Tens of thousands of people across Pakistan protested against French magazine Charlie Hebdo reprinting cartoons that mock the Prophet Mohammad. The cartoons were first published in 2005 and triggered ... ( read original story ...)
How Turkey’s Soft Power Conquered Pakistan
Ottoman fantasies are finding an enthusiastic audience in a country that struggles with Saudi and Western influence. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: India cases pass 4m; anti-lockdown protesters arrested in Victoria
India adds 86,432 cases in the past 24 hours; arrests made after hundreds gather for Melbourne anti-lockdown rallies ... ( read original story ...)
India and China Agree to Ease Tension on Border, New Delhi Says
India said on Saturday it has agreed with China to work towards reducing tensions along their contested border, following a meeting of the defense ministers of both countries. Both sides deployed ... ( read original story ...)
Stocks retreat in Hong Kong, China for weekly loss, as rout of ‘overvalued’ tech stocks on Wall Street spills over to Asian markets
Stock indices in Hong Kong and China dropped on Friday to end with weekly losses, as the overnight tumble among technology stocks on Wall Street spilled over to Asian trading, raising concern that the ... ( read original story ...)
Greater Bay Area Green Finance Alliance officially launched today
The Hong Kong Green Finance Association ("HKGFA") announced the official launch of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Green Finance Alliance ("GBA-GFA") at the inaugural launch ceremony ... ( read original story ...)
UNRWA launches US$ 94.6 Million COVID-19 Appeal for continued pandemic response
English News and Press Release on occupied Palestinian territory and 3 other countries about Education, Food and Nutrition, Epidemic and more; published on 04 Sep 2020 by UNRWA ... ( read original story ...)
Palestine seeks donor countries’ financial support to overcome fiscal crisis
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye on Wednesday called on the donor countries to provide the Palestinian Authority (PA) more financial aid to enable it to overcome its fiscal crisis. Ishtaye ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar Emir tells White House adviser Jared Kushner two-state solution needed to end Palestine-Israel conflict
Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, is in Qatar after a U.S.-brokered accord last month for the United Arab Emirates and Israel to normalise ties. ( read original story ...)
How Dubai provides equal opportunity for public and private sectors
According to market sources, the Dubai Government wants to give private businesses enough space to operate and not have to constantly worry about whether government-funded entitie ... ( read original story ...)