Friday marks two months since Tofiq Yagublu, one of Azerbaijan’s top political opposition figures, was thrown behind bars for his activism. ( read original story ...)
What would victory in war-torn Syria look like?
While rebel forces in Syria grapple to hold on to the Idlib region, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad struggles to overtake ISIS for good. New York Times reporter Vivian Yee visited 5 government-held ... ( read original story ...)
For All Its Success Propping Up Assad, Russia Can’t Stabilize Syria Alone. It Needs the West | Opinion
While conflict in Syria persists, it is stalemated in the northwestern province of Idlib on the Turkish border. Rebel forces, including jihadist groups, cling to land despite ruthless onslaughts by ... ( read original story ...)
Children hide from bombs inside Syria’s Idlib
Syrian government warplanes attacked close to a Turkish military post in Idlib province. It's the last rebel stronghold in Syria. Holly Williams went there, for a look inside one of the most dangerous ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea launches projectiles hours after it offers to resume talks with U.S.
North Korea reportedly launched two more projectiles into the sea. South Korea’s military says the unidentified objects traveled about 200 miles, and splashed down in the water off the country's east ... ( read original story ...)
Aden labs run out of reagents as Yemen reports new virus cases
A pharmacist talks to a girl through a plastic barrier amid concerns for the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sanaa,Yamen. Short Url AL-MUKALLA: Health facilities in Yemen’s port city ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: visitors entering Malaysia must pay for mandatory quarantine, minister says
Bernama/DPA . All those entering the country will have to bear the cost of mandatory quarantine and are to sign a lett ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s Petronas to sell LNG to Chinese firm’s tank facility
Malaysia's Petroliam Nasional Bhd [PETR.UL] has signed a deal to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to an ISO tank-filling facility owned by China's Tiger Clean Energy in the eastern state of Sarawak, ... ( read original story ...)
Trump mulls options to retaliate for attack on Saudi Arabia
Iran is sending a new warning to Saudi Arabia and the U.S. not to retaliate for the attack that heavily damaged two Saudi oil facilities. Iran's president says that Saudi Arabia should see the attack ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia, other gulf states reimpose strict measures after coronavirus cases spike during Ramadan
Some Persian Gulf Arab countries had relaxed restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the pandemic during the holy month, when practicing Muslims fast from sunrise till sunset and tend to crowd ... ( read original story ...)