Switzerland and Uzbekistan have reached an agreement on returning more than $130 million to Tashkent that was seized in connection with criminal proceedings against Gulnara Karimova, the oldest …
IAEA in wide-ranging talks with Saudi Arabia on tougher nuclear checks
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog is in wide-ranging talks with Saudi Arabia about tougher supervision of the kingdom’s nuclear activities, the agency said on Monday, part of a wider effort …
Saudi Arabia: Umrah to resume with limited domestic pilgrims
It also announced that a plan to lift the suspension of Umrah service will be announced gradually in light of the developments related to the pandemic. According to the sources, domestic pilgrims will …
Saudi Arabia to partially lift suspension of international flights – as it happened
Jedidajah Otte, Haroon Siddique, Ben Doherty, Alison Rourke and Martin Farrer (earlier) We’ve launched a new blog at the link below – head there for the latest: Jedidajah Otte The UK government’s …
Mike Pompeo Says U.S. Set for Full Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan by Spring 2021
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the military is on track to completely withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by spring 2021.
No Exit From India’s Afghanistan Dilemma?
While the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad noted in May this year that the U.S. supported such talks, were they to happen, it would mark a major shift in …
Chinese city near Myanmar border to test all residents after coronavirus cases
The Chinese city of Ruili will test all people there after authorities reported two new coronavirus cases imported from neighbouring Myanmar, state media reported late on Monday.
Myanmar Casualties May Amount to Further War Crimes, U.N. Rights Chief Says
Amount to Further War Crimes, U.N. Rights Chief Says U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said that civilian casualties from fighting in Rakhine and neighbouring Chin states had …
UN warns of ‘further war crimes’ in Myanmar’s Rahkine
Myanmar’s apparent continued targeting of civilians in the country’s Rakhine and Chin states could constitute additional war crimes and crimes against humanity, the UN rights chief said Monday. In …
Myanmar Military Demands Return of Two Soldiers Who Confessed to Rohingya Atrocities
Sending two privates to the ICC in The Hague after they confessed to Rohingya atrocities was an “intervention” in Myanmar’s judicial process, a military spokesman said.