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Over 100 mln tourists visit Saudi Arabia in 2023

Riyadh, Feb 28 (UNI) Saudi Arabia received 106.2 million domestic and international tourists in 2023, the Saudi Ministry of Tourism said in a statement on Tuesday.
The total number of tourists represented a 56-percent increase from 2019 and a 12-percent rise from 2022. The number of international tourists reached 27.4 million, showing a 56-percent increase from 2019 and a 65-percent rise from 2022, said the ministry.
The milestone positions the kingdom as an emerging global tourism powerhouse, and motivates the authority to set a new ambitious target of welcoming 150 million tourists by 2030, it said.
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Thai FM offers to resign after cabinet reshuffle: media report

28 Apr 2024 | 6:01 PM

Bangkok, April 28 (UNI) Thailand's Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara on Sunday announced his resignation from the ministerial post, the official Thai News Agency (TNA) reported, citing his resignation letter sent to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.

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Jeepney drivers in Philippines to go on 3-day strike starting Monday

28 Apr 2024 | 5:22 PM

Manila, April 28 (UNI) Jeepney drivers in the Philippines will mount a three-day nationwide strike starting Monday to protest the government's plans to remove decades-old jeepneys off the streets.

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Terrorist killed in clash with security forces in SW Pakistan

28 Apr 2024 | 5:11 PM

Islamabad, April 28 (UNI) One terrorist was killed and another injured on Saturday in a clash with security forces in Harnai district of Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, the military said.

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China issues yellow alert for rainstorms

28 Apr 2024 | 5:06 PM

Beijing, April 28 (UNI) China's National Meteorological Center issued a yellow alert for rainstorms on Sunday with heavy downpours expected to lash parts of the country.

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Israeli air force strikes dozens Hamas targets in Gaza Strip

Israeli air force strikes dozens Hamas targets in Gaza Strip

28 Apr 2024 | 3:05 PM

Gaza, April 28 (UNI) The Israeli air force attacked dozens of facilities, including rocket launchers, of the Palestinian movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip over the past day, and eliminated an unspecified number of radicals in the Palestinian enclave, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday.

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