A two-week ceasefire in Yemen announced by a Saudi-led military coalition has expired without leading to a permanent truce, raising fears that the country's war will grind on and shatter its already ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia to extend virus curbs by two weeks to May 12
Malaysia will extend travel and other curbs aimed at fighting the spread of COVID-19 by two weeks to May 12, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Thursday but added some more sectors may be allowed ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia announces start of Ramadan after sighting moon
Saudi Arabia and some other Muslim-majority nations, including Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, have declared that the holy month of Ramadan will begin on Friday, based on a moon-sighting m ... ( read original story ...)
How the oil price capitulation will hit Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and other major exporters
The historic plunge in oil prices earlier this week has left some major exporters of the commodity scrambling to shore up their economies. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia may re-route tankers if U.S. imposes crude import ban, sources say
Saudi Arabia is exploring re-routing millions of barrels of oil onboard tankers sailing to the United States if President Donald Trump decides to block imports of crude from the kingdom, shipping and ... ( read original story ...)
Cheap Oil Poses New Quandary for Iran as It Relaxes Virus Lockdown
The country has been hit with a triple-whammy: raging coronavirus, American sanctions and, now, oil so cheap that it’s barely profitable. ( read original story ...)
US-Iran war of words raise fresh fears of Gulf clash
That brought the US and Iran close to a significant conflict. So what prompted President Trump's warning now? And why, with both Iran and the US struggling to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic, has ... ( read original story ...)
Military Chief Warns Iran Will ‘Destroy’ U.S. Ships If threatened in Persian Gulf
The military leader’s comments come a day after President Donald Trump warned Iran about the ‘harassment’ of U.S. ships. ( read original story ...)
Philippines Sends Nurses Around the World But Lacks Them at Home
The Philippines is known for training nurses and exporting them to all corners of the world, but now the nation finds itself shorthanded just as its number of coronavirus infections and deaths ... ( read original story ...)
‘Studying the numbers’: Duterte ponders Philippines lockdown fate
Manila, Philippines -- With a little more than a week left before the scheduled end of the Philippines's strict community quarantine measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the country is ... ( read original story ...)