Abu Dhabi and Dubai rank in the world’s top 50 Smart Cities, thanks to digital transformation of the government, Smart Dubai initiatives, and Expo 2020 Dubai as one of the world’s best connected event ... ( read original story ...)
Obama and Jordan basketball vests sell for record
Two basketball vests - one worn by the NBA superstar Michael Jordan and the other by former US president Barack Obama - sold for record sums at a Los Angeles auction on Friday.Jordan's number 23 vest, ... ( read original story ...)
Deadly Yemen attack sparks calls to ‘name and shame’ Houthi militia
Short Url https://arab.news/rmw3r googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1581406606963-5');); AL-MUKALLA, Yemen: missile strike by Iran-backed Houthis that killed 10 workers in ... ( read original story ...)
The nearly man: will Anwar Ibrahim ever lead Malaysia?
There is little doubt that 2020 will go down as an annus horribilis for Malaysia. It's been harder hit by the Covid-19 pandemic than neighbours such as Thailand and Singapore, with part of the damage ... ( read original story ...)
Connecting Malaysia with the rest of the world
IN 1882, a “revolution” in telecommunications technology in the then pre-Malaya days took place to bring Penangites closer with Perak. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia grapples with hotbeds of infection in foreign worker dorms
A production worker at Top Glove, the world's biggest maker of rubber gloves, lamented that conditions in his Malaysian lodging provided by the company are terrible.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Trump signs bill allowing Iraq War hero Alywn Cashe to receive Medal of Honor
President Donald Trump late Friday signed legislation to allow Iraq War hero Alwyn Cashe to be awarded the Medal of Honor, a move that nearly ends Cashe’s family and supporters 15-year quest to honor ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Pulls Some Embassy Staff From Iraq as Regional Tensions Rise
The partial drawdown of embassy personnel is timed to coincide with the first anniversary of a U.S. airstrike in Iraq that killed a senior Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani, on Jan. 3, due to concerns ... ( read original story ...)
After Troop Cuts In Iraq And Afghanistan, Trump Orders Pullout From Somalia
President Donald Trump has ordered the removal of most US military and security personnel from Somalia, where they have been conducting operations against the Al-Shabaab militant group, the Pentagon ... ( read original story ...)
Leave Maldives, Thailand Gets Boost in Tourism For The First Time in 6 Months
Foreign Tourists began returning in small numbers under a special long-stay tourist visa unveiled by the government last month. ( read original story ...)