Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) deputy governor Pol Lt-General Sophon Phisutthiwong has announced that Bangkok has received 66,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine allotted by the government and had ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand prepares for area quarantine to reboot tourism
About 6,700 hotel rooms in five tourist hotspots of Thailand have been prepared for use as an area quarantine for inoculated foreigners, Thai Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has ... ( read original story ...)
Iran Warns of ‘Serious Reaction’ to Nuclear Censure, Says Joe Biden Is ‘Buying Time’
Iran and the U.S. remain stuck in a stalemate over which side will take the first step to revive the JCPOA nuclear deal. ( read original story ...)
Iran insists U.S. lift sanctions first to revive nuclear deal talks
Iran said on Monday the United States should lift sanctions first if it wants to hold talks with Tehran to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers that former President Donald Trump abandoned. ( read original story ...)
Former U.S. ambassador doesn’t see Iran nuclear deal happening this year as escalations mount
Iranian nuclear deal has all but collapsed since the Trump administration unilaterally ditched it in 2018 and re-imposed sweeping sanctions on Iran that have crippled its economy. Whether or when the ... ( read original story ...)
Report: Iran used commercial satellite images to monitor US forces before attack
The news report said Iran monitored the base by purchasing commercial satellite images, but the U.S. military was wise to the efforts. ( read original story ...)
No Iran nuclear deal this year, but possible negotiations, former U.S. ambassador predicts
Former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia Joseph Westphal doesn't see a return to the Iran nuclear deal happening this year, telling CNBC the process will take some time. ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s reopening relieves restaurants but worries doctors
Turkish restaurants reopened and many children returned to school on Tuesday after the government announced steps to ease COVID-19 curbs even as cases edged higher, raising concerns in the top medical ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey: Party head calls for democracy in Armenia
Armenia should keep its distance from coups, stay with democracy, says chief of Turkey's Nationalist Movement Party - Anadolu Agency ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey: Council of Europe should take action over refusal to abide by ECtHR order to release Osman Kavala
It is crucial for the Committee of Ministers, at its March session, to leave the Turkish government in no doubt that ECtHR judgments are binding on Turkey and that persistent failure to implement the ... ( read original story ...)