Singapore Airlines recently reported its first annual loss since its inception in 1974. While the stated aid helped the airline to avoid bankruptcy, its recovery will be long and painful. ( read original story ...)
What A Trip: Singapore
In February of 2019 with dear friends Al Blanchard and Sheila Tosch, we flew more than 12,000 miles in 25 hours to Singapore to begin a wonderful 12-day cruise on the Sapphire Princess. Since we ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon’s central banker pledges to end government stand-off over IMF
Lebanon’s central bank governor Riad Salame has said he will “align” with the government in negotiations with the IMF, appearing to end a months-long stand-off that has stalled crucial talks on a ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon’s new domestic worker contract: end to ‘kafala slavery’?
Lebanon has approved a new work contract allowing foreign domestic workers to resign and keep hold of their own passport, but activists say the exploitative "kafala" system remains in place. ( read original story ...)
Laos: Undocumented Laotians who sneaked into country to be deported
Fourteen Laotian immigrants who had paid Bhat4,000 each to enter Thailand were arrested in Ubon Ratchathani province on Sunday and were awaiting deportation to their homeland. ( read original story ...)
Israel to Impose a Three-Week Nationwide Lockdown – Media Reports
Israel's government has approved the imposition of a three-week nationwide lockdown, starting on Friday, to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Israel's Ynet news website and Channel 12 television ... ( read original story ...)
Israel’s top security prize awarded for three classified defense projects
Israel’s top security prize was awarded on Sunday to the Mossad spy agency, the Shin Bet security service, IDF and defense companies for three classified defense projects. The “projects and activities ... ( read original story ...)
Supermodel Bar Refaeli gets community service sentence for tax evasion in Israel
Israeli model Bar Refaeli has been sentenced to nine months of community service and her mom to 16 months in prison, ending a long tax evasion case. ( read original story ...)
UAE, Israeli educational institutions sign artificial intelligence MoU: WAM
The United Arab Emirates' Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence and Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science have agreed to work together, UAE state news agency WAM said on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
‘Loneliest elephant’ heads to Cambodia
Efforts are being made to bring the “world’s loneliest elephant” to Cambodia. An elephant who has become a cause to celebrate for animal rights activists around the world will be taken from a ... ( read original story ...)