Flying Qatar Airways during the coronavirus pandemic, with new health protocols in place, felt both new and familiar. ( read original story ...)
Qatar’s rapprochement restores balance in the Middle East
But already the agreement — a tactical rapprochement rather than a reconciliation between embittered rivals — looks like a score-draw for Qatar against heavy odds. The deal restores the air, land and ... ( read original story ...)
After Moscow Meeting, Armenia Will be Forced to Make More Concessions
The leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia met in Moscow on Monday to hammer out the details of the November 9 agreement, which has already wreaked havoc on the lives of lay citizens in Armenia and ... ( read original story ...)
China once again Mongolia’s biggest trading partner
Bilateral trade between Mongolia and China amounted to 7.4 billion U.S. dollars last year. ULAN BATOR, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- China has maintained its position as Mongolia's biggest trading partner in ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia schools to get $2B in new federal coronavirus aid
Georgia is moving to accept $2 billion in additional federal coronavirus relief for K-12 schools. That will include $1.7 billion that will be given to school districts ... ( read original story ...)
‘They always put other barriers in place’: how Georgia activists fought off voter suppression
As voter suppression became more brazen, overcoming it was a core part of work that organizers did to mobilize a new electorate ... ( read original story ...)
A Trump-aligned pick for U.S. attorney in Georgia dismissed the president’s claims of election fraud.
There’s just nothing to them,” the acting top prosecutor, Bobby L. Christine, said of the claims according to a recording of a conference call. ( read original story ...)
Georgia House to consider replacing Confederate statue with statue of John Lewis
A bipartisan push in the Georgia legislature would replace a statue of Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens with one of the late congressman and civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) in ... ( read original story ...)
New Georgia Senators Could Be Sworn In Just In Time For Impeachment Vote
Senate Republican concessions could get Democrats Ossoff and Warnock in before the Senate trial, but a majority doesn't guarantee success. ( read original story ...)
The new Trump-appointed US Attorney in Georgia says he was surprised to find there wasn’t any election fraud
President Donald Trump appointed the prosecutor after he reportedly pressured his predecessor to resign over the lack of election fraud cases. ( read original story ...)