Iowa Congreswoman Ashley Hinson says it’s critical that the U.S. support Taiwan with military hardware as China threatens the independently-governed island. Taiwan produces 60% of the world’s supply …
Amari opens new Maldives resort
ONYX Hospitality Group has opened its newest property – a Maldives resort under the Amari brand. Amari Raaya Maldives is situated on a private island in the Raa Atoll with 187 private beachfront and …
Turkmenistan unveils $7.5 billion city in honour of former strongman leader
Turkmenistan has inaugurated a $7.5 billion “smart” city built in honour of former strongman leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, cementing one of the most extraordinary personality cults in the …
Do Not Walk Out on Lebanon. We Still Have a Country To Rebuild Together | Opinion
All of Beirut and Lebanon switched into crisis mode. We became one team of citizens and civil society organizations on a national mission. The international community watched us with stupefaction and …
Damage from clashes could delay start of school year in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian camp, UN says
BEIRUT (AP) — Damage to the school complex in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp from recent clashes between factions could delay the start of the school year for some 6,000 children, a United …
Michael Jordan’s $29 Million Mansion Lost Half Of Its Value Since 2012
Michael Jordan’s $29 million luxurious mansion is a shell of its former self, losing half its value in 11 years.
Syrian Kurds urge the US-led coalition to say clearly where it stands on Turkish drone attacks
The Kurdish-led authorities in northeastern Syria on Friday called on the U.S.-led coalition to make clear where it stands regarding …
Flying kites near airports is a punishable offense
Sri Lankan officials have warned that flying kites near airports is strictly prohibited. In a statement on Friday (4), the Airport and – Get the latest breaking news and top stories from Sri Lanka, …
Fiction: A woman encounters, endures, and overcomes adversities during the birth of modern Nepal
Her mother died soon after she gave birth to her. My brother loved that sister-in law of mine a great deal. It was a hard job later – helping him pull himself together. And look at you! So grown, and …
Two decades on, Iraq’s ongoing, if fragile, cultural revival
Although it has fallen off the international news cycle, Baghdad is booming, high on rising oil prices and full, once again, of neo-Abbasid, petroleum-fueled aspirations. Thanks to new anti-money …