Human Rights Watch (HRW) is urging Kyrgyzstan to withdraw a draft constitution submitted to lawmakers last month, saying it undermines human rights norms and weakens the checks and balances necessary …
UPDATE 2-Israel, Austria and Denmark establish vaccine-supply alliance
Israel, Austria and Denmark said on Thursday they would set up a joint research and development fund and possibly production facilities for COVID-19 vaccines to ensure they had long-term supplies for …
Azerbaijan Grand Prix to go ahead without spectators
“Our main priority this year will continue to be the health and safety of everyone working and participating at the event,” said promoter Arif Rahimov. Azerbaijan is the first grand prix so far this …
Pakistan – Azerbaijan’s reliable friend, sincere ally
A new stage in Azerbaijan-Pakistan relations began with … areas of communications and information technologies, culture, finance, education, transport, aviation and others, and signed the …
Azerbaijan Grand Prix to go ahead without spectators
(Reuters) – The Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix in Baku will go ahead without spectators in June after being cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said on Friday. A statement …
Cambodia adopts tougher law to prevent spread of Covid-19
The National Assembly of Cambodia on Friday approved a draft Law on Measures to Prevent the Spread of Covid-19 and other Highly Contagious Diseases, which clearly stated financial penalties and prison …
Arab Cinema Production Poised to Get Boost From Saudi Theatrical Market Boom
Three years after the first movie theater reopened in Saudi Arabia – following removal of a religion-related ban – the kingdom has become the top theatrical market in the Middle East and is turning …
Pope Francis departs Rome for risky, historic Iraq tour
Pope Francis left Rome on Friday to start a four-day trip to Iraq, his most risky foreign trip since his election in 2012 and the first visit by a pontiff to the country. An Alitalia airplane carrying …
The World Has Failed Myanmar, So Now Its Youth Are Stepping Up
By leaving the military intact while making Aung San Suu Kyi a pariah, we have failed Myanmar, says . Now its youth are stepping up—and in resisting the military they are creating the sort of unity th …
The World Has Failed Myanmar, So Now Its Youth Are Stepping Up
By leaving the military intact while making Aung San Suu Kyi a pariah, we have failed Myanmar, says . Now its youth are stepping up—and in resisting the military they are creating the sort of unity th …