As world celebrates International Day of Education, Afghanistan remains the only country where girls are banned from attending school …
Indonesia grapples with lack of religious freedom: ‘I think how difficult it is for people to worship. It’s sad’
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Brunei’s economy posts positive growth in seven quarters
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jan 15 (Xinhua): Brunei’s economy increased by 0.9 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2022, rebounding from the past six quarters’ negative growth since 2021 …
What It’s Like to Stay at Raffles Doha, an Opulent All-Suite Hotel in Qatar’s Newest Luxury Tower
Raffles might have a reputation for old-school luxury hospitality, but the brand’s newest outpost in Doha is flipping tradition on its head, taking up residence in one half of Qatar’s newest iconic …
Turkmenistan: The big chill
This looks at first blush like a watering-down of the parliament, such as it was. If Turkmenistan was on a hypothetical trajectory towards something genuinely (if only very partially) representative, …
China’s real estate magnate Hui Ka Yan loses 93 per cent of his wealth
Once the second-richest person in Asia, the China Evergrande Group chairman’s fortune is considerably diminished, moreover, Hui is also finding himself increasingly isolated politically, with the …
One of the Most Influential Ambassadors in Washington Isn’t One
Taiwan’s representative, Bi-khim Hsiao, calls herself a “cat warrior” walking a delicate diplomatic line. China calls her a troublemaker who could trigger a war.
In a Land of Apartheid, a Trip to the Beach Can Be an Act of Resistance
Not long ago, The Nation’s Palestine correspondent snuck into a moshav to sunbathe, because no one owns the sea.
‘Morgenthau’: The story of New York City royalty – review
In Morgenthau, journalist Andrew Meier draws on exclusive access to family archives to provide a magisterial, informative, engrossing, largely laudatory chronicle of an American dynasty.
Amount of payment for services on land plots to be decided by Azerbaijan’s Tariff Council
The Tariff Council of Azerbaijan will choose the price to be paid for land-related services, Azernews reports.