Princess Badiya bint Ali, last of Iraqi royals, passes away
By Tommy Hilton Princess Badiya bint Ali, an Iraqi royal who survived the 1958 coup
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Taiwan Donates One Million Face Masks to Help Protect Indian Medical Personnel Combat COVID-19 Pandemic
The masks were brought to India by a special chartered flight on 4 May 2020.
India buries terrorists in anonymity
The grand funerals of terrorists in Kashmir had become a major worry for Delhi as these turned out to be events for further recruitment of terrorists
‘What’s the point of staying?’: Gulf faces expatriate exodus
The Middle East is headed for an economic downturn this year that dwarfs 2008 and 2014/2015 as countries are hit by the double blow from coronavirus closures and record low oil prices
US to remove Patriot missile batteries from Saudi Arabia: Report
Removing missiles, other measures mark end of recent military buildup to counter Iran, officials say
Average of 80,000 COVID-19 new cases a day: WHO
While the world currently spends around US$7.5 trillion on health annually, WHO believes the best investments are in promoting health and preventing disease.
India begins largest repatriation exercise
While the first two flights arrived in Kerala on Thursday, flights will be ferrying in almost 2000 people daily over the next 7 days.
US Special Envoy Khalilzad back in region for Afghan peace
It is the second trip that Zalmay Khalilzad has made since April 12 to breathe momentum to the peace accord that he helped hammer out between the US and the Taliban.
WHO supports scientifically-proven traditional medicine
WHO has said that it welcomes every opportunity to collaborate with countries and researchers to develop new therapies and encourages such collaboration for the development of effective and safe therapies for Africa and the world.
Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the USA: Slippery Oil Triangle
Following a deadlocked OPEC summit in February, Moscow and Riyadh announced they would ramp up production, sending already low prices tumbling, suggesting they have decided geopolitical interests trump purely economic ones.