At least 17 killed from mexican prison armed attack

A total of 17 people, including 10 guards and 7 prisoners, were killed, 15 were injured, and 25 prisoners escaped after gangs attacked the prison in the city of Ciudad Juarez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, a Mexican official said. Among the escaped prisoners is “El Neto”, the leader of the armed crime syndicate […]

Sarcophagus in Houston Museum returns to Egypt

Egypt’s efforts continue to return archaeological artifacts that have been smuggled out of the country illegally, and as a result of the effort by Egypt, Green Sarcophagus was recovered from the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences. Egyptian celebrated the recovering at the party which Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and US Charge of Affairs Daniel […]

China’s historical Pingyao city under maintenance

China is working on keeping its confined ancient city Pingyao, located in the Shanxi Province with a history of 2,800 years, safe and secure. The historical city was deemed to enter the World Heritage List by UNESCO in 1997 for comprising more than 300 cultural relics and approximately 4,000 traditional buildings which are perfectly spread […]

Air pollution hits Tehran

Iranian Meteorological Organization announced that Tehran, the capital of Iran, is in the red zone due to air pollution. The air quality index (AQI) was reported to be 205, meaning it is very unhealthy for all age groups, especially sensitive groups such as those with cardiac and respiratory problems. While smog covers the city, the […]

Saudi Arabia renovates visiting places in Medina

Saudi Arabian authorities are renovating the sacred places of visit in Medina in Münevvere due to the influx occurring after the two-year epidemic period and for making it look as its previous appearance. The 7 mosques, which were first built as stone buildings, have returned to their old stony appearance and received landscaping while being […]

Egypt’s population to surpass 158 million in 2050

Data from the Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) of the Cabinet of Egypt was highlighted on Sunday in a report indicating that Egypt’s population is expected to reach 158.8 million in 2050, up from 109.3 million in 2021. According to the report, the large population growth is attributed to high fertility rates (3.2), which […]

Lake Van’s receding waters unveil underwater microbialities in Türkiye

Water levels in the world’s largest soda lake, Van, in eastern Turkey, continue to fall. The recent water decline exposed microbialites on the lake’s surface, which are carbonate muds formed by microbes. Microbialites appear more frequently in various regions with each passing day, particularly in the village of Incekaya on the shores of Lake Van […]