We write in advance of the 73rd Session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and its review of the Republic of Yemen’s compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, …
Hong Kong developers likely to offer incentives to lure buyers as they brace for glut of new units in 2023, says CBRE
About 45,000 new flats are likely to become available this year, says CBRE, roughly four times the number that sold in 2022 In an effort to offload them, developers may offer such incentives as …
Value of Vietnamese investment in Laos increases by 52.5 per cent
VIENTIANE, Jan. 16 (Xinhua): The value of the investment by Vietnamese companies in Laos reached US$180 million in 2022, an increase of 52.5 per cent. Lao national radio on Monday quoted Lao Prime …
Four ICRC Vehicles Move Freely Along Azerbaijan’s Lachin-Khankendi Road (PHOTO)
Four vehicles of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have passed along Azerbaijan’s Lachin-Khankendi road near Shusha, trend reports from the scene. Conditions have been created for …
The effects at home of Syria’s civil war
ALTINDAG, A NORTHERN suburb of Ankara, still bears the scars of summer 2021, when local mobs rampaged through the streets, attacking Syrian businesses and homes after the killing of a Turkish …
Keep US Troops in Syria
It was nearly freezing that Syrian night. On a hard-dirt landing strip near the northeastern city of Kobani, I waited with two long lines of U.S. Special Forces soldiers behind a huge C-17 …
America’s Presence in Syria Is Riskier Than Ever
“Out with the new, in with the old” appears to be the doctrine for U.S. policy in Syria in 2023. U.S. troops are resuming operations after a pause in the wake of Turkey’s attacks on U.S …
Iran Doubles The Price Of Its Oil Going To Syria
Iran is doubling the price of its oil going to Syria to a market rate of over $70 per barrel and now refuses to ship oil to Damascus on credit, demanding payment in advance, sources with knowledge …
Ukraine’s Consequences Are Finally Spreading to Syria
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is reverberating more than 1,000 miles away in Syria. Squeezed by its strategic blunder, Moscow’s shrinking strategic bandwidth and its diminished capacities in Syria have …
Iran to execute mentally ill man for allegedly burning Qur’an during protest
Rights groups say Javad Rouhi, who was sentenced on charges including apostasy, was tortured so badly he can no longer speak …