As coronavirus bans wreak havoc on school-leaving events, one Bahrain school has honoured its seniors with a "drive-through" graduation ceremony complete with fireworks at the kingdom's Formula One ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar 2022 World Cup stadium workers went months without pay: Amnesty
A Qatari company helping build a 2022 World Cup stadium has been banned from the event's projects after its labourers went unpaid for months, organisers said on Thursday, in a case Amnesty ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia sending doctors to Armenia to help fight Covid-19
As you know, the situation in our neighboring countries is quite tense, I am personally in daily contact with the Prime Minister of Armenia and other colleagues, the Minister of Health, the Minister ... ( read original story ...)
Democrat Jon Ossoff wins Georgia primary, will face GOP Sen. David Perdue
Jon Ossoff, the 33-year-old media executive who narrowly lost a 2017 special U.S. House race in suburban Atlanta, will face Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) in November after winning Tuesday's Democratic ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia’s voting fiasco is a warning. The November election could be chaos
Between Covid-19, state ineptitude and voter suppression, casting a ballot is a nightmare. We must act now to prevent disaster ... ( read original story ...)
Middletown murder suspect captured in Georgia
Middletown Police Lt. Heather Desmond said William Bigaud was taken into custody after a motor-vehile stop on I-85. ( read original story ...)
Kuwait Says Will No Longer Hire Foreign Workers in Oil Sector
Kuwait will no longer hire foreign workers for jobs at the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) and its subsidiaries. Minister of Oil, Acting Minister of Electricity and Water Dr. Khaled Al-Fadhel ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Oman to levy 4% fee on hotel clients
Oman plans to levy a 4 per cent fee on customers at hotels as the country is tackling the economic impact of the new coronavirus and a fall in oil prices, according to a government minister. “An ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Oman’s total cases near 20,000 as health ministry records 1,067 new ones
Oman recorded 1,067 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, raising the total to 19,954, the health ministry announced on Thursday. Most of the newly recorded cases are non-Omanis and 342 are ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Oman reports 1,067 new cases, 6 fatalities
Oman has confirmed 1,067 new cases of the novel coronavirus, taking to 19,954 the country's overall infections, Health Minister Dr Ahmad Bin Mohammad Al Said reported Thursday. The minister said the ... ( read original story ...)