Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab said on Tuesday that Israel had violated his country's sovereignty with a "dangerous military escalation" along the Israeli-Lebanese frontier on Monday and called ... ( read original story ...)
Sanctions pretext to violate Syria’s sovereignty, support terrorism: Ja’afari
Syria's Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari has denounced the Western economic sanctions against his country, saying the coercive measures are used as a pretext to keep up violations of ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan reports 1,414 new coronavirus cases, 89,078 in total
Over the past day Kazakhstan has registered 1,414 cases of coronavirus infection including 627 symptom-free cases, Trend reports citing Kazinform. Coronavirus-infected patients registered in the ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan’s coronavirus cases exceed 89,000
TASS/. The number of coronavirus cases in Kazakhstan rose by 1,414 to 89,078 in the past 24 hours, the government’s interagency commission on coronavirus response said in a statement on Friday. ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Nepal opens up Himalayan peaks to climbers
Nepal is opening its Himalayan peaks, hoping to bring back Western climbers who were unable to visit during a spring lockdown. The government, expedition workers and businesses are hoping foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan’s Coronavirus ‘Success Story’ Rapidly Falls Apart
Uzbek officials had long claimed success in battling the spread of the coronavirus, and the figures they offered seemed to support this. But in recent weeks, Uzbek citizens have reported very dire ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan reports five more coronavirus deaths
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Uzbekistan increased by 686 to 23,558, Trend reports with reference to the Ministry of Health. To date, 13,680 patients have fully recovered in the ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam reports biggest jump in COVID-19 cases, mobilises health team
Vietnam on Friday reported 45 new coronavirus infections in the city of Danang, marking the country's biggest single-day jump in cases, as the health ministry sent more health experts to the central ... ( read original story ...)
‘Endure some more’: Philippines extends coronavirus lockdown
President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday extended restrictions in the Philippines' capital Manila until mid-August because of the continued high number of coronavirus cases, and said the government would ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines may face sanctions for death penalty – CHR
An official of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has warned the government of possible sanctions from the international community if it pushes through with the move to restore capital punishment in ... ( read original story ...)