The makeshift shelters of internally displaced Syrians are seen from a hilltop as part of an IDP camp located in Sarmada, Idlib province [File: Umit Bektas/Reuters] The last opposition-held stronghold ... ( read original story ...)
Virus ‘disaster in the making’ in war-torn Syria
As Europe and the United States struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic, experts warn that disaster looms in war-torn Syria, where hospitals are unable to meet existing needs and hygiene ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan protests Chinese article for territorial claims
Kazakhstan filed a formal complaint with the Chinese government following the publication of a Chinese article that claimed the Central Asian country was located in historical Chinese territory. ( read original story ...)
U.S. returns another $300 million of recovered 1MDB funds to Malaysia
The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday said it has repatriated another $300 million to Malaysia in recovered money misappropriated from 1Malaysia Development Berhad, or 1MDB, the country's ... ( read original story ...)
US returns $300 mn of 1MDB money to Malaysia
The US Justice Department announced Tuesday it had sent $300 million in funds stolen in the 1MDB corruption scandal to the Malaysia government that had been laundered through the global financial ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia Turns to Coronavirus Antibody Tests to Supplement Laboratory Checks
A firefighter disinfects a closed shop during the movement control order due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia April 1, ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia reports 134 new coronavirus cases, one new death
Malaysian health authorities on Monday reported 134 new cases, raising the cumulative total to 4,817 as Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy sees a plateau in the number of new infections reported ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s retail growth dip in April 2020 is expected to be the highest in history, contracting 60.7% due to the MCO, early estimates show
Malaysia’s retail growth in April 2020 is expected to plunge by 60.7% compared to a year ago, due to the extended Movement Control Order (MCO) until April 28, 2020 early estimates show. Only essential ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia, Singapore Discuss New Terms for Returning Citizens
Malaysia and Singapore are discussing new terms to let Malaysian citizens in the city-state return to their home country.Under the current agreement, Malaysians working in neighboring Singapore must g ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia says price war was ‘unwelcome departure’ from oil policy
Saudi Arabia’s oil minister said the price war it started last month that drove global benchmark Brent crude to 18-year lows was an “unwelcome departure” from its strategy to pursue collective oil ... ( read original story ...)