The United States on Friday issued for the first time a passport to a Jerusalem-born American with 'Israel' listed as the place of birth instead of the city. ( read original story ...)
Cause of Israel’s near nationwide blackout unknown
The Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) said that the outages were due to an imbalance in the system and that despite fears the cause of the outages "was definitively not a cyberattack." Despite this, ... ( read original story ...)
Cementing Israel’s New Ties in Arab World Is Essential for Future | Opinion
A flood of new peace deals for Israel, creating diplomatic relations with Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Sudan, has the potential to remake the Middle East. Israel and its new friends can ... ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan’s president sworn in for 5th term
Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon has been sworn in for a fifth term on Friday. The 68-year-old, who is running the Persian-speaking nation of 9.5 million people since 1992, won 90.92% of votes in ... ( read original story ...)
US set to approve sale of stealth jet fleet to UAE
The Trump administration is pressing ahead with plans to sell 50 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates, setting up a potential tussle in Congress in the days after the election.The White House ... ( read original story ...)
Hay, the UAE and the literary festival dilemma
Literary festivals must rank as one of the most successful cultural growth industries of the past quarter-century. Often from small, sometimes chaotic beginnings, “litfests” — from the Welsh borders ... ( read original story ...)
Two More Ethnic Kazakhs From Xinjiang Given Temporary Refugee Status In Kazakhstan
Two more ethnic Kazakhs from China's northwestern Xinjiang region who illegally crossed the border have obtained temporary refugee status in Kazakhstan. ( read original story ...)
India and Nepal need to quickly resolve differences, Army Chief General Naravane’s upcoming visit a positive step: Experts
India’s population is 40 times bigger than Nepal’s and its economy is a hundred times richer than that of Nepal. The median age is much lower in India as compared to China. Hence in the next 20-25 ... ( read original story ...)
India, Nepal ‘most exposed’ to deadly particle pollution
Air pollution ‘fourth biggest’ global health risk after blood pressure, tobacco and diet India, Nepal exceed WHO limits for particle pollution Niger, Qatar and Nigeria occupy next three places, report ... ( read original story ...)
Export from Uzbekistan to China
The Embassy of Uzbekistan in China has launched the first e-platform of foreign economic activity uzchinaexport.com for Uzbekistan exporters, IA “Dunyo” reports. The main task of the portal is to ... ( read original story ...)