Muscat: Based on the decisions of the Supreme Committee on Covid-19, the Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) has issued a notification to all airlines operating through airports in Oman. Omani ... ( read original story ...)
PROJECTS: Oman explores green hydrogen opportunities
Oman is exploring opportunities in the green hydrogen sector and for this purpose a committee has been set up under the leadership of Oman's ministry of oil and gas, a senior official at Petroleum ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to Begin Virus Vaccine Human Trials This Week, ST Says
Singapore will start human trials as early as this week for a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by Duke-NUS Medical School and American pharmaceutical company Arcturus Therapeutics, the Straits Times ... ( read original story ...)
Christian, Muslim symbols found in 7th century shipwreck in Israel
Excavated by the Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies of the University of Haifa since 2016, the shipwreck has offered archaeologists unique insights into the life of the region at the time of ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea declares emergency over suspected Covid-19 case
Kim Jong-un imposes lockdown on Kaesong, calling it a ‘critical situation’ ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un calls emergency meeting after first suspected coronavirus case: state media
Kim said it was "critical situation in which the vicious virus could be said to have entered the country," state media reported. ( read original story ...)
North Korea may be ‘reaching out to the world for help’ after finally announcing a suspected coronavirus case
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared an emergency and imposed a lockdown in the border city of Kaesong after the country reported its first suspected coronavirus case, state media said Sunday, add ... ( read original story ...)
US envoy Hook says Iran backs terrorists in Yemen, Gulf, Lebanon
US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook has stressed that Tehran authorities pose a threat not only to countries in the Gulf region, but also to their people. In an interview with Asharq Al ... ( read original story ...)
Iran, Uzbekistan discuss development of transport ties
Uzbekistan Joint Road Transportation Committee held using video conference, the Iranian and Uzbek officials highlighted the implication of increasing mutual ties in transportation sector. The ... ( read original story ...)
Strange Bedfellows: Iran’s Ex-President Woos Saudi Crown Prince as Pen Pal
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, known in the West for his Holocaust denial and disputed re-election in 2009, writes a warm letter to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, calling him a man of peace. ( read original story ...)