Uzbekistan, one of the world's largest cotton producers, harvested 3.8 million tons of cotton this year, up 9 percent compared with last year, the country's ministry of agriculture said Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
New subterranean resort to be built below the AlUla desert in Saudi Arabia
French architect Jean Nouvel is behind the Sharaan Resort project in the AlUla desert in Saudi Arabia, due to open in 2023. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabian Oil Company and Shell & AMG Recycling B.V. Sign Agreement to Explore the …
The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco), Shell & AMG Recycling B.V. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to evaluate the feasibility of creating a venture in support of Saudi Arabia’s (“The ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia has dragged its imprisoned female activists back into court. How will Biden respond?
WHEN SAUDI ARABIA came under pressure to release imprisoned women’s rights activists before it hosted this month’s Group of 20 summit, it hinted they might soon be freed. “Clemency” for the women, the ... ( read original story ...)
Further Withdrawal From Afghanistan Must Be Tied to Peace Talks Progress: Germany
NATO must not jeopardize the peace negotiations for Afghanistan by withdrawing troops prematurely from the war-torn country, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said ahead of a virtual meeting with his ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Makes a Bad Situation Worse in Afghanistan
Since the day he entered office, President Donald Trump hasn’t been able to make up his mind about whether the United States should keep fighting in Afghanistan. His most recent decision to ... ( read original story ...)
China doubles down on criticising Australia over Afghanistan, further inflaming relations
China has doubled down on its criticism of Australia after refusing to remove a tweet featuring a digital illustration of an Australian soldier appearing to murder a child in Afghanistan. In a series ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq, UK urge de-escalation of tensions in Gulf region
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein received British Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa James Cleverly at his office on Monday.Both sides stressed the need of deescalating the ... ( read original story ...)
Reopening of Border to drive Saudi Investment in Iraq?
By Adnan Abu Zeed for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The recent reopening of th ... ( read original story ...)
New ‘BTS Law’ Is Passed in South Korea. An Army of Fans Rejoice.
The oldest member of BTS was saved at the last minute from having to join the military under the country’s conscription system. ( read original story ...)