US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will Saturday meet negotiators from the Taliban and Afghan government amid signs of progress in their talks as the United States speeds up its withdrawal. The State ... ( read original story ...)
Mongolia sees 21 new coronavirus cases, total reaches 578
The Ministry of Health held its daily press briefing on COVID-19 situation to give update as of 11 AM, November 21, Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Georgia certifies election results — the first to do so among states where Trump is mounting legal challenges
Gov. Brian Kemp also certified the results as required by law, though he said he was troubled by irregularities. ( read original story ...)
No Extra Discovery For Engineering Co. In Oman Contract Suit
Parsons Engineering has lost its emergency bid for more time to seek additional evidence about an allegedly biased arbitrator who issued a $24 million award against the company, with a California ... ( read original story ...)
Al Bustan Palace in Oman gives promotions across departments
Carlton Hotel, now under the leadership of newly-appointed GM Nabil Al Zadjali, has given out three promotions across its workforce. The five-star Omani resort has named a director of sales and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to Proceed With HK Travel Bubble, Covid Test Required
Singapore said an air travel bubble with Hong Kong will proceed as planned on Sunday, but arriving passengers from Hong Kong must now take a Covid-19 test as cases in the city increase. ( read original story ...)
Travel bubble: the best Singapore hotel deals, from luxury to family-friendly accommodation
Disappointingly, most of Singapore’s hotels aren’t offering anything special – nothing like the spectacular deals we’ve seen in Hong Kong over the summer – but after muc ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon: The forensic audit donors demand is dead. Who killed it?
Auditing Lebanon’s central bank was a key condition of releasing billions of dollars in desperately needed donor funds. ( read original story ...)
World Bank assists Laos’ project to boost health, nutrition services
The World Bank has provided a concessionary loan of US$23 million to the Lao government for the Health and Nutrition Services Access Project (HANSA) to support the health sector reform strategy. ( read original story ...)
Arab authors call for boycott of UAE book awards after Israel deal
The ‘sad trade-off’ of Palestinian rights for the normalisation of UAE-Israeli ties casts shadow over lucrative cultural prizes ... ( read original story ...)