President Milos Zeman sought on Sunday to defuse a row with China over a visit by the head of the Czech Senate to Taiwan, calling the speaker's trip a "boyish provocation". ( read original story ...)
Cyprus worried as 4 migrant boats reach island in 48 hours
Cypriot authorities are alarmed over the arrival of four boats carrying Syrian and Lebanese migrants in waters off the east Mediterranean island nation’s coastline within a 48-hour span ... ( read original story ...)
Finance Minister: Bahrain resolved to continue facing challenges to achieve sustainable development
Finance and National Economy Minister, Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, has stressed Bahrain’s resolve to continue facing all circumstances and challenges in order to achieve sustainable ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain allows all flights use of airspace to and from UAE
Though Manama’s announcement did not specify Israel, it follows a similar statement by Saudi Arabia on the heels of the the recent treaty between Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi. ( read original story ...)
Bond denied for Georgia trooper charged in fatal shooting of Black motorist
A Georgia judge has denied bond for a former Georgia State Patrol trooper accused of murder in the August shooting death of a 60-year-old Black man who refused to stop for a broken tail light. Screven ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia trooper charged in fatal shooting of Black man denied bail
A former Georgia State Patrol trooper who fatally shot a Black man over a broken tail light will remain behind bars after a judge denied his bail. ( read original story ...)
Georgia assisted living home builds hugging booth for residents
Oaks At Braselton, an assisted living facility in Hoschton, Georgia, set up a “hugging booth” erected outside the building Wednesday, Aug. 26. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Kuwait recruitment agencies on brink of collapse
Several offices file for bankruptcy and hand in their licenses Kuwait City: Like many other sectors, the recruitment agency sector has been immensely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Various ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Kuwait records 619 further cases, 4 deaths
Kuwait has confirmed 619 new cases of the nove coronavirus over the past 24 hours, a decrease of 101 cases compared to the tally reported the day before, taking the country's overall infections to 89, ... ( read original story ...)
Kuwait’s KIB denies takeover rumours
Kuwait International Bank (KIB) has denied claims that it is to be imminently taken over, saying the rumours are ‘incorrect and untrue’. In a statement to Boursa Kuwait, Vice Chairman and CEO Raed ... ( read original story ...)