Turkey's state-run aid agency has delivered 70,000 face masks and 1,000 medical overalls to Tajikistan to help the country tackle the coronavirus outbreak. The help by the Turkish Cooperation and ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan, Switzerland agree on joint program to tackle economic results of COVID-19
The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) has approved a $1.6 million-program to be implemented jointly with Azerbaijan's Ministry of Economy and the World Bank in the area of ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court won’t annul Parliament dissolution
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to consider petitions filed by opposition parties and civil groups seeking to annul a presidential order ... ( read original story ...)
U.N. Says Donors Have Promised $1.35 Billion in Humanitarian Aid to Yemen: Aid Chief
Saudi Arabia hosted a virtual U.N. conference to help raise some $2.4 billion to counter funding shortages for aid operations in Yemen. ( read original story ...)
UN urges billions in aid for Yemen as virus ravages cities
The United Nations on Tuesday called on countries to raise at least $2.4 billion for Yemen, where more than five years of war have pushed the country's ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia Says Film, TV Production Can Resume This Month
The Malaysian government has authorized a return to production for film and TV productions from June 10. "Previously, I had said shooting of films, TV and advertisements can resume after Hari Raya. It ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan fears hunger and poverty more than coronavirus
In the shadow of the lorry loomed a figure wearing full PPE. He jeered at the group of handcuffed men seated on the floor, shouted the word “corona” from behind his surgical mask, and began to beat ... ( read original story ...)
Group: Lack of virus tests pushes Afghanistan toward crisis
A prominent international aid organization warned Tuesday that Afghanistan is on the brink of a humanitarian disaster because the government is unable to test at ... ( read original story ...)
Dear Mr. President: Do not withdraw from Afghanistan
The United States entered Afghanistan in 2001 to defeat and expel al-Qaeda from the bases it used to launch the Sept. 11 attacks and to prevent the terror group from returning. We ... ( read original story ...)
Humanitarian disaster looms in Afghanistan, charity warns
Patrick Smith A humanitarian crisis is brewing in Afghanistan with the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increasing almost seven-fold in May, according to the International Rescue Committee, which ... ( read original story ...)