Singapore will progressively ramp up its manufacturing activities, its minister of trade and industry said on Sunday, with the city-state looking to restart its economy as coronavirus curbs start to ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon gripped by prime minister’s feud with bank governor
A public fight between Lebanon’s new prime minister and its once untouchable central bank governor is jeopardising the state’s efforts to secure badly needed international financial support as it ... ( read original story ...)
Mitchell Bard: World Health Organization lies about Israel on coronavirus and other health issues
President Trump renewed his criticism of the World Health Organization this week for the way the United Nations organization failed to challenge false information China initially provided minimizing ... ( read original story ...)
Perspectives | Kazakhstan: Tokayev takes bite out of Nazarbayev sandwich
The ouster of Dariga Nazarbayeva from her constitutionally important post as speaker of Kazakhstan’s Senate came as a surprise. Close scrutiny of events in recent weeks, however, reveals hints of some ... ( read original story ...)
Flooding forces 70,000 on Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan border to flee
A busted reservoir dam flooded parts of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, forcing tens of thousands from both countries to evacuate, authorities said Saturday. The Syr Darya river, which runs near the ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan cutting output at giant, large, medium-sized oilfields
Kazakhstan is reducing production at certain giant, large and medium-sized oilfields to comply with the global output cut deal, the Central Asian nation's energy ministry said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan: Nazarbayeva, often eyed as successor, removed as Senate speaker
Major elite shake-up in Kazakhstan as Dariga Nazarbayeva, who also happens to be the former president's daughter and an oft-touted possible future leader, is removed as Senate speaker ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan removes ex-president’s daughter as senate speaker
The daughter of Kazakhstan’s former president, once viewed as his heir-apparent, has been dismissed from her post as speaker of the country’s senate. Dariga Nazarbayeva was removed Saturday ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Yemen medics braced for ‘unspeakable’ crisis
Yemen's health system is in a state of collapse - leaving it unlikely to be able to cope with an outbreak of coronavirus. Dr Shalal Hasel is a hardworking official from the Department of ... ( read original story ...)
North and South Korea exchange gunfire at border
North and South Korea have exchanged gunfire in the Demilitarised Zone which divides the two countries. Gunshots fired by North Korea at 07:41 (23:41 BST) hit a South Korean guard post in the central ... ( read original story ...)