Lebanon's central bank will begin injecting dollars into the market on Monday, President Michel Aoun said on Friday, as it tries to stop a sharp fall in the local pound currency which has led to ... ( read original story ...)
Protests roil Lebanon over growing economic crisis
Demonstrators poured into streets across Lebanon early Friday to protest a sharp decline in the national currency, blocking roads and setting fires to vehicles, authorities said. ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan to resume domestic flights, allow Chinese charter flights
Kyrgyzstan will resume domestic flights and bus circulation between its provinces and allow charter flights from China this month to bring in staff for numerous Chinese investment projects, the ... ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan’s COVID-19 cases hit 2,166
By Trend Kyrgyzstan confirmed on Friday 37 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections to 2166, Trend reports citing Kabar . Nurbolot Usenbaev, the country's deputy health minister told ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Album: Daily life in Laos returns to normal as COVID-19 under control
Vendors wait for customers in the reopened night market along the Mekong river in Lao capital Vientiane on June 10, 2020. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua) VIENTIANE, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The daily ... ( read original story ...)
U.A.E. Makes Rare Public Appeal to Israel: Don’t Annex the West Bank
The United Arab Emirates made a rare appeal to the Israeli public, offering closer security and commercial ties between the two Middle East nations if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backed away ... ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan’s Most Fearless Lawyer Remains Behind Bars
Such work, Theobald said, “is indispensable for ensuring effective access to justice for all.” The UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers states that lawyers “shall not be identified with their ... ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan: COVID-19 outbreak offers cover for fresh assault on free press
For independent reporters in Tajikistan, recent assaults are not surprising or shocking. Physical violence is only one in an array of methods that is habitually used to silence them ... ( read original story ...)
UAE envoy warns Israeli annexation would ‘upend’ Arab ties
The United Arab Emirates' ambassador to the U.S. on Friday warned Israel against annexing the Jordan Valley and other parts of the occupied West Bank, saying the move would "upend" Israel's efforts to ... ( read original story ...)
Jordan Spieth climbs leaderboard with birdie run in PGA Tour return
Jordan Spieth continued his hot streak by hitting 7 of 7 fairways and 8 of 9 greens on the back nine to start his second round of the Charles Schwab Challenge Friday in Fort Worth, Texas. He now tops ... ( read original story ...)