BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 19 By Eldar Janashvili – Trend: The index of food price growth in Azerbaijan will be 2.8 percent in 2020, according to the published Asian Development Outlook Supplement for the ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan unveils data on harvesting of cereals as of June 18
BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 19 By Eldar Janashvili – Trend: Some 966,470 tons of cereals (31 percent of the total yield) were collected at 314,260-hectare area in Azerbaijan as of June 18, Trend reports ... ( read original story ...)
Palestinians fear displacement from an annexed Jordan Valley
For generations, the people of Fasayil herded animals on the desert bluffs and palm-shaded lowlands of the Jordan Valley. Today, nearly every man in the ... ( read original story ...)
The Intelligence “The economic crisis is unsettling the regime in a way that war rarely did”—Syria’s dictator wanes
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Experience: I built the first skatepark in Syria
When we built the bowl, I put the kids on a board one by one – they were amazed by the feeling of rolling along ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s Kim stokes tensions with eye on distracted Trump
North Korea has been ramping up tensions with South Korea in recent weeks, but the campaign seems aimed at making a renewed push for sanctions relief by recapturing the attention of a U.S. ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s unification minister resigns amid tensions with North
South Korean Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul has resigned amid rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the presidential Blue House announced on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Last batch of joint aid lands in Yemen amid UN funding cuts
The last of three large shipments of medical supplies landed in Yemen on Friday, organizers of the cargo flights said, following a joint initiative by the world organization and ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Chief of Malaysia’s Petronas quit over payment to state, sources say
The chief of Malaysian energy giant Petronas quit this month after disagreement with the prime minister over giving more oil money to one of the country's states run by a government ally, sources ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia Partially Reopens Borders to Expats, Medical Tourists
Malaysia will partially reopen its borders to those holding certain employment passes while allowing its citizens to exit the country for emergency, work and study purposes. ( read original story ...)