Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Syria’s leader Bashar al-Assad in Moscow on Wednesday, the Kremlin said, as relations between Middle East states undergo a realignment. Russia has
The death toll from Cyclone Freddy in Malawi and Mozambique passed 200 on Tuesday after the record-breaking storm triggered floods and landslips in its second strike on Africa in less
Like every year before Ramadan, a night business show has been organized by the Housing Development Corporation of Maldives. It has seen a large influx of low-income expatriate workers. People
China is to resume issuing visas to foreign tourists for the first time since the Covid pandemic broke out three years ago. The major easing of restrictions comes after Beijing
Russia agreed Monday to extend the Ukraine grain export deal, but only for a further 60 days, in a proposal criticised by Kyiv. Following talks with the United Nations in
Bazaars are back in Singapore in 2023 – here are some Ramadan bazaars you can head to for your foodie and Raya shopping fix Time to soak up all the
A total of 24 food stalls and food trucks at the ongoing Hari Raya Mega Sale 2023 have been suspended for not having a proper licence for their businesses. The
President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong have written to Chinese President Xi Jinping to congratulate him on his reappointment to a third term, said the Ministry of
A commercial Kaaba-style building, new national holidays and a strict new set of Ramadan rules point toward a national identity less anchored to religion. Observers say Saudis won’t likely resist
At Least 36 people were killed by extremists in conflict-riddled eastern Congo, the military said on Thursday. The Allied Democratic Forces, a rebel militia with links to the Islamic State
