Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Wednesday Wanderings - Part 2

As a relatively mild Wednesday hangs around, here are some more things going on:

From Morocco World News, Morocco's Council of Ministers approves an amendment to the country's free trade agreement with Turkey.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey is ready to start human trials of two potential coronavirus vaccines.

From Turkish Minute, a district governor in İstanbul, Turkey bans the first Kurdish-language performance of an Italian play at a state-owned theater.

From Rûdaw, the mayor of İstanbul slams the decision to ban the Kurdish version of an Italian play.

From ArmenPress, according to Armenian defense ministry official Artsrun Hovhannisyan, Armenia has captured Azerbaijani prisoners of war.

From In-Cyprus, some clarifications and exemptions regarding Cyprus's mandatory face mask use.

From The Syrian Observer, Syrian opposition factions target Russian militias south of the city of Idleb.

From Arutz Sheva, the brother of a bride at a wedding in Givat Ze'ev, Israel describes police intervention.

From The Times Of Israel, the Israeli cabinet is set to vote on separate coronavirus lockdown exit plans for high and low infection areas.

From The Jerusalem Post, Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport is set to reopen on midnight between Thursday and Friday.

From YNetNews, for the first time ever, a commercial flight from the UAE enters Israeli airspace.

From the Egypt Independent, the Egyptian cities of Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh are named among the Middle East's top tourist destinations.

From Egypt Today, Presidents Abdel el Sisi (Egypt) and Cyril Ramaphosa (South Africa) discuss some dam developments.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, two more spraying planes arrive to join Ethiopia's efforts against locusts, with another expected today.  (The article contains the misspelling "plans".)

From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia launches its first locally-made interceptor boat.

From The New Arab, Lebanon reportedly wants to secure a maritime border agreement with Israel in a "reasonable time".

From Radio Farda, charity donations in Iran drop amid the coronavirus pandemic.

From IranWire, why speaking out on rape is risky in Iran.

From the National Council of Resistance of Iran, during the tenure of President Hassan Rouhani, Iran has executed 109 women.

From Dawn, at least three women and four children are allegedly raped in two days in the Kasur district in the Pakistani province of Punjab.

From The Express Tribune, the Pakistan Army wins the Pace Sticking Competition in the U.K. for the third year in a row.

From Pakistan Today, according to prime ministerial adviser Babar Awan, footage of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's meetings in London is available.

From Khaama Press, a magnetic mine on a police vehicle explodes, killing two people and injures six others in Mehtarlam, Afghanistan.

From The Hans India, India expects to acquire 500 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine by July of 2021.

From the Hindustan Times, movie theaters and some schools in India reopen today, and religious gatherings will be allowed with some restrictions.

From ANI, two people are arrested in Ludhiana, Punjab, India for allegedly possessing fake currency.

From India Today, Hyderabad, India endures record-breaking rainfall.

From the Orissa Post, a fan trolls Indian actress Sana Khan for wearing makeup while reciting Islamic teachings.

From the Dhaka Tribune, a court in Tangail, Bangladesh convicts in absentia two men of rape in separate cases and sentences them to life imprisonment.

From the Daily Mirror, according to former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, no proper analysis was conducted on Sri Lankan national security before the Easter Sunday terror attacks.

From the Colombo Page, a Sri Lankan court fines the Greek captain of the oil tanker New Diamond the equivalent of $65,000.

From Maldives Insider, the Maldive Islands extends the negative coronavirus test validity to 96 hours before arrival in the country.

From The Jakarta Post, an Indonesian police general is accused of forging details in a travel permit.

From The Straits Times, anti-government protesters and royalists face off in Bangkok, Thailand.

From the Borneo Post, Malaysian parliamentcritters are told to get tested for the coronavirus before the start of their next session.

From Free Malaysia Today, the state government of Sabah has given 12,000 food baskets to people affected by Malaysia's Movement Control Order.

From Vietnam Plus, people are evacuated from coastal areas in northern and central Vietnam as Storm Nangka heads toward the country.

From The Mainichi, Japan unveils its newest submarine.

And from Gatestone Institute, why Palestinians will not accept advice from their fellow Arabs.

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