Human Rights Watch said Wednesday that frontline staff battling the novel coronavirus in government-held areas of Syria are dying in growing numbers for want of personal protective equipment. ( read original story ...)
Russian Foreign Ministry: Lavrov, Pederson to discuss situation in Syria on Thursday
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced that the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will receive on Thursday in Moscow the UN special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen to ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan on track for $700M crypto mining investment goal, says minister
A Kazakh minister claimed that there are already preliminary agreements on attracting more than $700 investment for cryptocurrency mining ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea stepping up ’emergency quarantine’ policy to combat COVID-19
North Korea is calling for the strengthening of "emergency quarantine measures" even as its health ministry continues to claim no confirmed cases of the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Yemen: Free ‘Disappeared’ Civilians
All parties in the Yemen conflict should reveal the fate and whereabouts of hundreds of civilians forcibly disappeared or detained arbitrarily, eight national and international groups including Human ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan Stages Outdoor Exams for 1.4 Million University Applicants
The massive exercise, which will span two weeks, will see more than 1.4 million applicants take a three-hour test while seated at desks on the running tracks or walkways of the stadiums. They are ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan: COVID-19 adds more pain to university exam nightmare
Sitting university entrance exams is always a nightmare in Uzbekistan. COVID-19 has only made that pressure worse ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia says flights to, from UAE can fly over kingdom
Saudi Arabia says that flights to and from the United Arab Emirates “from all countries” will now be able to use its airspace, a vaguely worded announcement that apparently allows flyovers by Israel f ... ( read original story ...)
How the crown prince of Saudi Arabia made his way into Silicon Valley circles with a $3.5 billion investment in Uber
In 2016, then 30-year-old Mohammed Bin Salman made a move that would soon have him brushing elbows with tech industry elites like Mark Zuckerberg, ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia opens airspace for UAE-Israel flights
Saudi Arabia agreed Wednesday to permit UAE flights to "all countries" to overfly the kingdom, as Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu signalled more direct flights linking the UAE with the Jewish state ... ( read original story ...)