More than a thousand Bahrainis, most of them pilgrims visiting religious sites, have been stranded for months in Iran.
Bahrain sets up coronavirus ICU in military hospital car park
Bahrain has converted the multi-storey car park of a military hto a 130-bed intensive care unit for patients with COVID-19, the respiratory disease cau …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …