Reeling from decades of war, economic sanctions and domestic corruption, Iraq is facing its worst crisis since ISIS captured Mosul in 2014. ( read original story ...)
Iraq warns of Daesh attempt to exploit virus outbreak, renew terror campaign
Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Adel Abdul-Mahdi speaks during a meeting of Iraq’s National Security Council on April 22, 2020. Iraq has warned that the Daesh ... ( read original story ...)
Rare Cyber Libel Case Tests Fragile Media Freedoms in Philippines
“On balance there’s still space for media expression in the Philippines, but of course the feeling of media professionals is that they would be more careful in terms of crossing the line with Duterte, ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan Extends Lockdown; Chinese Army Doctors Arrive to Help Combat Virus
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan extended a partial lockdown for two more weeks Friday to contain the spread of the coronavirus in the country, though the number of confirmed cases is relatively very low. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan’s Government Is Caught Between a Mosque and a Hard Place
While the agreement requires mosques to follow 20 rules —including having worshippers pray 6 feet apart, barring the entry of the old and ill, and banning handshakes—they will be difficult to enforce ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia to ban air, sea travel to end-May: officials
Indonesia will temporarily ban domestic and international air and sea travel, with some exceptions, starting this week to prevent a further spread of the coronavirus, the transport ministry said in a ... ( read original story ...)
India Targets Voices of Truth in Kashmir
One of the world's most brutalized regions risks slipping into an information black hole. April 24, 2020 Long before the rest of the country entered lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus, ... ( read original story ...)
India coronavirus doctors: Notes on hope, fear and longing
"No doctor ever wants to be in this scenario," says Dr A Fathahudeen, who heads the critical care department at Ernakulam Medical College in southern India. Doctors say they usually share the ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: China sent team including medical experts to advise on North Korea’s Kim, sources say
China has dispatched a team to North Korea including medical experts to advise on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to three people familiar with the situation. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Tory MPs to examine ‘rise of China’
Britain needs a better understanding of China's economic ambitions and global role when the coronavirus crisis ends, a new group of Tory MPs says. The group - headed by Tom Tugendhat, a prominent ... ( read original story ...)