The Singapore High Court has appointed Grant Thornton Singapore as the supervisor of Xihe Holdings Pte Ltd and four of its subsidiaries, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Check before you ‘place your heroin order,’ Lebanon police say after mix up
The Lebanon Police Department jokingly warned people about double checking before sending an important text.“Soooo...you may want to double check that number before you place your heroin order!” the ... ( read original story ...)
Beirut blast: dozens of historic buildings in Lebanon capital at risk of collapse
Unesco vows to lead global effort to rescue culture and heritage of Beirut as FBI joins inquiry to investigate cause of massive port blast ... ( read original story ...)
Laos gets UNICEF funding to mitigate impact of Covid-19 on education
The Global Partnership for Education is allocating a grant of US$7 million via UNICEF to help respond to and mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s education in Laos. ( read original story ...)
Keep dreaming: Digesting the pickle of Israel education
Both of us have relatives who worked in a pickle factory. Your celluloid character’s grandfather and my flesh and blood wife. Honestly. And though, unlike yours, mine avoided falling into a vat of ... ( read original story ...)
Netanyahu just (accidentally) made his greatest contribution to a Jewish and democratic Israel
This might end up being Netanyahu’s greatest accidental contribution to the cause of a Jewish and democratic Israel ... ( read original story ...)
Birthright Israel launches first-ever interactive tour
While Birthright Israel trips are still on hold due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, the organization is launching ‘Choose Your Own Adventure,’ a first-of-its-kind interactive video tour that allows ... ( read original story ...)
How the world reacted to UAE, Israel normalising diplomatic ties
The United Arab Emirates has become the first Gulf Arab country to reach a deal on normalising relations with Israel, capping years of discreet contacts between the two countries in commerce and ... ( read original story ...)
Israel, UAE to normalize relations in shift in Mideast politics; West Bank annexations on hold
Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday that they will normalise diplomatic ties and forge a broad new relationship, a move that reshapes the order of Middle East politics from the ... ( read original story ...)
Iran says UAE-Israel deal a ‘stab in the back’ to Muslims
Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned an historic deal establishing full diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, calling it a stab in the back ... ( read original story ...)