Armenian armed forces fired at the Azerbaijani villages of Tartar, Aghdam, and Aghjabedi regions from 07:40 to 08:10 local time, the Defence Ministry reported today. ( read original story ...)
Smartphones, floating balls and monitoring sensors: How Singapore is going high-tech in detecting water leaks
When Ong Guan joined what was then the Public Utilities Board (PUB) as a technician in 1976, detecting water leaks was a tedious, ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon’s president says hopes for balanced ties under Biden
CAIRO (Reuters) - Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun congratulated Joe Biden on Saturday for winning the U.S. presidency and voiced hope for a “return to balance in American-Lebanese relations” during ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon’s leader challenges US sanctions against son-in-law
Lebanese President Michel Aoun has asked the United States to offer evidence to back up its new sanctions against the former Lebanese foreign minister, a leading political ally of the Iran-backed Hezb ... ( read original story ...)
Israel donated 9 ventilators to the Czech Republic to help fight COVID-19
A donation of nine ventilators sent from Israel to the Czech Republic arrived in Prague on Friday. The ventilators were made in Israel and are intended to help the Czech Republic against the ... ( read original story ...)
Trump administration advances $10 billion defense sale to UAE, source says
The U.S. State Department sent Congress an informal notification of plans to sell $10 billion of defense equipment, including precision-guided munitions, non-precision bombs and missiles to the United ... ( read original story ...)
Michael Jordan ‘Would Average 60’ In Today’s NBA, Former Agent Says
Renowned sports agent David Falk said former client Michael Jordan, in his prime, would efficiently average 60 points a game in today’s NBA. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia: Formula 1 Deal Despite Abuses
The Group’s plans to take its flagship Grand Prix race to Saudi Arabia should be conditioned on freeing imprisoned women’s driving advocates and dropping the charges against them, Human Rights Watch ... ( read original story ...)
Annie Nightingale interview: ‘I played a set in Iraq in the 80s — all they wanted to hear were Rick Astley songs’
The most dangerous place I’ve visited is Iraq. It was the end of the country’s war with Iran, in 1988 — there was meant to be a ceasefire and I went in with the British Council, who wanted a DJ for an ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi favored to win ahead of general election
Myanmar votes on Sunday in an election seen as a referendum on a fledgling democratic government whose reputation collapsed overseas amid allegations of genocide but which remains popular at home. ( read original story ...)