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 ...)
UAE becomes an incubator to help careers of local emerging artists
As the UAE allows more personal freedoms, a younger generation of local artists are seeking to work in ways not dictated by official institutions or commercial groups. Having recently announced ... ( read original story ...)
Cambodia: Govt to reopen schools on Monday (Nov 23), exams stay on schedule
Cambodian Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron has announced that public and private schools would reopen from Monday (Nov 23) while the examination schedules for grades 9 and 12 ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia’s human rights problems that won’t go away
For Saudi Arabia, playing host this weekend - albeit virtually - to the G20 group of the world's leading economies is a moment of great national pride.But for human rights activists around the world, ... ( read original story ...)
US State Dept lauds PM Imran Khan’s visit to Afghanistan
The US Department of State on Friday lauded Prime Minister Imran Khan's recent visit to Kabul and reiterated the importance of the cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan.In a statement, the ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan’s Kabul rocked by several rocket explosions
Several rocket explosions took place in downtown Kabul early on Saturday, police said. The blasts occurred in densely populated regions of Kabul, including centrally located Green Zone and at an ... ( read original story ...)
US Will Still Support ISIS Fight Despite Drawdowns from Iraq, Afghanistan, General Says
U.S. forces are still needed in the region to deter Iran and contain the Islamic State, which continues to pose a threat in Iraq and Syria requiring U.S. support for local forces, McKenzie said in ... ( read original story ...)
After Australian Report, Calls Grow For More Investigations Of Abuses In Afghanistan
"Only through a series of independent inquiries will we uncover the true extent of this disregard for Afghan life, which normalized murder, and resulted in war crimes," an Afghan rights group says. ( read original story ...)