As Americans and the world wake up every day to frightening new numbers of coronavirus casualties, there are nevertheless timely and instructive reminders that this deadly plague can be beaten.
Bahrain’s Al-Salam Bank appoints new chairman
We regret to announce the resignation of our colleague, Al-Muhairi, as chairman and board member for personal reasons. We would like to take this opportunity to put on record our sincere thanks to …
Bahrain converts car park into Covid-19 ICU
Bahrain has turned a car park near the capital Manama into an intensive care unit with 130 beds for patients infected with the novel coronavirus, in a first in the Gulf. The new ICU in the covered car …
Iranian exports to Armenia resumed
Iran has resumed exports to its neighbor Armenia since the last week, Mehr news agency reported.The exports are conducted via Iran’s northwestern Norduz border in a limited quantity, Rouhollah Latifi, …
COVID-19: Armenia Extends State Of Emergency; Ramadan Traditions Curtailed In Central Asia
Armenia’s government has extended a state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic until May 14 amid ongoing efforts to slow the spread of the disease. The state of emergency, declared on March 16 …
Armenia unveils new social aid package to ease coronavirus impact
$137). The program is the twelfth that the government has introduced to ease the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Armenia has extended the state of emergency by 30 days until May 14. So …
Coronavirus exacerbates Armenia-Turkey rancor
The coronavirus outbreak helped Armenia and Turkey build a small amount of good will, and then quickly became instead the source of further mutual recriminations between the two sides. The initial …
Slogans on Chinese donation to Armenia sparking Turkish discontent not official stance: analysts
Medical supplies donated by South West China’s Chongqing Municipality to Armenia Chinese medical donations to Armenia mentioning Mount Ararat, a controversial territory with Turkey, has sparked Turkey …
Cleaner air with geothermal energy
ETH geophysicists are helping to develop geothermal energy as a clean alternative. Many Europeans have an idyllic view of Mongolia as a land of wide, empty spaces and pristine nature. But the truth is …
Mongolia’s c.bank cuts benchmark interest rate to 9% from 10%
Mongolia’s central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate to 9% from 10% and extended consumer loans by 12 months amid an uncertain environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has seen 17 cases …