The United Arab Emirates has stopped issuing new visas to citizens of 13 mostly Muslim-majority countries, including Pakistan, Iran, Syria and Afghanistan, according to a document issued by a ... ( read original story ...)
Will UAE support to Ethiopia in Tigray conflict affect relations with Egypt?
As the conflict escalates between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray region, the United Arab Emirates' support for the Ethiopian regime threatens to strain Emirati-Egyptian relations. ( read original story ...)
Michael Jordan donates $2 million from “The Last Dance” proceeds to help hungry ahead of Thanksgiving
"In these challenging times and in a year of unimaginable difficulty due to COVID-19, it's more important than ever to pause and give thanks," Jordan said. ( read original story ...)
Can North Korea Control Its Nuclear Weapons?
Now that Pyongyang’s missiles can hit the U.S. mainland, avoiding calamity means grappling with the nuclear command systems of Kim Jong Un’s monolithic regime ... ( read original story ...)
U.N. Mulls U.S. Proposal to Streamline, Lengthen North Korea Aid Exemptions
A United Nations Security Council sanctions committee is considering a U.S. proposal to streamline and lengthen exemptions from U.N. sanctions on North Korea for humanitarian aid groups working in the ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea Has a Lot of Guns, But Are They Any Good?
North Korea has a huge army and wants to be able to defend itself. However, its nuclear weapons are the best way to do that since much of its military is still not very modernized. Infantry weapons ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal captain Gyanendra Malla, two others Covid-19 positive
Nepal captain Gyanendra Malla, along with vice-captain Dipendra Singh Airee and batsman Rohit Paudel, have all tested positive for Covid-19. The positive results were announced by Cricket Association ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi coalition ‘foils terrorist act’ on oil tanker near Yemen
The Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen says a commercial vessel has suffered minor damage from a blast in what it described as a foiled “terrorist act”, state media Al Arabiya ... ( read original story ...)
Funding Crisis Leaves Hospitals Desperate In Famine-struck Yemen
Hussein, suffer from acute malnutrition, weighing only two kilogrammes. Divorced, unemployed and without any income, their mother Fullah Mohammed struggles to feed them along with her other seven ... ( read original story ...)
The Truth That Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Know
The troop withdrawals in Iraq and Afghanistan planned by the Trump administration amount to a painful admission: We lost. The Defense Department recently announced troop withdrawals by Jan. 15 that ... ( read original story ...)