Egypt has recently introduced a customs fees and tax of approximately 38.5 percent on mobile phones coming from abroad, effective Jan. 1, 2025. The customs fees and tax on newly registered phones must ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of people who say they suffered physical or sexual abuse at two state-run reform schools in Florida are in line to receive tens of thousands of dollars in ...

CAIRO, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said Wednesday that the country received a record high of 15.7 million tourists in 2024, according to a statement issued by the ...

The flow of Russian gas through Ukraine was halted at the Velke Kapusany entry point on the Ukrainian-Slovak border, Slovak gas carrier Eustream announced on its website.

BELGRADE, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Seven people, including two children, were killed in a shooting on Wednesday afternoon in Cetinje, a town in southwest Montenegro, the national broadcaster RTCG reported.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted southeast of Easter Island at 18:27:51 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth ...

KHARTOUM, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Residents in Port Sudan, the capital of the Red Sea State in eastern Sudan, are grappling with a severe drinking water crisis following the collapse of the Arbaat Dam in ...

DOHA, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Qatar's Lusail City welcomed 300,000 visitors for its 2025 New Year's Eve celebrations at Lusail Boulevard, the city's management announced on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- At least two people were killed and 20 more were injured in a fireworks incident in Honolulu, Hawaii, in the early hours of New Year's Day, according to local ...

ABIDJAN, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- French armed forces will withdraw from Cote d'Ivoire "as early as January 2025," Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara announced in his New Year's message on Tuesday, ...

Violence broke out in several parts of Germany during the New Year celebrations. In Leipzig, rioters set fire to rubbish bins, built barricades, and around 50 individuals hurled fireworks and bottles ...

OSLO, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- A 24-year-old man has died following a tragic fireworks accident on New Year's Eve in Odense, Funen Island, Denmark, according to local authorities.