The number of confirmed coronavirus cases for January 18 in Uzbekistan increased to 78,036, Trend reports with reference to the statistics of the Uzbek Ministry of Health. To date, 76,538 patients ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia’s Top Bank Follows UAE Rivals to Dollar Bond Market
Saudi Arabia’s National Commercial Bank hired advisers to tap the dollar bond market, joining rivals in the neighboring United Arab Emirates to take advantage of investors’ appetite for yield. The ... ( read original story ...)
Taliban Praise Continued US Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Taliban's statement came just hours after the Pentagon announced it had cut troop levels in Afghanistan to 2,500. ( read original story ...)
Turkish Defense Minister Akar visits Iraq to discuss cooperation against terrorism
Turkey's top defense official, along with the country's chief of staff, arrived in the Iraqi capital as part of an official visit to discuss cooperation against ... ( read original story ...)
Kurdistan 24 named ‘best satellite channel’ in Iraq for 2020: survey
Kurdistan 24 was named the best satellite TV channel in Iraq for 2020, according to a survey the Baghdad-based Iraqi Journalists Union conducted. In a visit on Saturday to the Kurdistan 24 ... ( read original story ...)
PMU chief reiterates that US military forces must withdraw from Iraq
PMU chief reiterates that US military forces must withdraw from Iraq. Iran Press TV. Sunday, 17 January 2021 6:12 PM. The chairman of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units has unde ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar accused of ‘foot-dragging’ on repatriation as thousands of Rohingya wait on barren island
Dhaka denies the accusation as officials meet Myanmar counterparts to discuss ways to send the Rohingya home The days on the barren silt island of Bhasan Char in the Bay of Bengal have developed into ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar Receives $10m in Public COVID-19 Vaccine Donations
Myanmar’s government has received about US$10.2 million (13 billion kyats) in public donations to buy COVID-19 vaccinations within a week of the government’s request. The government initially ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar: Over US$348mil in foreign investment in Q1 of FY 2020-2021; Covid-19 total goes above 134,000
YANGON, Jan 18 (Xinhua): Myanmar attracted investment capital of over US$ 348 million from permitted foreign enterprises in first quarter of the present fiscal year (FY) 2020-2021 starting October, ... ( read original story ...)
Winter weather hits parts of Europe, from Poland to Turkey
Extreme cold and snow have hit large parts of Europe, with freezing temperatures causing causing railroad tracks in Poland to crack and snow blanketing most of the ... ( read original story ...)