The head of Singapore's giant $230bn (£167bn) state-owned fund is stepping down after 17 years at the helm.Ho Ching joined Temasek in 2002 as executive director, and was appointed chief executive two ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Singapore Airlines defers $3 bln of spending on Airbus, Boeing planes
Singapore Airlines Ltd said on Tuesday it would defer over S$4 billion ($3.01 billion) of spending on Airbus SE and Boeing Co planes after reaching agreements with the aircraft manufacturers to delay ... ( read original story ...)
Iran wants abolition of visas with Kyrgyzstan
We established very unique format of cooperation between countries of our region and EU - President Aliyev Politics 15:42 One of British companies is involved in city-planning in development of ... ( read original story ...)
UNDP developing app to drive employment in Kyrgyzstan amid widespread pandemic driven job cuts
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is working on the development and launch of a mobile application to help Kyrgyzstan’s citizens ... ( read original story ...)
Israel shines as coronavirus success story, while neighbors in Gaza are left without vaccines
"What can we do? I need to support my children. A person has to put himself at risk so others can survive," said Barham Saleem Siam. ( read original story ...)
Can a new Basic Law give Israel guaranteed basic right to equality?
All are equal before the law: There shall be no discrimination between people, directly or indirectly, in theory or in practice.” Some readers may be surprised by this, but there is no law in Israel ... ( read original story ...)
Anger grows at Israel’s ultra-Orthodox virus scofflaws, threatening rupture with secular Jews
The Shinfelds, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish family in this most religious of cities, are used to being a bit at odds with the rest of Israel. Their community's tradition of large families — the couple has ... ( read original story ...)
UAE Mars Mission live: Hope Probe enters final phase of journey
The UAE’s Hope Probe will begin the toughest part of its journey to enter Mars’ orbit today at 7.42 pm (UAE time). The Mars Orbital Insertion process, which will last 27 ‘dark’ minutes, is the most ... ( read original story ...)
Phobos and Deimos of Mars appeared in UAE skies
The Martian moons that suddenly appeared in Al Qudra area in Dubai were a part of a campaign organized by the UAE Government Media Office to celebrate the Hope Probe. ( read original story ...)
UAE’s Hope spacecraft first of 3 to reach Mars this month
The United Arab Emirates' Hope spacecraft, the first interplanetary probe launched by an Arab nation, is on course to brake into orbit around Mars Tuesday, kicking off an ambitious mission to probe ... ( read original story ...)