Dubai: Second-half substitute Ali Saleh notched a winner in the fourth minute of added time to help the UAE to a comeback 3-2 win against Tajikistan, while Syria and Bahrain secured wins during ... ( read original story ...)
Rally against the country’s agreement to end fighting with Azerbaijan
Armenian police officers detain a protestor during a rally against the country's agreement to end fighting with Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region in Yerevan Armenia. ( read original story ...)
Cambodia is on the travel green list, if you can cope with its mind-boggling restrictions
With the announcement of yesterday’s new travel corridors, Cambodia is once again on the list for British travellers. That is, if you can get through the country's labyrinthine ... ( read original story ...)
In ruins during civil war, Syria marks 50 years of Assad family rule
Hafez Assad, a young career air force officer, took power in Syria in a bloodless coup, the latest in a succession of military takeovers since independence from France in 1946. ( read original story ...)
Hope Sri Lanka will revisit policy to ban burials of Covid-19 victims: UN
Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the pandemic in March had adopted the policy of cremating the victim, citing dangers of further spreading the virus through the underground water table if allowed to be ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka- Opposition questions decision to remove Dr. Anil Jasinghe
The opposition today questioned the decision to remove Dr. Anil Jasinghe from the post of Director General of Health Services. He asked why Dr. Anil Jasinghe was suddenly removed ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka to resume repatriations of local nationals stranded overseas
Silva told Xinhua that all Sri Lankan nationals who are overseas and wish to return to the country will be brought back in batches, with special emphasis placed on those stranded in the Middle East. ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka to use drones to monitor areas isolated from COVID-19
Sri Lankan Police will use drone cameras to monitor the movement of people in areas declared as isolated due to a vast spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in recent weeks, local media reported Friday. The ... ( read original story ...)
No quarantining for England in Sri Lanka as tour confirmed
While Bangladesh’s tour of Sri Lanka was scrapped in September after the two concerned cricket boards could not agree to Covid-19 quarantine protocols laid out by Sri Lankan authorities, England will ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea waging propaganda-heavy, 80-day labor campaign
North Korea is waging an “80-day battle,” a propaganda-heavy labor campaign meant to bolster internal unity and boost production ahead of a ruling party congress in January ... ( read original story ...)