A virtual business event hosted by Riyadh promises to place a "special emphasis" on "creating a more equitable future for women." ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia funds multi-million dollar UNHCR programme to rebuild returnee communities in Afghanistan [EN/Dari]
English News and Press Release on Afghanistan about Contributions, Health and more; published on 26 Oct 2020 by UNHCR ... ( read original story ...)
Islamic State warns Saudi Arabia after allies normalize ties with Israel
How likely is it that followers of the Islamic State (ISIS) will heed its call on social media for attacks on Saudi oil pipelines and other infrastructure after the kingdom allowed planes en route to ... ( read original story ...)
US says Taliban fighters killed in central Afghanistan air strike
The United States carried out an air strike against the Taliban in central Afghanistan on Sunday evening in order to defend the Afghan security forces, a US military spokesman said. The air strike in ... ( read original story ...)
Facebook eyeing tools used in Sri Lanka, Myanmar in case of election unrest in US: report
Many of the platform's tools against disinformation and viral misleading political information were developed in countries where content on the platform is thought to have contributed to violence ... ( read original story ...)
Incoming Myanmar Govt Must Tackle Chinese Casino Haven in Myawaddy
The presence of a Chinese-backed gambling and illicit trade hub in Karen State makes a mockery of Myanmar’s sovereignty; the incoming government must clean it up. ( read original story ...)
Teach-in on Rohingya Genocide in Myanmar
On Saturday, three human rights experts and student advocates gathered over Zoom to call the Yale community’s attention to the Rohingya Genocide in Myanmar. “Justice for Burma,” moderated by Yale ... ( read original story ...)
Wary of public anger, Iran struggles to control coronavirus as infections, deaths soar
As coronavirus infections reached new heights in Iran this month, overwhelming its hospitals and driving up its death toll, the country’s health minister gave a rare speech criticizing his own ... ( read original story ...)
Iran reports COVID-19 death every five minutes, hospitals struggle
Hospitals in many Iranian provinces are running out of capacity to handle COVID-19 cases, health authorities say, with novel coronavirus now killing around 300 people a day or one person every five ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam PM urges Trump to take objective view in trade dispute
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam’s prime minister said on Monday the country’s exchange rate policy was not aimed at helping its exports and asked that U.S. President Donald Trump have “a more objective ... ( read original story ...)