Taiwan bid to attend key WHO meeting will fail,China says
Taiwan will fail in its bid to join key meeting of WHO amid efforts to rein in pandemic as its…
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China says it supports WHO in tracing COVID-19, denounces US ‘lies’
China said it supports WHO in trying to pinpoint the origins of COVID-19 and accused Mike Pompeo of telling one…
Saudi Arabia forms police unit to monitor lockdown violations
Saudi Arabia has formed a police unit to monitor violations of its coronavirus lockdown rules and has banned gatherings of…
Top Philippines broadcaster knocks supreme court door to overturn govt order
Top Philippines broadcaster ABS-CBN urges Supreme Court to overturn a government-ordered shutdown that it says is a blow to press…
Sharjah residential tower fire wounded dozen
Sharjah residential tower fire wounded at least 12 people while authorities gave no cause for the blaze, which smouldered into…
Volunteer in Turkey uses 3D printers to produce PPE
Volunteer collective using a network of 3D printers to produce much-needed protective equipment during COVID-19 crisis in Turkey.
New infections jumped by almost 10,000 in Russia
New infections jumped by 9,623 to 124,054 cases in last 24 hours as Russian authorities mull tighter restrictions on movement.
Japanese govt to fast-track review of anti-viral drug remdesivir
Japanese govt will fast-track a review of Gilead Sciences Inc’s antiviral drug remdesivir so that it can hopefully be approved…
Former Kazakh leader daughter leaves key post
Former Kazakh president Nazarbayev daughter has left her position as speaker of Senate, a role that led observers to tip…
US imposed sanctions on Iranian-Iraqi businessman over support of Quds Force
US imposed sanctions on an Iranian-Iraqi businessman and his company,accusing him of being involved in efforts to generate revenue illegally.
Donald Trump believes China wants him to lose his bid for re-election
Donald Trump said that he believes China’s handling of the coronavirus is proof that Beijing “will do anything they can”…
India shipped 50 million hydroxychloroquine tablets to US
India has exported 50 million tablets of hydroxychloroquine to the US for Coronavirus fight,although experts warned against its side effects.
Chinese embassy accuses Australia of ‘petty tricks’ in Pandemic dispute
Chinese embassy has accused Australia of “petty tricks” in an intensifying dispute over Canberra’s push for an international inquiry into…
United Arab Emirates keen to resolve labour disputes
United Arab Emirates legal departments trying and redressing complaints within a maximum of 3 days,developed a concerted plan to reorganise…
Former Saudi spymaster lashes out at Muslim Brotherhood
Former chief of the Saudi intelligence service Prince Turki Al Faisal has lashed out against the Muslim Brotherhood, accusing them…
Transitional Council declares self-rule in Yemen’s south
Transitional Council deployed fighters in the southern city of Aden on April 26, after the council declared self-rule in the…
KSA abolishes flogging as punishment
KSA Supreme Court said that decision is part of reforms pushed by King Salman and his son Crown Prince Mohammed…
EU officials softened criticism on Chinese disinformation
EU officials softened criticism on Chinese disinformation surrounding the coronavirus pandemic in response to pressure from China, according to reports.
Sudan’s transitional govt to hand over its main port to UAE
Sudan’s transitional government is taking steps to hand over control of its main principal seaport to a company owned by…
Usama wanted to assassinate Obama so ‘totally unprepared’ Biden would be president
Usama bin Laden wanted to assassinate Barack Obama so ‘totally unprepared’ Biden would be president, declassified documents show.
Indian presidential palace isolates 500 over coronavirus
Indian presidential palace has isolated 500 in staff quarters over coronavirus scare,as coronavirus cases increasing day by day.
Turkish authorities blocks Saudi,Emirati state news websites
Turkish authorities blocked Saudi and United Arab Emirates state news websites days after the Saudi Arabia blocked several Turkish state…