Provided by Khaleej Times Kuwait announces 151 new coronavirus cases, one death . Kuwait reported 151 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, bringing the tally to 2,3 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Traders Say They’re Healthy Amid Hin Leong Saga
Two Singapore-based oil traders have rushed to quell any concerns about their financial stability amid the fallout from the sudden demise of Hin Leong, which owes its lenders almost $4 billion. ( read original story ...)
Plunge In Oil Prices Deals Another Blow To Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan
On the eastern side of the Caspian Sea, the governments in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan must surely be wringing their hands in despair -- in Ashgabat more than in Nur-Sultan. Comparisons are being made ... ( read original story ...)
Number of employees at Lebanon VA with novel coronavirus increases
The VA is now doing temperature checks on everyone who enters a VA campus to prevent spread of the novel coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Azerbaijan imposes oil cuts on BP-led fields – sources
Azerbaijan's BP-led Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) project will have to cut output sharply from May for the first time ever as the country moves to meet its commitment under a global deal to cut ... ( read original story ...)
First Syria torture trial opens in Germany
World First Syria torture trial opens in Germany. Posted . Two suspected members of President Bashar al-Assad's security services had charges of torture and sexual assault read ou ... ( read original story ...)
German Court Opens First Syria Torture Trial
Two suspected members of President Bashar al-Assad's security services had charges of torture and sexual assault read out against them on Thursday in a German court, in what lawyers say is the first ... ( read original story ...)
Syria civil war: Germany holds unprecedented state torture trial
The two - identified as Anwar R and Eyad A - allegedly worked as government intelligence officers. Both fled Syria in the midst of its ongoing civil war and applied for asylum in Germany, where they ... ( read original story ...)
Kim Jong Un sent letters to Syria, Cuba leaders, state media says
Kim Jong Un sent a diplomatic letter to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, state media said, amid speculation the North Korean leader could be in poor health. ( read original story ...)
For Syria, a light of justice in a German courtroom
The trial of two former secret police is a first in using an independent court to expose war crimes in Syria. It probably won’t be the last. ( read original story ...)