The U.S. closed five military bases in Afghanistan as part of an agreement signed with the Taliban over four months ago, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News. ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan Faces ‘Catastrophe’ as COVID-19 Cases Grow: Red Crescent
Red Crescent Secretary General Nilab Mobarez said acute protective equipment shortages and difficulties in accessing remote regions were hampering its COVID-19 response. But it wa ... ( read original story ...)
Report: Chinese buyers snapping up South Korea real estate
Foreign buyers of South Korean real estate, including investors from mainland China, are accumulating high-priced apartments in some of Seoul's exclusive neighborhoods. ( read original story ...)
South Korea could cancel operating licenses of defector groups
South Korea could revoke the civic licenses of two organizations led by North Korean defectors, citing violations that include balloon launches across the border. ( read original story ...)
Iran executes defense employee it says was a CIA spy
Iran has executed a former employee of the defense ministry who was convicted of spying on behalf of the Central Intelligence Agency. ( read original story ...)
Iran ignores India, starts work on Chabahar-Zahedan railway project
Iran is now constructing the railway line alone. It wants to complete the project by 2022. It is a big roadblock in India's strategic ambitions in central Asia. ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s decision to convert Hagia Sophia into mosque strikes fears for other holy sites
Religious and political leaders are decrying Turkey's decision to make Istanbul's Hagia Sophia, known for its Christian origin and as the secular Muslim nation's most popular tourist site, into a ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey says it rejects EU condemnation over Hagia Sophia
Turkey has chided the European Union over its condemnation of a Turkish decision to convert Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque ... ( read original story ...)
Erdogan is erasing Ataturk’s stamp on Turkey
WIKIPEDIA/DENNIS JARVISUNDER NORMAL circumstances, the most important news out of Turkey last weekend would have been a new law that, critics say, represents a blow to the country’s already weakened ... ( read original story ...)
Greece Says Turkey Is Being ‘Petty’ Over Hagia Sophia
Greece on Tuesday described Turkey's decision to convert the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to a mosque as "unnecessary and petty" and called for tougher European Union action over Ankara's gas exploration ... ( read original story ...)