperature in Türkiye’s Antalya rose to 23 degrees, while cold weather grips the rest of the country with the arrival of winter. Tourists enjoyed the warm weather by swimming and fishing. Soner Uzunoğlu, seizing the opportunity of warm weather, said that, “Although everywhere is cold and snowy in winter, the weather in Antalya is […]

Netanyahu formed a government in Israel

Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader of the Likud Party, who won the elections in Israel and was elected prime minister for the 6th time, formed the 37th government. Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister and right-wing leader, was sworn in at the rostrum with 31 ministers, 5 of whom were women, in his cabinet. On the other […]