Syria's central bank devalued the Syrian pound on Wednesday giving in to weeks of depreciation on the black market as new US sanctions took effect. The central bank raised the official exchange rate ... ( read original story ...)
US sanctions on Syria: Caesar Act to take effect on Wednesday
New US sanctions are about to go into effect targeting any country, individual or entity that provides support to Syria’s government. The sanctions, under legislation called the Caesar Act, aim to ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal to deport five foreigners arrested at coronavirus protest
Five foreigners from Australia, China and the US will be deported from Nepal and barred from returning for two years after protesting against the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis, ... ( read original story ...)
As war and COVID-19 ravage Yemen, $1.35 billion in international aid isn’t nearly enough. Here’s why.
International donors have pledged a huge amount in recent years, but the pandemic is sapping that funding, and that's not the only complication. ( read original story ...)
‘Rude:’ South Korea Has Finally Had it With North’s Warlike Rhetoric
It took flattening a symbol of Korean unity for South Korea to lose its patience. After the North blew up a bilateral liaison office, the normally reserved administration of President Moon Jae-in had ... ( read original story ...)
Kim Yo Jong demands South Korea president apologize for ‘inaction’
North Korean senior official Kim Yo Jong blamed the South for the decline in inter-Korea relations on Wednesday, a day after Pyongyang demolished the Inter-Korean Liaison Office and threatened to move ... ( read original story ...)
As Kim Jong-un Turns Hostile to South Korea, His Sister Does the Talking
Kim Yo-jong’s deepening power and “revolutionary” bloodline make her a potential candidate to replace her brother in patriarchal North Korea. ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s Moon faces crisis in peace bid with North but has few options
South Korea's President Moon Jae-in faces the biggest crisis yet in his bid to foster reconciliation with North Korea, as it lashes out with the destruction of a joint office and rolls back agreements ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea says it will no longer tolerate irrational remarks by the North
This is a fundamental breach of trust that the leaders of South and North have built up until now, and we are clearly warning that we will no longer tolerate these irrational remarks and actions by ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea warns Kim Jong Un against ‘reckless’ provocations
South Korea warned North Korea against further provocations, after Kim Jong Un's regime pledged to dismantle the last remnants of President Moon Jae-in's legacy of rapprochement and move troops into ... ( read original story ...)