Egypt

Jagnoor Aneja, MTV Love School season 1 participant, died of a cardiac arrest in Egypt on September 22. Aneja, who was 40-year-old, was known for being a participant in Karan Kundra and Anusha Dandekar's MTV Love School 1 as well as season 2. Ever since Aneja's demise co-actors and fans of Aneja have flooded social media with condolences messages for his family and friends.

The Suez canal chief demands $1 billion from 'Ever Given' ship management as compensation, and warns of seizing the ship if the issue is not solved amicably. The compensation includes the cost of the ship's salvage operation, stalled traffic, and lost transit fee during the week-long hiatus by Ever Given. The authorities are trying to avoid legal disputes, but it is still unclear who would pay the compensation amount.

The archaeologists have discovered the world's oldest brewery in Egypt’s ancient Abydos city. Reportedly, they have unearthed 40 earthenware pots arranged in two rows where the beer was produced in eight sectors. The discovery led by Egyptian and American archaeologists claimed that the site dated back to the reign of King Narmer, who ruled over 5,000 years before. Earlier in 2015, researchers have found traces of beer making in Tel Aviv.

Andhra Pradesh's export of bananas has skyrocketed as the figures grew from 246 metric tons in 2016-17 to 45,000 metric tons in 2019-20. While Andhra’s growth-engine crop has reached the Gulf countries including UAE, Bahrain and Egypt, the state’s horticulture department cites enhanced value-chain development behind this. Reportedly, adoption of modern agriculture methods like tissue culture cropping, drip irrigation and the Kisan Rail helped… read-more

Egyptian scuba diver Saddam Al-Kilany stayed submerged underwater for 145 hours and 30 minutes straight, in an attempt to create a new world record. While the videos have gone viral, the achievement is yet to be officially recognized by the Guinness World Records. The Egyptian broke his earlier best of 121 hours and surpassed Cern Karabay's world record of 142 hours and 47 minutes set in the year 2016.