Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa takes over as Prime Minister as the government's finances remain under strain ... ( read original story ...)
Israel: Bahrain foreign minister announces landmark trip
It will be the first visit since Bahrain established diplomatic ties with Israel in a US-brokered deal. Abdullatif Al-Zayani will hold bilateral discussions with Israeli officials to follow up on the ... ( read original story ...)
Mongolia Imposes Curfew Amid COVID-19 Scare
The first cases of local transmission in Mongolia have sparked a decisive response from the government. The Diplomat has removed paywall restrictions on our coverage of the COVID–19 crisis. On ... ( read original story ...)
Live COVID-19 updates: Mongolia receives WHO medical supplies to fight COVID-19
The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. ULAN BATOR -- Mongolia has received 96,000 U.S. dollars worth of COVID-19 medical supplies from the World Health ... ( read original story ...)
Former Inner Mongolia senior political advisor expelled from CPC, public office
Ma Ming, former vice chairman of the Inner Mongolia regional committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger fires back against Trump’s false claims about Georgia elections
"Failed candidate Doug Collins is a liar — but what’s new?" Raffensperger’ said of the former GOP congressman who has repeated Trump's claims. ( read original story ...)
Republicans’ last gasp in Georgia
Republicans’ strategy in the two Georgia Senate runoff contests is confused, to put it mildly. Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler called on Secretary of State and fellow Republican Brad ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 cases in GCC: 19 die in Saudi Arabia, 12 in Oman, 4 in Kuwait
Saudi Arabia’s daily count of COVID-19 cases continued to drop considerably with only 301 infections reported on Monday, the Ministry of Health said. Image Credit: AFP Dubai: The total cases of ... ( read original story ...)
Kuwait to donate $4 million to UNICEF
Kuwait has signed a grant agreement with UNICEF vowing to provide $4 million in donations to support internally displaced Syrians. Image Credit: Gulf News archive Kuwait City: The Kuwait Fund for Arab ... ( read original story ...)
Kuwait’s Agility in talks to distribute coronavirus vaccine around the world
Kuwait’s Agility is in close discussions with producers of Covid-19 vaccines and governments to help distribute the shots when they become available. The logistics company has infrastructure in place ... ( read original story ...)