Persian Gulf waters off Iraq have become an important waypoint for Iranian oil smugglers looking to avoid U.S. sanctions, according to American officials, who expressed frustration with Baghdad. ( read original story ...)
Iran blacklists U.S. ambassador in Iraq, reciprocating U.S. move
DUBAI — Iran on Friday blacklisted the U.S. ambassador in Iraq and two other diplomats following a similar move by the United States against Iran’s envoy to Baghdad, the Iranian Foreign ... ( read original story ...)
US sanctions Hezbollah officials, among them Iraq ambassador to Iran
Baghdadi “are members of Hezbollah’s Central Council,” while Iraj Masjedi serves as Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq. ( read original story ...)
Iraq’s ‘stadium of horrors’ in ruins, but the game goes on for Mosul Sports Club
Mosul, Iraq: Mohamed Fathi, coach of Mosul's football club in northern Iraq, hardly recognises the ruined football stadium once used by Islamic State group fighters to fire rockets and lob mortars ... ( read original story ...)
US against Iraq’s bids to acquire Russian missile systems: Lawmaker
An Iraqi legislator has criticized the United States for hampering Baghdad government's attempts to acquire Russia's long-range and surface-to-air missile systems to modernize its defense ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea finds no link between flu shot, boy’s death as toll rises
South Korea's forensic agency has found no links between a teenage boy's death and a flu shot he had taken, the Yonhap news agency reported, as 11 more people linked to the vaccination programme died, ... ( read original story ...)
‘Eating Rats’: Myanmar’s Second Lockdown Drives Hunger in City Slums
Myanmar's Second Lockdown Drives Hunger in City Slums YANGON (Reuters) - After the first wave of coronavirus hit Myanmar in March, 36-year-old Ma Suu closed her salad stall and pawned her jewelry and ... ( read original story ...)
As Myanmar prepares to vote, a COVID-19 outbreak is exposing the country’s meager progress
Five years after emerging from military rule, optimism over Myanmar's future is sinking over a troubled economy, a tarnished international image and an election that observers say won't be free or ... ( read original story ...)
Rooting out inequalities: Women’s participation in forest management in conflict-affected areas of Karen state in Myanmar [EN/MY]
Forests are a critical resource for people in Myanmar, in particular for ethnic minorities such as the Karen people. Neglecting forest management in conflict-affected areas can increase conflict risks ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar garment workers pushed into sex work, France could extend emergency & other Covid news
New Delhi: The novel coronavirus pandemic continues to devastate countries across the world — the latest count being over 4.2 crore cases and more than 11 lakh deaths. Lack of jobs and poverty amid ... ( read original story ...)