The prisoner swap happened so quickly at the end of last week that the public barely learned an Israeli woman had been held in Syria before the Jewish woman was already safely back in Israel. ( read original story ...)
Israel financing vaccine for Syria to secure prisoner’s release: report
Israeli officials secretly agreed to finance coronavirus vaccines for Syria in exchange for the release of an Israeli woman arrested for illegally entering Syria, The New York Times ... ( read original story ...)
Hezbollah media claims Israeli in Syria deal was seen at Lebanon border
The woman's Facebook account showed her traveling all over the country, including into parts of the Palestinian territories which Israelis are forbidden to enter. ( read original story ...)
Majlis Podcast: Despite Promises, Are Rights Abuses In Kazakhstan Getting Worse?
On this week's Majlis podcast, a discussion on the human rights situation in Kazakhstan. Despite promises made by President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev, some say the situation is getting worse, not better. ( read original story ...)
Boxer Hema Jayasuriya represented Sri Lanka at two Olympics
Hema Perera Jayasuriya, had the rare opportunity of representing Sri Lanka at the Olympic Games on two occasions after having launched his boxing career at Ananda College, Colombo. Jayasuriya was born ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka Youth Chess Grand Prix from March 11 to 21
The Chess Federation of Sri Lanka has decided to conduct the second Sri Lanka National under 14 years Chess Grand Prix from March11 to 21 at CFSL headquarters in Nugegoda. This is one of the leading ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s economy is ravaged by sanctions and pandemic isolation. Kim is lashing out.
Kim Jong Un is angry, and he's lashing out. North Korea’s last economic plan failed “tremendously,” he complained. And his inner circle lacked an “innovative viewpoint and clear tactics” in drawing up ... ( read original story ...)
Trump offered North Korea’s Kim a ride home on Air Force One: report
Former President Trump made an unprecedented offer to North Korea's Kim Jong Un after the pair met in 2019 for their second summit in Hanoi, Vietnam: a ride home on Air Force One, which Kim declined, ... ( read original story ...)
SSB issues directions to keep close eye on smuggling of petroleum products from Nepal
Pilibhit: Deputy commandant of Sashastra Seema Bal’s 49th battalion Amandeep Singh on Sunday issued directions to the battalion’s all six companies’ c. ( read original story ...)
Nepal gets 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine bought from India
Nepal on Sunday received the one million doses of Covishield vaccine it bought from India's Serum Institute, in a major boost to the country's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Oxford-AstraZeneca's ... ( read original story ...)