Taiwanese officials have announced changes to the passport design, making the word “Taiwan” larger and shrinking the words “Republic of China”. Authorities said the redesign was to stop confusion …
Cyprus Welcomes Lifting Of US Arms Embargo
Cyprus has welcomed the lifting of a US arms embargo as proof it is a “reliable partner” in the Eastern Mediterranean, as Washington’s ambassador stressed the move was not aimed at Turkey. The United …
US officials say partial lift of Cyprus arms embargo not related to Turkish-Greek tensions
Greece tensions in the eastern Mediterranean, US officials maintained the partial lifting of an arms embargo on Cyprus aims to reduce Russian influence and is not a step against Ankara’s recent …
House Hunting on Cyprus: Your Own Little Water Park for $3.3 Million
The island nation has avoided the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, but its housing market may stagnate until tourists return.
Report: Bahrain to announce normalization of ties with Israel soon
Senior Israeli official believes announcement will follow the signing of Israel’s agreement with the United Arab Emirates.
Coronavirus: Bahrain reports 367 Covid-19 cases, 250 recoveries
The Bahrain health ministry has reported 367 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 250 recoveries. Of the new cases, 87 were among expatriate workers, 277 were contacts of active cases, …
Armenia’s independence in figures
For comparison, the data on Azerbaijan, which restored its independence in 1991 (the same year as Armenia) is also given: …
Rising on-campus infections spark concern in Georgia
With more than 3,000 public university students and employees across Georgia testing positive for COVID-19 since Aug. 1, some schools are taking action to slow the spread of the respiratory illness.
Georgia likely removed nearly 200k from voter rolls wrongfully, report says
The state of Georgia has likely removed nearly 200,000 Georgia citizens from the voter rolls for wrongfully concluding that those people had moved and not changed the address on their voter …
U.K. Outbreak Concerns; Singapore’s New Clusters: Virus Update
India’s daily new coronavirus cases topped 80,000 for the second time, evidence the outbreak in the nation of 1.3 billion people is nowhere near abating. Sanofi administered the first patients with …