A team of visiting German doctors has praised Turkmenistan’s Potemkin healthcare system, but it appears they were only in town to treat a VIP. ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan provides online courses for entrepreneurs in field of tourism
An online course for local representatives of the tourism market from Naryn, Osh, Dzhalal-Abad and Issyk-Kul Oblasts, supported by the Department of Tourism, is being launched under the UNDP Trade ... ( read original story ...)
Antisemitism and Israel’s right to exist
Antisemitism manifests itself, in part, by denying Jews their collective right to self-determination, writes Jeremy Havardi in defence of the IHRA’s definition ... ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan: Hot pepper prices increase fivefold
In the Republic of Tajikistan, the 2020 harvesting of hot peppers has finished. Prices for hot peppers on the market of Northern Tajikistan have jumped briskly, with growers from ... ( read original story ...)
UAE finds its voice within OPEC, complicating oil diplomacy
By Rania El Gamal, Dmitry Zhdannikov and Olesya Astakhova DUBAI/LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates came out of OPEC heavyweight Saudi Arabia's shadow this week by demanding better ... ( read original story ...)
Under Armour launches brand with Stephen Curry, trying to compete with Jordan Brand
Under Armour is launching a separate brand with its top athlete, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry called Curry Brand. ( read original story ...)
A ‘Man-Made Humanitarian Nightmare:’ Syria in Photos
The humanitarian crisis in Syria is reaching unprecedented levels almost a decade after the civil war began, and the global pandemic is making things worse. ( read original story ...)
‘We’re not alive, we’re not dead’: Thousands of migrants are trapped in war-torn Yemen
Despite a civil war and the COVID-19 pandemic, Yemen remains a crossing point for tens of thousands of East African migrants headed for Saudi Arabia. ( read original story ...)
233,000 killed in Yemen’s 6-year conflict: UN
A doctor exams a malnourished child at the malnutrition treatment ward in Al-Sabeen hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, on Nov. 24, 2020. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua) ADEN, Yemen, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- The ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Will Name Houthis A Terrorist Group To Box In Biden On Iran. This Will Lead To Death And Diplomacy Demise In Yemen.
As President Trump’s stay in the White House winds down, the series of misguided terrorist designation decisions his foreign policy team have made, especially those related to Iran, look to continue ... ( read original story ...)