President Donald Trump said Wednesday he disagrees "strongly" with Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp allowing some businesses to reopen on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Game of chicken: Republican Senate rivals jockey over Georgia coronavirus openings
Political lines have been starkly drawn among Georgia Republicans after Gov. Brian Kemp decided to reopen businesses despite the coronavirus continuing to spread through the state. ( read original story ...)
Oman announces Saturday April 25 first day of Ramadan
Dubai: The Omani moon-crescent sighting committee stated that Saturday the 25th of April 2020 is the first day of Ramadan after failing to see the moon. The announcement was made after the committee’s ... ( read original story ...)
Turkmenistan: We don’t need no free education
The opposition-run Gundogar website, meanwhile, observed that back in 2006, Turkmenistan was, according to official data, producing 170,000 tons of rice and did not rely on imports. Turkmenistan may ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon’s currency on downward spiral amid financial turmoil
Lebanon’s currency continued its downward spiral against the dollar on Thursday, reaching a new low amid financial turmoil in the crisis-hit country compounded by the ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon’s currency crashes amid financial turmoil, virus
Lebanon’s currency has continued its downward spiral against the dollar, reaching a new low amid financial turmoil in the crisis-hit country ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon arrests suspect for putting Nigerian worker up ‘for sale’
Beirut, Lebanon - Lebanese security forces have arrested a man suspected of putting a Nigerian domestic worker up "for sale" on a popular Facebook page used to trade everyday items such as furniture, ... ( read original story ...)
Israel’s ‘magician’ clings to power in a nation weary of politics, leery of coronavirus
Despite failing to win enough support to form a government after three elections, Benjamin Netanyahu stays put as Israel's longest-serving premier. ( read original story ...)
Netanyahu’s Annexation Plan Is a Threat to Israel’s National Security
Annexing the West Bank would threaten Israel’s peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan, anger allies in the Gulf, undermine the Palestinian Authority, and endanger ... ( read original story ...)
UN praises Israel aid to Palestinians as bereaved families demand block
Israel is taking measures to ensure the Palestinian Authority’s survival, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov told the UN Security Council on Thursday hours ... ( read original story ...)