Singapore's health ministry said on Thursday it confirmed another 448 coronavirus cases, taking the city-state's tally of infections to 29,812. Most of the newly reported cases are from migrant-worker ... ( read original story ...)
Impoverished Turkmen Selling Jewelry, Cars To Buy Food
A lack of money and no help from the Turkmen government has forced many residents of eastern Turkmenistan sell their cars, livestock, and jewelry to buy food. ( read original story ...)
Ethiopian domestic workers stranded in Lebanon by Covid-19
I was supposed to be back home in Ethiopia today. Because of the lockdown in Lebanon there are no jobs, I can’t even afford bread.” ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon sees highest single-day jump in coronavirus cases
Lebanon's Health Ministry reported 63 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, the largest single-day increase since the outbreak of the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Lebanon PM pledges to stem devaluation, reduce food prices
Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab pledged Thursday to stem devaluation and introduce subsidies on food imports, as his cabinet marked 100 days since it was formed to salvage a free-falling economy. ( read original story ...)
‘Tears were shed’ over changes to this year’s Lebanon Area Fair
A fair without rides and carnival games. That’s what this year’s Lebanon Area Fair, set for July 25 to Aug. 1, will look like this year. It will also be without track events, midway shows, commercial ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon Charges Banker, Money Changers In Currency Crisis Probe
A Lebanese prosecutor Thursday charged a bank manager and money changers with manipulating the exchange rate and money laundering in an ongoing currency crisis probe, official media and judicial ... ( read original story ...)
WFP Tajikistan Country Brief, April 2020
English Situation Report on Tajikistan about Food and Nutrition, Health, Children, Women and Epidemic; published on 21 May 2020 by WFP ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. fears Iran seized UAE-based tanker in Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. said Iran could be behind the disappearance of a UAE-based ship that was traveling through the Strait of Hormuz two days ago. Amy Myers Jaffe, senior fellow at the Council for Foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia, Azerbaijan trade Nazi collaboration accusations
As if fighting over their own past is not enough, the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan have expanded the field of battle to include the most contentious historical issue in the post-Soviet space: Wor ... ( read original story ...)