Benjamin Netanyahu’s not guilty plea to charges of corruption sets the stage for a lengthy legal fight to determine the political fate of the country’s longest-serving leader. ( read original story ...)
Virus Hastens Exit from Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Community
Nationwide lockdowns and school closings have broken routines and left ultra-Orthodox Jews time for questioning and self-discovery. Some found the examined life worth leaving. ( read original story ...)
5 things to know for February 8: Coronavirus, impeachment, stimulus, Israel, India
Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get "5 Things You Need to Know Today" delivered to your inbox daily. ) 1. Coronavirus The US has seen a dip in ... ( read original story ...)
UNOPS helps bring life-saving medical equipment to Tajikistan to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak
MOHSPP and UNOPS signed an agreement in May 2020 to procure and deliver USD 5.3 million of lifesaving equipment and PPE to tackle the COVID-19 crisis. The project has allowed UNOPS to support the ... ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan: Military service exemption tax comes into effect
Young men in Tajikistan wishing to avoid nightmarish military service may now do so by paying a fee to the government ... ( read original story ...)
Mysterious objects in UAE sky were Martian moons displayed to mark Hope Probe mission
Two giant 100-metre cranes and 40-metre screen made the moons visible from long distances allowing people to see what the probe sees. ( read original story ...)
UAE: Event withheld due to Covid-19 travel restrictions
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Sharjah Excellence Award (SEA), have agreed to withhold the Sharjah Gulf Excellence Award for this year due to travel restrictions. This came at a meeting today to ... ( read original story ...)
UAE Mars mission: Sheikh Mohammed’s heartfelt video message to Arab world ahead of Hope probe’s entry
Addressing the nation and the Arab world less than 24 hours before Hope Probe’s expected entry into the Martian orbit, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime ... ( read original story ...)
How the UAE has been lowering its divorce rates
Amended UAE family law measures help divorce rates decline. An almost 20 per cent drop in divorces in the northern emirates may stem from family law changes. ( read original story ...)
UAE’s Hope mission is about to reach Mars and the stakes are high
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched that spacecraft, dubbed Hope, in July 2020, lofting its first interplanetary mission a little more than a decade after becoming a spacefaring nation at all. Now ... ( read original story ...)