Thursday, October 8, 2020

Thursday Links - Part 2

As a cool sunny Thursday heads toward evening, here are some more things going on:

From Morocco World News, the Moroccan Government Council approves an amendment to Morocco's free trade agreement with Turkey.

From Hürriyet Daily News, according to President Erdoğan, Turkey regards its ties to the U.S. as important, despite differences between the two countries.

From Turkish Minute, the Turkish parliament considers a bill that would remove oversight of government spending from its duties.

From Rûdaw, according to a Kurdish Democratic Party official, a head of security at a border crossing in the Iraqi province of Duhok was fatally shot at his home.

From ArmenPress, the Russian government invites the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan to meet in Moscow.

From In-Cyprus, residents of Famagusta, North Cyprus protest the opening of the beach in the area of Varosha.

From The Syrian Observer, Syrian President Assad intends to obtain Russia's coronavirus vaccine.

From Arutz Sheva, Defense Minister Gantz tells Prime Minister Netanyahu to get working on Israel's 2021 budget.

From The Times Of Israel, IDF Chief Aviv Kohavi reportedly hosted his in-laws during Sukkot in violations of Israel's coronavirus lockdown.

From The Jerusalem Post, Israel and Jordan sign an agreement to allow flights to cross through each other's airspace.

From YNetNews, dozens of Nubian ibexes are seen crossing Israel's Dead Sea highway.

From the Egypt Independent, 61 people are injured by a gas leak in Nag Hammadi, Egypt.

From Egypt Today, Egyptian President Abdel El-Sisi is awarded the Arab Development Action Shield.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopian runner Letesenbet Gidey sets a new record in the women's 5,000 meters.

From the Saudi Gazette, the Al-Ahsa oasis in Saudi Arabia is recognized as the world's largest by Guinness World Records.

From The New Arab, artists detained by Sudanese authorities over a mixed-gender theater workshop are released.

From Radio Farda, Iran appoints a new deputy director for its state-run radio and TV network.

From IranWire, who are the policemen beating people in Iran?

From Dawn, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif criticizes the current Pakistani parliament.

From The Express Tribune, six people are arrested for allegedly harassing students at Karachi University.

From Pakistan Today, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Vice President Maryam Nawaz leads her first anti-government rally.

From Khaama Press, a roadside bomb kills a district governor in the Afghan province of Laghman.

From Gatestone Institute, is the U.S. breaking its promise to the women of Afghanistan.

From The Hans India, according to experts, India will need more cold storage for a coronavirus vaccine.

From the Hindustan Times, scientists find a 2.5-million-year-old dragonfly fossil in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

From ANI, police in the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir file charges against an alleged terrorist from Pakistan and five other members of Jaish-e-Mohammad.

From India Today, the West Bengal state government denies using chemicals in the water used against protesters in Kolkata, India.

From the Dhaka Tribune, the Bangladeshi law ministry proposes the death penalty as the maximum punishment for rape.

From the Daily Mirror, Sunday Masses are canceled in Sri Lanka's curfew areas.

From the Colombo Page, an 18-year-old man in Meetiyagoda, Sri Lanka is arrested for allegedly spreading false news on social media.

From Maldives Insider, the Maldive Islands wins the Asia's Most Romantic Escape award.

From The Jakarta Post, protests against Indonesia's new Job Creation Law devolve into riots in Jakarta.

From The Straits Times, two cruise lines in Singapore are allowed to resume "cruises to nowhere" in November.

From the Borneo Post, Mercy Malaysia will set up nine coronavirus testing stations.

From Free Malaysia Today, new detainees in Malaysia's prisons and detention centers will be tested for the coronavirus and quarantined for 14 days.

From Vietnam Plus, the Vietnam Fatherland Front in Ho Chi Minh City launches a month for the poor starting on October 17th.

And from The Mainichi, zipliners at a park in Awaji, Japan get swallowed by Godzilla.

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