Saudi Arabia and Oman halted international flights and closed their borders for a week over fears about the fast-spreading new strain of the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
How Much Should We Worry About Laos’ Debt?
The question for observers is whether they regard Laos’ public debt as more of a problem than foreign firms taking over more of the country’s formerly state-run assets. (After all, this was the way ... ( read original story ...)
Does it matter if Israel’s located under US Middle East command structure?
Is it time to correct a historic anomaly, or to leave things as they are? The reason Israel was excluded was largely because countries in the region were hostile. But that is no longer the case. ( read original story ...)
Why Israel Tries, and Fails, to Slow Its Roaring Currency
Israel’s shekel has breached significant highs against the dollar this year, prompting the central bank to buy billions of dollars worth of foreign currency to roll back those gains. Nevertheless, the ... ( read original story ...)
Cambodia tightens border after virus outbreak in Samut Sakhon
Cambodia has issued a high alert and tightened its border following Thailand reporting a sudden spurt of 576 Covid-19 cases on Sunday which includes 516 migrant workers. ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan has started production of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine -RDIF
Kazakhstan has started production of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, Russia's RDIF sovereign wealth fund said on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Jacques Kallis to work with England’s batsmen during Sri Lanka Test series
Former South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis will work with England’s batsmen in Sri Lanka in the new year, the ECB has confirmed ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka- Do Tamils want to fight, and for what?
By N Sathiya Moorthy In a recent online event, one-time Norwegian peace-facilitator, Eriic Solheim is seen extolling the nation's Tamils (Sri Lankan Tamils, SLT) to fight against the ... ( read original story ...)
England bring in Jacques Kallis as a batting coaching consultant for their tour of Sri Lanka
The 45-year-old, who scored 13,289 Test runs, has been appointed batting coaching consultant for the touring party, which is due to leave on January 2. ( read original story ...)
Jacques Kallis appointed as England cricket team’s batting consultant ahead of Sri Lanka tour
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), on Monday, have announced the appointment of Jacques Kallis as the batting consultant of the senior men's team that is set to tour Sri Lanka in January. ( read original story ...)