Zere Asylbek, a singer in Kyrgyzstan whose viral 2018 hit was an appeal for women to be respected, has returned with a new song against gender-based violence ... ( read original story ...)
Top Iranian officials blame Israel for nuclear mastermind’s killing, vow revenge
Zarif blasts 'terrorist cowardice' in Mohsen Fakhrizadeh's killing; army chief, senior adviser to Khamenei promise retaliation: 'We will make them regret their actions!' ... ( read original story ...)
Flashback: John Kerry says there will be no ‘peace between Israel and the Arab world’
Former State Secretary John Kerry said in 2016 that there would be no separate peace between Israel and the Arab world without Palestinian peace. ( read original story ...)
Travel agents in Mideast, Africa say UAE is blocking visas
Travel agencies in countries across the Middle East and Africa say the United Arab Emirates has temporarily halted issuing new visas to their citizens, a ... ( read original story ...)
Cambodia: treason trials the latest in the country’s slide to autocracy
If you are simply going on the number of political trials in Cambodia at the moment, the country would seem to be politically unstable – a hotbed of unrest. Hundreds of people are on trial for ... ( read original story ...)
Germany’s General Deportation Stop to Syria Ought Not to Apply to Criminals – Interior Minister
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer wants to exclude criminal offenders from Syria from a general stop of deportations that applies to the war torn country, a spokeswoman for the ministry said on ... ( read original story ...)
Shringla inaugurates three schools built under Indian assistance in Nepal’s Gorkha district
The Ministry of External Affairs also tweeted a video of the school inauguration event Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Friday inaugurated three schools built under Indian assistance in ... ( read original story ...)
Jaishankar meets new Seychelles president, Doval in Colombo, Shringla wraps up Nepal visit
Shringla in Nepal met the entire leadership and struck the right notes by promising to “work to Nepal’s priorities” and terming the country as “fundamental” to India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ approach. ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia seeks to resolve Qatar crisis as ‘gift’ to Joe Biden
Saudi Arabia has stepped up its efforts to resolve its more than three-year dispute with Qatar after US president Donald Trump’s election defeat, according to people briefed on the talks. The move to ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia Has Suspended Turkish Meat Imports – Turkish Union
Turkish exporters have reported increasing obstacles to trade in Saudi Arabia, as businessmen in the Gulf Arab state have led calls for bans on Turkish imports and as ties between the two countries ... ( read original story ...)