The Waldorf Astoria has just opened a private island in the Maldives. Spread over 32,000 square meters and able to accomodate 24 guests, it's being marketed as the largest private island in the ... ( read original story ...)
Will improved relations with Qatar lead to more military cooperation?
Camels are shown in the Hofuf desert, east of the Saudi capital Riyadh, near the border with Qatar. Qatar and Saudi Arabia recently reopened their land border as they restored ties. (Fayez ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar Airways to retire half of its A380 planes
Qatar Airways is retiring half of its fleet of Airbus A380s, the world's largest passenger plane. It's the latest nail in the coffin for the double-decker superjumbo. ( read original story ...)
Mongolia-Hungary Joint Economic Commission convenes
Hungary Joint Economic Commission, State Secretary of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry T.Jambaltseren and Istvan Deputy State Secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ... ( read original story ...)
In Georgia, an oligarch with echoes of Trump says he’s leaving politics. Many don’t believe him.
Now, the 64-year-old oligarch, Bidzina Ivanishvili, says he's giving it all up to concentrate on giving away his fortune as a philanthropist. It’s an inspirational narrative — particularly as other ... ( read original story ...)
The Georgia Dad Who Said That He Wanted to Kill Nancy Pelosi
On Facebook, Cleveland Meredith, Jr., parroted The Gateway Pundit, Trump’s Twitter feed, Fox News, and, eventually, QAnon. Then he went to Washington. ( read original story ...)
From Israel/Palestine to the US, lies lead to violence
Individual Arabs and Palestinians are responsible for believing the lies and acting on them, but their responsibility is much more mitigated because in many cases, they likely believed the lies. When ... ( read original story ...)
Palestine records 822 Covid-19 cases, 27 deaths
Palestine today recorded 822 new Covid-19 cases and 27 deaths, according to Health Minister Mai Al-Kaileh. She announced that 822 Palestinians tested positive for the highly contagious virus and 27 ... ( read original story ...)
Communist party of Laos names PM Thongloun as new leader -state media
The Communist Party of Laos on Friday named Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith as its new secretary general, replacing retiring chief Bounnhang Vorachit, state media reported as the long-ruling party ... ( read original story ...)
Laos: Communist party elects Thongloun as new gen-sec; all Covid-19 patients recovered
Prime Minister of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith was elected as the new General Secretary of the country's ruling Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee at the communist party's 11th ... ( read original story ...)