Saudi Arabia’s crucial position as a major oil exporter that feeds the world economy means any attack on its infrastructure can reverberate around the globe. This was seen in September 2019, when ... ( read original story ...)
NATO Chief Rules Out Rushed, Early Exit from Afghanistan
Diplomats worry that setting a definitive date on withdrawal from Afghanistan could hamper efforts to secure a peace deal. ( read original story ...)
Iraq authorities denounced for failure to protect media
Iraqi authorities are failing to take serious action against violent attacks on local journalists, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday in a renewed call to investigate the torching of a ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea Tries to Quell Anxiety Over Flu Shots After 9 Unexplained Deaths
Health officials say there is no link between the deaths and the flu vaccines. But the deaths, after two recent vaccine recalls, have raised safety fears among the public at a critical time. ( read original story ...)
Thailand protest: Why young activists are embracing Hong Kong’s tactics
From helmets and gas masks to flashmobs and hand signals, Thailand’s student-led movement is drawing on the experience of Hong Kong’s young activists in its own fight for change. Here are three echoes ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand welcomes its first foreign tourists in months.
Thailand welcomed more than 10 million tourists from China last year. This week, tourism officials were pleased to announce the arrival of 39. It was the first group of foreign tourists to arrive in ... ( read original story ...)
Iran Holds Air Defense War Games After Rise in Border Tensions, Arms Sale Ban Lifted
Iran's conventional military and the elite Revolutionary Guard began the Guardians of the Sky Velayat-99 exercise as Armenia-Azerbaijan tensions spilled over the border and a decades-long U.N. arms ... ( read original story ...)
Iran’s investigation into Flight PS752’s destruction expected to be completed in a month
Ukraine has wrapped up its second round of "difficult and detailed" talks with Iran over the destruction of Flight PS752 and has been told Iran's safety investigation will be completed within a month, ... ( read original story ...)
Soleimani’s funeral shows Trump underestimated how powerful anti-imperialism and nationalism is in Iran
The assassination of the commander of Iran’s Quds force, Qassem Soleimani, came as a shock to both Iranians and Americans. Although Soleimani and his force had been designated by the US as a terrorist ... ( read original story ...)
Our Allies and Iran
Despite the prodigious efforts of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the United Nations arms embargo on the Islamic Republic of Iran was lifted on Sunday. Though the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ... ( read original story ...)