Its economy battered by COVID-19, the nation’s sovereign reserves have fallen to less than $1 billion, putting it on the brink of default. ( read original story ...)
Chinese firm to run Laos electric grid amid default warnings
The poor, small Southeast Asian country of Laos is set to cede majority control of its electric grid to a Chinese company, as it struggles to stave off a potential debt default, people with direct ... ( read original story ...)
Laos: Dengue scourge surging as govt reminds public to remain vigilant
Lao Ministry of Health has urged people countrywide to remain vigilant and help control the spread of dengue fever, as the number of infected cases across the country continues to rise. ( read original story ...)
Israel sees trade with UAE at $4 billion a year
Annual trade between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is expected to reach $4 billion, an Israeli minister said on Monday. Israel and the UAE announced in August they would normalise diplomatic ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live updates: US governors urge Labor Day vigilance, safety; Israel imposes overnight curfews; CDC to lead vaccine distribution
Republican and Democrat governors urge caution for Labor Day. Israel imposes overnight curfews. U.S. death toll nears 190,000. Latest COVID news. ( read original story ...)
1,019 empty chairs express losses of coronavirus in Israel
The Standing Together movement organized the display with "one chair for each person the government was supposed to protect, but abandoned." ... ( read original story ...)
One in four UAE residents has a VPN, study shows
The use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) in the UAE is the highest in the world, with around four out of 10 residents downloading it. Though the use of VPN is not illegal in the country, its misuse ... ( read original story ...)
UAE posts budget surplus of $2.65bln in Q2 – state news agency
The United Arab Emirates federal government posted a second-quarter budget surplus of around 9.75 billion dirhams ($2.65 billion), state news agency WAM said on Monday, up from a surplus of 1.8 ... ( read original story ...)
18 more Kazakh citizens repatriated from Azerbaijan
By Ayya Lmahamad Eighteen citizens of Kazakhstan along with nine citizens of Azerbaijan, who have the right to live in that country, were transported to Kazakhs ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia violates ceasefire with Azerbaijan 50 times
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 7 The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial cl ... ( read original story ...)