Cambodia and five other countries have agreed to donate $180.2 million to a multilateral fund to support infrastructure construction projects under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the Chinese …
Pompeo says U.S. continuing to work to establish dialogue with North Korea
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that Washington is continuing to work to establish dialogue with North Korea and is very hopeful the conversation can continue, though he declined …
Nepal stops transmission of India’s news channels; Doordarshan remains on air
The development comes after some Indian channels aired reports critical of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and his government.
Struggle to survive war and COVID-19 in Yemen
Pablo Tosco/Oxfam Public health crisis and hunger a challenge in country facing ongoing conflict Hakeem Asser is a volunteer public health promoter in a community of 45 families displaced by war and …
Islamic Relief pledges additional $10m for Yemen as hunger crisis grows and donor cuts devastate life-saving programmes amidst COVID case spike
Despite the financial ramifications of COVID … It is imperative now that world leaders do their part and prioritise funding for Yemen while also pressuring all sides to find a lasting and …
Saudi Arabia Allocates Over $57 Billion to Confront COVID-19 Impact
Saudi Arabia spent more than SR214 billion ($57 billion … according to the Ministry of Finance’s Communications and Financial Knowledge Center. Businesses also received help in the form of extra …
Some in Congress want to keep sending our troops to Afghanistan
the mission in Afghanistan went awry. Our efforts in the country can no longer be directly tied to our national interest, and the price — human and financial — is staggering. The Trump …
Thailand’s finance chief leads exit of reformers from ruling party
BANGKOK — Thailand’s finance minister resigned Thursday from the ruling party he once headed, forming an exodus with three other technocratic officials sidelined by the party that is increasingly …
Pakistan sharing weekly data on locust control with Iran, India & Afghanistan
Pakistan was sharing data on locust control operations with bordering Iran, India and Afghanistan on weekly basis in its efforts to overcome the …
Lebanon not planning to negotiate with Iran on fuel imports -minister
Lebanon is suffering an acute financial crisis and hard currency liquidity … “There is no plan to negotiate with Iran at present about importing fuel and the current discussion is with Iraq …