Monday, May 18, 2020

Monday Links - Part 2

On the anniversary of the most famous eruption of Mount Saint Helens, the birth of Pope John Paul II, and the Ottoman siege of Malta, here are some more things going on:

From The Mainichi, visitors return to Japanese recreation spots as the country's coronavirus measures are partially lifted.

From Vietnam Plus, Vietnamese legislators will go back to work on May 20th.

From the Borneo Post, students returning to the Malaysian state of Sabah and Sarawak from the rest of the country will have to be screened for the coronavirus.

From Free Malaysia Today, if you want to trace coronavirus contacts in Sabah, there's an app for that.

From The Straits Times, China puts a tariff on Australian barley.

From The Jakarta Post, the Indonesian air force gets its first female fighter pilot.

From Maldives Insider, according to the Maldivian tourist minister, tourism in the Maldive Islands could take one and a half years to recover.

From the Daily Mirror, the Sri Lankan defense ministry orders security forces to prevent gatherings or meetings in three municipalities to prevent the coronavirus from spreading.

From the Colombo Page, the governing body of cricket in Sri Lanka claims that no government money will be used to build a new international stadium.

From the Dhaka Tribune, thousands of people leave Dhaka, Bangladesh to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr at home.

From The Hans India, the cyclone Amphan is expected to hit the coasts of Bangladesh and the Indian state of Bengal on May 20th.

From the Hindustan Times, the Indian government is building defense facilities in the disputed region of Aksai Chin, which the Chinese government regards as "illegal".

From ANI, the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh will provide food and water to migrant workers stranded at its borders.

From India Today, five men "from the minority community" are arrested for allegedly preventing women from buying clothes at a Hindu-run store.

From Khaama Press, in the Afghan province of Ghanzi, five Taliban terrorists fatally shoot five people and then burn their bodies.

From Dawn, according to Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, India might launch a false flag operation.

From The Express Tribune, Pakistan's top court orders the reopening of shopping malls.

From Pakistan Today, according to Pakistan's government, the country's economy is being reopened under strict standard operating procedures.

From Radio Farda, why Iran's navy took 3.5 hours to come to the rescue of its damaged frigate.

From IranWire, an Iranian jurist faces a backlash over a graphic showing a family headed by a same-sex couple.

From StepFeed, explore art in Beirut online on International Museum Day.

From The New Arab, a former UAE minister publishes his autobiography - all 20,500 pages of it.

From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia reports 2,593 new coronavirus cases and 3,026 recoveries.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, according to Prime Minister Abiy, 84 percent of tree seedlings planted a year ago in Ethiopia have grown.

From the Egypt Independent, a Molotov cocktail is thrown at a church in Alexandria, Egypt, which results in no damage or injuries.

From Egypt Today, more than 6,000 people are arrested for violating Egypt's coronavirus curfew.

From Arutz Sheva, according to knessetcritter Evgeny Sova (Yisrael Beyteinu), Israel's new government "has no connection to" the right.

From The Times Of Israel, according to a team of Isreali scientists, Israel's biggest coronavirus source "by far" is the U.S.

From The Jerusalem Post, can Israel implement U.S. President Trump's "peace plan" and still appease Jordan?

From YNetNews, Israeli inventors develop a coronavirus face mask that allows its wearer to eat.

From The Syrian Observer, an airstrike suspected to come from Israel kills seven Iran-backed fighters in eastern Syria.

From In-Cyprus, Cyprus's foreign minister outlines a strategy for resuming passenger flights to other E.U. countries.

From Rûdaw, according to an opinion column, Iraqi officials incite violence against LGBT citizens and neglect calls for reform.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey starts phone diplomacy with 70 countries to assure them of its tourism safety.

From Turkish Minute, according to the newspaper Sözcü, Turkey's Radio and Television Supreme Council has fined TV channels for criticizing the Turkish government.  (What is this "freedom of the press" you speak of?)

From Morocco World News, according to Head of Government Saad Eddine El Othmani, Morocco is not yet ready to lift its coronavirus lockdown.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, an Afghan-born man who allegedly murdered two people in Austria claims that "only Allah" can judge him.

From Wales Online, a former director of a company in Cardiff, Wales is sentenced to seven years in Spain for funding ISIS.

From Palestinian Media Watch, according to a Palestinian daily, Palestinians want to bring the U.S. ambassador to Israel in front of the International Criminal Court.

From Pink News, Iraqi Shiite clearic Muqtada al-Sadr, who recently blamed same-sex marriage for the coronavirus, wants the Islamic flag raised at embassies in the E.U., the U.K. and Canada.  (The last four links come via The Religion Of Peace.)

And from Gatestone Institute, Ramadan in the time of the coronavirus pandemic.

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