Saudi Arabia may cancel the highly anticipated Muslim holy pilgrimage to Mecca for the first time in the kingdom's recent history due to a spike in new cases of coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Islamic State may be going soft on Saudi Arabia
The Islamic State 's newly anointed spokesman, Abu Hamza al-Qurayshi, issued a statement last month that took terrorist-watchers by surprise. For the first time, the world's leading terrorist group ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund to invest Rs 11,367 crore in Jio Platforms
PIF's investment will translate into a 2.32 per cent equity stake in Jio Platforms on a fully diluted basis Mumbai: Reliance Industries and Jio Platforms on Thursday announced an investment of Rs ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s unification minister steps down over rising tensions with North Korea
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday accepted the resignation of the minister responsible for relations with North Korea, as tensions with Pyongyang rise over the activities of defectors in ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea President’s Support Slides Amid North Korea Tension
South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s approval rating fell to it lowest level in about three months after North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office on its side of the border and threatened his ... ( read original story ...)
Tracing homophobia in South Korea’s coronavirus surveillance program
Many people around the world have looked to South Korea’s so-called “democratic” response to the coronavirus pandemic as a template for other nations to follow. That response is often contrasted with ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar man charged with trafficking 12.8kg of drugs
A Myanmar man was charged at the Magistrate’s Court here today with trafficking 12.8kg of heroin and methamphetamine, an accusation which carries the mandatory death penalty upon conviction. ( read original story ...)
Thailand reports five new coronavirus cases, all imported
Thailand on Friday reported five new coronavirus cases, all of which were found in quarantine, making it 25 days without a confirmed domestic transmission of the virus. ( read original story ...)
Food deliveries during virus lockdown fuel Thailand plastic usage
Single-use plastic waste in Thailand ballooned during the coronavirus lockdown as demand for home food deliveries soared, activists say, setting back efforts to reduce the country's dependency on the ... ( read original story ...)
Donald Trump Allegedly Prioritized Melania’s Be Best Over Iran Nuclear Deal, New Book Claims
Donald Trump allegedly prioritized his wife Melania Trump’s Be Best campaign over the removal of the United States from an Iran nuclear deal. ( read original story ...)