China's national security law for Hong Kong poses a serious risk to the city's freedoms and breaches international legal obligations, UN special rapporteurs on human rights have warned. ( read original story ...)
What’s Behind This Taiwan Electronics Billionaire’s Interest In The Auto Business
Yet of late, Chen is looking at the auto industry, too. This year, Yageo completed the $1.8 billion acquisition of electronics components maker Kemet of the U.S., which counts automakers among its ... ( read original story ...)
US paper says reporter was held in China’s Inner Mongolia
An American newspaper says one of its journalists was detained and then expelled from China’s Inner Mongolia region while covering tensions over a new policy that reduces the use ... ( read original story ...)
Kuwait education minister questioned on allegations of e-learning failure: Reports
An empty classroom is seen in a private school in Hawally, after the Ministry of Education suspended schools and universities, in Kuwait city, Kuwait, March 2, 2020. (File photo: Reuters) Kuwait’s ... ( read original story ...)
Oil tanker heading to India from Kuwait catches fire off Sri Lanka
A fire broke out on a large oil tanker off the eastern coast of Sri Lanka on Thursday, leaving one of its 23 crew members missing and another injured, a navy spokesman said. Both were identified as ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon’s military finds 4 tons of ammonium nitrate near scene of Beirut port explosion
The Lebanese military discovered more than 4 tons of ammonium nitrate near Beirut's port on Thursday, a find that's a chilling reminder of the horrific explosion a month ago that killed 191 people. ( read original story ...)
Israel Readies for High Holy Days without Foreign Visitors
It is an effort to lower the daily transmission rates and shows that Israel has a long way to go before it opens itself up to foreign visitors. The number of coronavirus cases confirmed on Tuesday was ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain to allow Israel flights to UAE over its airspace
Bahrain will allow “all flights coming to and departing from the United Arab Emirates” to cross through the island kingdom's airspace — a statement ... ( read original story ...)
The President of Kazakhstan announces a new stage of reforms
Jomart Tokayev, delivered his annual Address to the Nation, announcing the start of a new stage of reforms. The President began by noting that despite the necessity to tackle the pandemic and the ... ( read original story ...)
Fire rages on supertanker off Sri Lanka, one crewman presumed dead
A Filipino crew member missing from a supertanker that caught fire off the Sri Lankan coast is presumed dead, a spokesman for the navy of the Indian Ocean nation said on Friday. The fire was still ... ( read original story ...)