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Smoke rises from Yemen's Mocha port after a Houthi attack on the port city

Yemen: entry of 138,000 migrants and refugees in 2019

The migration route from the Horn of Africa to Yemen remained the world's most frequented maritime migration corridor in 2019, with 138,000 migrants and refugees arriving despite an ongoing civil war, according

February 18, 2020

Government and Politics·News

Washington steps up pressure on Baghdad

The United States reduced Iraq's exemption for importing electricity from Iran to 45 days — down from the usual three to four months — and delayed routine dollar transfers to Iraq's central

February 18, 2020

Government and Politics·News

Aerial view of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant under construction in Abu Dhabi's western desert

Emirates: Green light for the first nuclear power plant in the Arab World

The United Arab Emirates gave the green light for fuel loading at its Barakah nuclear power plant, the first in the Arab world, built by a Korean-led consortium at a cost of

February 17, 2020

Government and Politics·News

CoronaVirus: Toilet paper in the viewfinder of Robbers

Three men armed with knives robbed a delivery truck driver of toilet paper worth more than HK$1,000 in Hong Kong's Mong Kok district as coronavirus-driven panic buying emptied supermarket shelves across the

February 17, 2020

Health·News

Recession threatens the Japan’s economy

Japan's GDP fell 1.6% in the fourth quarter of 2019, its steepest quarterly decline since 2014, after an increase in the consumption tax from 8% to 10% suppressed household spending. The contraction

February 17, 2020

Economy·Government and Politics·News

Coronavirus on the Diamond Princess: repatriated passengers, others are patient

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases on the Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined near Yokohama rose to 355, Japanese health officials announced Sunday, making the ship the largest coronavirus cluster outside mainland

February 17, 2020

Health·News

SC hearing on removal of Shaheen Bagh protestors today

India's Supreme Court scheduled a hearing on a petition demanding the removal of protesters blocking a road at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi, where demonstrators have staged a sit-in for more than two

February 17, 2020

Government and Politics·News

A vehicle accident scene on an Indian road, illustrating the road safety challenges that persist across the country

Longowal van accident: Captain gives thanks to student for saving life of 4 children

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh publicly commended 9th-grade student Amandeep Kaur for saving four children by breaking a window of a burning private school van in Longowal, Sangrur district. The Chief Minister

February 17, 2020

Government and Politics·News

5.5 Magnitude earthquake shock in Southern Iran

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck southern Iran on Sunday afternoon, with its epicenter located 13 kilometers deep in the Gulf between the mainland and the island of Qeshm, 49 kilometers from Bandar Abbas.

February 16, 2020

Climate·News

Several rockets fall near the American Embassy in Baghdad

Multiple rockets struck near the US Embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone on the night of Saturday to Sunday, triggering sirens and an aerial survey of the area, an American military source told

February 16, 2020

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Yemen: entry of 138,000 migrants and refugees in 2019

Washington steps up pressure on Baghdad

Emirates: Green light for the first nuclear power plant in the Arab World

CoronaVirus: Toilet paper in the viewfinder of Robbers

Recession threatens the Japan’s economy

Coronavirus on the Diamond Princess: repatriated passengers, others are patient

SC hearing on removal of Shaheen Bagh protestors today

Longowal van accident: Captain gives thanks to student for saving life of 4 children

5.5 Magnitude earthquake shock in Southern Iran

Several rockets fall near the American Embassy in Baghdad

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

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