The United States intends to revoke the Houthi movement's terrorist designation in response to Yemen's humanitarian crisis, reversing one of the Trump administration's most criticised last-minute ... ( read original story ...)
Viewpoint: From Ethiopia’s Tigray region to Yemen, the dilemma of declaring a famine
Every day, more and more reports of starvation trickle out of the Tigray region of Ethiopia that has been hit by conflict. On Wednesday, Mark Lowcock, chief of humanitarian affairs at the United ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia moves foreign workers to hotels to curb Covid-19 spread
The strategy tackles issue of poor living conditions at hostels and also provides a lifeline for near-empty hotels.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia to House Migrant Workers in Hotels to Curb Virus Spread
Malaysia’s government has kicked off a plan to temporarily house migrant workers in near-empty hotels across the nation to tackle the worsening spread of Covid-19 cases due to workplace clusters. ( read original story ...)
Saudi police nab man who stole SAR25,5000 from a bank using ‘fake’ gun
The perpetrator allegedly stole the amount after threatening a bank employee that he would harm a customer with a gun ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi-led coalition says intercepted Houthi armed drone attack
The Saudi-led military coalition engaged in Yemen said it had intercepted and destroyed an armed drone on Sunday launched by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement towards southern Saudi Arabia. ( read original story ...)
Iraq’s Yazidis bury 104 victims of IS massacre
The Yazidi community of northern Iraq has brought home 104 of its members who were killed by the Islamic State group during its reign of terror in 2014.Their remains had been identified and exhumed ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s all-purple Banwol Island is a photographer’s dream
A South Korean farming community has reinvented itself by transforming into an attraction perfect for the Instagram era. ( read original story ...)
‘Near-total internet shutdown’ in Myanmar as coup protests spread
Tens of thousands of people take to streets of major cities in Myanmar to denounce Monday’s coup despite internet ban. ( read original story ...)
Tens of thousands gather for second day of street protests in Myanmar – witnesses
Tens of thousands of people marched for a second day in Myanmar’s biggest city on Sunday and thousands more across the country to protest against the military junta's coup and detention of elected ... ( read original story ...)