Omanis and foreign residents in the country can have their expired driving licences renewed electronically starting from next Sunday, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) said. The holders of the expired ... ( read original story ...)
345 new positive COVID-19 cases reported in Kyrgyzstan
(MENAFN) During the last 24-hour period as of Wednesday, a number of 345 more patients tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Kyrgyzstan, lifting the national tally of the confirmed cases to ... ( read original story ...)
T.N. students stuck in Kyrgyzstan wish to return
Students from Tamil Nadu studying at various universities in Kyrgyzstan submitted video pleas to India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami ... ( read original story ...)
Abbas tells Putin Palestinians want to negotiate with Israel
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call Wednesday Palestinians are ready to revive peace talks with Israel with help from other countries. ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan, Ukraine mull bilateral infrastructure cooperation
Azerbaijan Ambassador Elmira Akhundova and Ukraine's Minister of Infrastructure Vladyslav Krikliy have discussed infrastructure projects and prospects for further cooperation between two countries ... ( read original story ...)
Who’s Helping Cambodia Weather COVID-19?
Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentien, left, hands over a donation box to Cambodia’s Health Minister Mam Bunheng during a handover ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 28, 2020. ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan decriminalizes defamation, but maintains detentions, criminal penalties for speech offenses
Kazakhstan authorities should deepen their reforms on laws affecting the press and ensure that journalists are never jailed for their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On June 27, ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan well poised to tackle digital learning but challenges remain
The country’s relatively advantageous digital position makes its transition to digital learning particularly interesting to watch, Arthur van Diesen, UNICEF’s representative in Kazakhstan told ‘Astana ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan beachgoers beat seal unconscious so kids could take photos
A seal was beaten the point of unconsciousness by a group of men at a Kazakhstan beach — so kids could take pictures with it, according to a report. The helpless mammal was swimming in the ... ( read original story ...)
US envoy to North Korea issues rare public criticism of Pyongyang official amid stalled negotiations
The top U.S. official on North Korea accused a senior North Korean nuclear negotiator on Wednesday of being “locked in an old way of thinking,” days after the negotiator said Pyongyang won't resume ... ( read original story ...)