While experts around the world debate the merits of different strategies for addressing the coronavirus pandemic, Turkmenistan has its own novel solution for eliminating the virus: banning it from ... ( read original story ...)
Au Naturel In Ashgabat: Turkmenistan Targets Women’s Beauty Products
Turkmenistan has banned women working in the public sector from coloring their hair, wearing nail polish, or applying fake eyelashes with the threat of dismissal for those who violate the restrictions ... ( read original story ...)
With economy in ‘free fall’, Lebanon aims for IMF aid
Lebanon plans to seek International Monetary Fund aid after approving an economic rescue plan setting out vast losses in its financial system as it aims to chart a way out of a crisis seen as the ... ( read original story ...)
Israel is a country, not a concept – opinion
As deserving of awe and enthusiasm as it is, the Jewish state is not purely the realization of a dream; it is an actual country, made up of real people. ( read original story ...)
Israel’s Largest Bank Pays $874 Million in U.S. Tax Evasion Case
Bank Hapoalim admitted to conspiring with U.S. customers and others to hide more than $7.6 billion in secret Swiss and Israeli bank accounts. ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan, Soccer And The Dictatorships Profiting From COVID-19
As recently as January 2020, the tiny, land-locked nation of Tajikistan was known less for its global soccer following, and more for its tyrannical President Emomali Rahmon. ( read original story ...)
UAE calls on all Libyan parties to commit to political process, renews support to Haftar
The United Arab Emirates on Thursday called on all Libyan parties to commit to the U.N.-supervised political process to end the war, while at the same time saluting the eastern Libya based-army led by ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus in Scotland: Use NHS Louisa Jordan for surgery backlog, urges senior doctor
The field hospital created within the Scottish Exhibition Centre in Glasgow should be reconfigured for operating theatres to help to clear the growing backlog of delayed procedures, a leading surgeon ... ( read original story ...)
Jordan ends historic arrangement with Israel as West Bank annexation tensions rise
Jordan's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Ambassador Dhaifallah Al-Fayez, said the additional harvesting period "will end this evening." ... ( read original story ...)
Israel attacks pro-Iran militias in southern Syria – report
According to numerous sources in Syrian media, Israel attacked numerous targets in the southern region of Quneitra in the country and caused damages. ( read original story ...)