On Sunday evening, the Interior Ministry - in consultation with the Health Ministry - released an updated list of “exceptional cases” in which non-citizens can enter the country. ( read original story ...)
Sen. Ted Cruz wants to settle Twitter feud with wrestling match between actor Ron Perlman and Rep. Jim Jordan
The senator from Texas proposed a $10,000 bet on the outcome amid a back-and-forth involving the “Hellboy” actor and other GOP lawmakers. ( read original story ...)
Victor in Syria’s War, Bashar al-Assad Faces Economic Meltdown
As Syria’s economy implodes and its currency collapses, President Bashar al-Assad faces threats he cannot bomb his way out of. ( read original story ...)
Syria’s Idlib adopts Turkish lira in place of plummeting pound
Local authorities in northwest Syria are replacing the plummeting Syrian pound with the Turkish lira to shield their opposition-held region from economic collapse, an official said Monday. The Salvati ... ( read original story ...)
Syria war: Assad under pressure as economic crisis spirals
The US estimates that something like 700,000 people have been killed and that 90% of the survivors inside Syria live in poverty. No-one exactly knows how much damage the war has done to Syria's ... ( read original story ...)
Explainer: What do new U.S. sanctions mean for Syria?
The toughest U.S. sanctions yet on Syria take effect this week, increasing the pressure on President Bashar al-Assad as he grapples with a deepening economic crisis after a decade of war. Washington s ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan tightens restrictions in biggest city on fears of coronavirus second wave
Kazakhstan ordered some entertainment venues in its biggest city Almaty to close on Monday and shopping malls, restaurants and government offices there to work shorter hours, following a spike in ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea could have 40 nuclear weapons, Swedish think tank says
North Korea has in its possession 30 to 40 nuclear weapons, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute says. ( read original story ...)
North Korea Seems Hellbent on Starting a Crisis. That’s Bad News for Moon Jae-in.
Unfortunately for Seoul, it appears Kim Jong-un is setting a course that will end in the rollback the very Panmunjom and Pyongyang declarations that Moon Jae-in banked his entire presidency on. ( read original story ...)
Nepal to Deport Foreign Tourists for Joining Coronavirus Protest
Nepal will deport five foreign tourists and ban them from entering the Himalayan nation for two years after they joined protests against the government's response to the coronavirus outbreak, ... ( read original story ...)