The U. S. military shouldn’t just prepare to surge ground forces to Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack on the island nation—it also should keep a small contingent of troops in Taiwan as a …
Brunei sends 30 army personnel to Lebanon peace-keeping mission
A flag handover ceremony for 30 Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) personnel was held on Wednesday (Sept 23) at Bolkiah Garrison, the country’s defence ministry said.
Brunei reports no new COVID-19 cases for 20 consecutive days
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) — Brunei reported no new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, with the national tally of cases standing at 145. It marked the 20th consecutive day without new cases …
India to start work on Maldives airport expansion next year; runway will allow A320s, Boeing 737s to land
Days after India announced 250 million USD loans to the Maldives to deal with COVID’s economic impact, New Delhi has started work on the expansion of Hanimaadhoo International Airport in the northern …
Bhutan Airlines to redeploy some personnel to other businesses within the Tashi Group of Companies
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Will Cyprus go back on the quarantine list? UK travel advice and latest update on Covid-19 cases
The Mediterranean island is on the UK’s air bridge list, meaning English holidaymakers won’t have to quarantine for 14 days on their return …
Holidays: Turkey and Cyprus travel advice updated as coronavirus rules tighten
TURKEY and Cyprus holidays are both normally very popular with British tourists but the coronavirus pandemic has seen travel rules tighten. This week the Foreign Office updated their travel advice for …
Qatar fund signals support for challenge at Lagardère
Vivendi and activist investor Amber Capital have won an important ally in their effort to force their way on to the board of Lagardère ahead of a key court hearing set for Thursday in Paris. Qatar …
COVID-19: Qatar reports 258 new cases, 1 death
Dubai: Qatar has confirmed the detection of 230 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the overall infections in the country to 123,963 the Ministry of Public Health said today. One more fatality has …
Qatar and China are strategic partners: Ambassador
Qatar and China are strategic partners, and the collective efforts against the pandemic will further deepen friendship between both the countries, said Chinese Ambassador to Qatar, H E Zhou Jian. …