Iran’s president said on Sunday “low-risk” economic activities would resume from April 11 in the Middle Eastern country worst-affected by the new coronavirus. Iran has been struggling to curb the spread of the highly infectious respiratory disease known as COVID-19 but authorities are also concerned that measures to limit public life to contain the virus could wreck an already sanctions-battered economy. “Under the supervision of the […]
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Senior White House officials were yesterday quoted by Israel’s Channel 13 as saying the US will back Israeli annexation of swathes of West Bank territory within months, if the Palestinians do not resume negotiations, reported the Times of Israel. According to Channel 13, “the sources said they intend to go ahead with the implementation of the peace plan unveiled earlier this year by US President Donald […]
Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain have agreed to resume postal services to Qatar almost three years after they were stopped due to a political dispute, the United Nations said on Monday, Reuters reports. The announcement follows a meeting last month of representatives for the countries and the UN postal agency. “The decision to resume international postal exchanges is welcome news,” the UN Universal Postal Union said. […]
Macau, the world’s biggest gambling hub, will allow casinos to resume operations from February 20, after authorities imposed a two-week suspension to curb the coronavirus’ spread, authorities said on Monday, according to public broadcaster TDM. The government has told casino operators they have 30 days to return to full business, health officials say. The unprecedented halt of gaming operations started on February 5 and was due […]
NATO will resume its training mission in Iraq in the coming days or weeks, the alliance’s top military commander said on Friday. US General Tod Wolters said the 500-strong mission would restart its work after receiving assurances from the Iraqi government, AFP reported. The mission was put on hold on January 4, and some NATO troops moved out of Iraq amid fears of reprisal attacks after […]