Singapore’s central bank chief said as much as 20% of the city-state’s economy faces “deep scarring” from the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Reservations at Singapore Airlines’ Restaurant A30, where guests eat in a grounded jet, sell out in half hour
It’s a statement we never thought we’d print on this website, yet here it is: The demand for airline food has reached unprecedented levels. ( read original story ...)
Heads of States of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan Release Joint Statement on Events in Kyrgyzstan
Heads of states of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan released a joint statement in the light of recent events in Kyrgyzstan on Oct. 9, reported Akorda Press. “As close neighbors ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: The politics behind the Lebanon-Israel border talks
Lebanon and Israel are scheduled to sit down for talks this week on a decade-old maritime border dispute that has gained importance after large and lucrative discoveries of natural gas in the eastern ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon names team for maritime border talks with Israel
Lebanon announced on Monday the names of its delegation that will hold indirect talks later this week with Israel over the disputed maritime border between the ... ( read original story ...)
Sean Spicer, former White House press secretary, heading to Lebanon County
"We’re looking forward to him providing his experiences and memories of his time in the White House" - county GOP chairman ... ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan’s Strongman Leader Wins Re-election
Tajikistan's leader Emomali Rakhmon was re-elected with over 90 percent of the vote Monday following a presidential poll in which he faced only token opposition. The win will allow the 68-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
UAE to host second human trial abroad of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine
Human trials of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine, named Sputnik V, will be held in the United Arab Emirates, the second country after Belarus to take part in the programme of which results are expected ... ( read original story ...)
Palestinians are out in the cold but not forgotten in Israel-UAE deal?
To achieve UAE peace, Israel was not required to make territorial concessions as it had with the 1979 Egyptian deal. ( read original story ...)
‘They have to be punished’: the mothers trapped in the UAE by ‘love crimes’
Single migrant women left destitute by Covid can’t leave until they have served sentences for sex outside marriage – but virus restrictions mean prisons won’t accept them ... ( read original story ...)