Thailand will begin reopening its borders to outsiders and kickstart a tourism industry battered by the coronavirus with a flight from China later this month, authorities said Friday. ( read original story ...)
Russia, Iran Concerned About Syrian and Libyan Fighters in Nagorno-Karabakh: Moscow
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif talked by phone on Friday and expressed concern over the involvement of Syrian and Libyan fighters in the ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict: A Widening War Would Engulf Russia, Turkey, Iran In Complex Web Of Ties
Turkey has close ethnolinguistic and trade ties with Azerbaijan Russia has close ties with both Armenia and Azerbaijan, and keeps a military base in Armenia Iran may be supporting Armenia in this ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands of holidays cancelled as Turkey added to Covid quarantine list
Up to 50,000 half-term and winter-sun breaks will be scrapped as UK government closes Turkey travel corridor in surprise move ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey slams EU threat of sanctions over East Med dispute
Turkish foreign ministry warns against threat of measures amid Eastern Mediterranean standoff with Greece and Cyprus. ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s Foray Into Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Tests Russia’s Influence
Karabakh conflict are threatened by President Erdogan’s support for Azerbaijan. ( read original story ...)
Chinese Vaccine Trial in Bangladesh: Sinovac now wants co-financing
The much-talked-about mass trial of a Chinese coronavirus vaccine in Bangladesh has become uncertain after drugmaker Sinovac Biotech Ltd asked the government to co-finance the initiative. Sinovac ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh to add 12,607 government jobs to technical education sector
The government has set out to create 12,607 permanent posts at the technical schools and colleges and polytechnic institutes in order to expand vocational education in Bangladesh. ( read original story ...)
Hundreds in India Protest Government Handling of Fatal Rape
Hundreds of protesters in India have demanded the dismissal of the government of a northern state where a 19-year-old woman from India’s lowest caste was allegedly gang raped and later died in a ... ( read original story ...)
The Death of Human Rights in India?
New Delhi has a long history of harassing international NGOs. But under Modi, things may reach a tipping point. ( read original story ...)