Bank Hapoalim admitted to conspiring with U.S. customers and others to hide more than $7.6 billion in secret Swiss and Israeli bank accounts. ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan, Soccer And The Dictatorships Profiting From COVID-19
As recently as January 2020, the tiny, land-locked nation of Tajikistan was known less for its global soccer following, and more for its tyrannical President Emomali Rahmon. ( read original story ...)
UAE calls on all Libyan parties to commit to political process, renews support to Haftar
The United Arab Emirates on Thursday called on all Libyan parties to commit to the U.N.-supervised political process to end the war, while at the same time saluting the eastern Libya based-army led by ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus in Scotland: Use NHS Louisa Jordan for surgery backlog, urges senior doctor
The field hospital created within the Scottish Exhibition Centre in Glasgow should be reconfigured for operating theatres to help to clear the growing backlog of delayed procedures, a leading surgeon ... ( read original story ...)
Jordan ends historic arrangement with Israel as West Bank annexation tensions rise
Jordan's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Ambassador Dhaifallah Al-Fayez, said the additional harvesting period "will end this evening." ... ( read original story ...)
Israel attacks pro-Iran militias in southern Syria – report
According to numerous sources in Syrian media, Israel attacked numerous targets in the southern region of Quneitra in the country and caused damages. ( read original story ...)
In Syria’s Idlib City, a Caravan Spreads the Word About Coronavirus
A white caravan splashed with images of the coronavirus roams the streets of opposition-held Idlib city in northwest Syria where a volunteer tell passers-by of the virtues of social distancing and ... ( read original story ...)
23 photos show what life in North Korea is like during its coronavirus lockdown
North Korea has implemented a number of measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but its claims of zero cases are highly unlikely. ( read original story ...)
Separatist Group’s Declaration Threatens to Stir New Conflict in Yemen
In the wake of massive floods that have ravaged Yemen 's nominal capital, a separatist group took the opportunity to assert self-rule over the city and other parts of south Yemen, a move that has ... ( read original story ...)
War-torn Yemen reports first virus deaths stoking fears
Yemen has recorded its first two coronavirus deaths, the health minister said late Wednesday, after the war-torn country confirmed five new cases, stoking fears of a major outbreak. "There was an ... ( read original story ...)