POLITICALArmenia entered 2021 desperate to shrug off the heavy hangover it has from 2020. Last year got off to a tremendous start with the ... ( read original story ...)
Stakes high for Rio Tinto, Mongolia as Oyu Tolgoi talks loom
The next three to six months will be crucial to the future of the vast copper-gold mine, as the companies behind the operation negotiate with the government. ( read original story ...)
Palestine set to hold national elections after 14 years
Palestine is set to conduct its first national elections this year after a span of 14 years. These include parliamentary, presidential and National Council polls. Under a decree signed by the ... ( read original story ...)
Parliamentary, Presidential Elections to Be Held in Palestine after 15 Years
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas decreed parliamentary and presidential elections to be held in the besieged Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank later this year, the first such votes after 15 years ... ( read original story ...)
Palestine to have first national elections after 14 years
Palestine is set to conduct its first national elections this year after a span of 14 years. These include parliamentary, presidential and National Council polls. Under a decree signed by the ... ( read original story ...)
Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas announces elections for first time in 15 years
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday announced dates for the first Palestinian elections in more than 15 years, setting legislative polls for May 22 and a July 31 presidential vote. Abbas's ... ( read original story ...)
Fewer desks, more open spaces: How the pandemic is changing Singapore’s offices
SINGAPORE - It is 8.30am on March 27, 2023. Mrs Aileen Tan takes a water bottle and cardigan from her office locker, picks her desk for the day, and settles down to work. Two hours in, she heads to a ... ( read original story ...)
Pyramid discovery points to a first for Lebanon
A hiker in northern Lebanon has found a pyramid-shaped burial monument believed to be 1,500 years older than the Great Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt.The monument is only 10ft tall and a monolithic ... ( read original story ...)
US calls Bahrain, UAE ‘major security partners’
The United States called Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates “major security partners" early Saturday, a previously unheard of designation for the two ... ( read original story ...)
Jordan McNair’s family reaches $3.5 million settlement with Maryland
The payment, which must be approved by the state Board of Public Works, would settle all claims made by parents of football player who died of heatstroke in 2018. ( read original story ...)