Hezbollah, a Shi'ite Muslim movement backed by Iran that Washington deems a terrorist group, is one of the parties at the heart of a dispute that has complicated the process. ( read original story ...)
How the coronavirus lockdown acts as peephole into Israel – analysis
The new coronavirus regulations to go into effect on Friday, the way they were decided upon, and the manner in which the public is reacting to them, says much about Israel and the character of ... ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan’s Internet Goes Down Just As Speech By Exiled Opposition Leader Delivered Online
Tajikistan on September 16 experienced a one-hour Internet outage that coincided with an address by an exiled opposition leader in the United States that was streamed live online. ( read original story ...)
Muhiddin Kabiri Speaks Online, Tajikistan’s Internet Shuts Down
A coincidence? When IRPT leader Kabiri spoke this week in an online event his message was cut off from Tajikistan by “technical glitches.” ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan Railways to put Laki-Gabala railway into operation [PHOTO]
Construction works are planned to be completed by November, and the road will be put into operation by the end of this year. he total length of the new railway together with its branches is 44.5 ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan’s North Hit By Bird Flu Outbreak, Says Government
Kazakhstan’s Agriculture Ministry says a bird flu outbreak was detected in the Central Asian nation's northern region bordering Russia. ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka tows stricken oil tanker out to sea, douses fire
The Sri Lankan navy said on Wednesday it had extinguished another fire on a stricken supertanker loaded with 2 million barrels of oil and is towing it to deeper water. ( read original story ...)
North Korea cancels Pyongyang International Film Festival
North Korea has decided to cancel its annual Pyongyang International Film Festival, due to concerns regarding the novel coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
10 million children facing famine in Yemen with suffering ‘only likely to get worse’
The war in Yemen is one of the world's most intractable conflicts and its worst humanitarian crisis.The UN says more than 10,000 people have died in the past 18 months - 100,000 since 2015 - and 80% ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia chafes at Opec partners’ ‘false promises’ on cuts
Saudi Arabia has issued a rebuke against oil producers that have not fulfilled their share of supply curbs, saying moves to flout the terms of a collective deal were “damaging f ... ( read original story ...)