He also enjoyed brief internet fame for rapping about the glories of sports and Turkmenistan with his grandson. But now he may have a more enduring legacy: remembered as the nation leader who banned …
Lebanon’s coronavirus response is working, yet faces challenges
Dalati Nohra/via REUTERS Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun heads a Cabinet meeting at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, April 9, 2020. This recent dip has given researchers and medical …
Family Holds ‘Singing Car Parade’ For Pearl Harbor Nurse’s 100th Birthday In Mt. Lebanon
Virginia Flickinger was a survivor of the Pearl Harbor bombings in 1941 and today in Pittsburgh, her family celebrated her 100th birthday.
Lebanon makes largest ever cannabis drug bust
Lebanon’s security forces said Friday they had made their largest cannabis seizure in history last month, unearthing 25 tonnes of the drug intended for Africa. The Mediterranean country on March 15 …
India to export wheat to Afghanistan, Lebanon in diplomatic deals
India will export 50,000 tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan and 40,000 tonnes of the grain to Lebanon in diplomatic deals, the Indian farm minister said on Friday. Since India has produced more wheat than …
Kyrgyzstan struggles to protect medics from coronavirus
Kyrgyzstan is struggling to keep health workers safe from the spread of the coronavirus, sparking calls for the government to provide more protective equipment and to refrain from scapegoating …
Kyrgyzstan extends coronavirus emergency
Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday extended until April 30 the state of emergency introduced in its two major cities and several districts due to the outbreak, President Sooronbai Jeenbekov’s office said. The …
Kyrgyzstan Slow To Bring Stranded Citizens Home From Russia
About 200 Kyrgyz citizens had been camped out at Tolmachevo Airport since March 27, when both Kyrgyzstan and Russia canceled international flights in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Some …
Women Risk Domestic Violence During Kyrgyzstan’s Lockdown
Under Kyrgyzstan’s present state of emergency, which includes a curfew from 8pm to 7am, it has become a lot more difficult for women to escape domestic violence. Many are too afraid to call the police …
Kyrgyzstan: Former Matraimov protégé alleges plot against journalist
An ex-senior customs official in Kyrgyzstan has broken ranks with his powerful one-time mentor and accused him of ordering the kidnapping or killing of a journalist behind a series of blockbuster …