A week after her Lebanese employer kicked her out without her luggage, pay or passport, all Ethiopian domestic worker Sofia wants is to go home as Lebanon begins repatriations. Lebanon is suffering ... ( read original story ...)
Palestinian President Announces Exit from All Agreements with U.S. and Israel Over ‘Deal of the Century’
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he would leave "all agreements and understandings with the American and Israeli governments," including those pertaining to security issues. ( read original story ...)
Abbas says PA no longer to abide by accords with Israel, US
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says the Palestinian Authority will no longer be committed to any signed agreements with Israel or the United States, following Israel’s pledge to annex large parts ... ( read original story ...)
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas ends security agreement with Israel and US
Declaration follows the creation of a new Israeli government which is officially contemplating annexation of some areas of the West Bank ... ( read original story ...)
30 Years After Unity Dream, Fragmented Yemen Faces Reality
Thirty years after unification, Yemen is on the verge of fragmentation as a result of armed conflicts, regional rivalries and foreign interference. On May 22, 1990, to popular acclaim, the leaders of ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s Petronas inks first LNG virtual deal
Malaysia's national oil firm, Petroliam Nasional Bhd, has concluded a sales and purchase agreement with Tiger Clean Energy Limited (TCEL) via video teleconference to supply a tank facility on the ... ( read original story ...)
Islamic State Redux in Afghanistan? | DAILY TIMES
The recent attacks on minorities in Afghanistan have highlighted the volatile security situation in the country. These incidents send a number of messages to the key stakeholders in Kabul, Islamabad ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s central bank needs to cut policy rate to near zero: government think-tank
A South Korean state-run think-tank said on Wednesday the central bank should cut benchmark interest rates to near zero to support an economy hit by the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Biopharma IPO points to South Korea rebound after coronavirus
Shares in one of South Korea’s largest conglomerates jumped after it announced plans to list its biopharmaceuticals division, as investors looked to a potential rebound in the country’s capital market ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea Restarts Schools After Virus Spread Slows
After an unprecedented five-month break, South Korean students are returning to their classrooms as government health officials declared that the country may have avoided a “second wave” of infections ... ( read original story ...)