The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has appointed Philip ter Woort as its Director for the Eastern Mediterranean region. As part of his remit, ter Woort will be leading the EBRD's future operations in Jordan, Lebanon, the (...)
Another unusually harsh winter in Mongolia that's decimating livestock and sending temperatures to minus 56 degrees Celsius (minus 70 Fahrenheit) may create a humanitarian crisis, with worse conditions still to come, aid groups warn.
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Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the situation in Turkey following military coup attempt there, a source in the government said Saturday.
The plane of the Greek minister made a stop in Moscow (...)
It was the realisation of a dream from a childhood obsessed with trains: taking one of the world's longest train rides, on the Trans Mongolian Express and Trans Siberian Railway.
The trip went from Beijing, China, via Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and (...)
Volunteerism lauded
MRS SUZANNE Mubarak, this week, called on the society to demonstrate a commitment to volunteerism. In a keynote speech delivered on the occasion of the International Day for Volunteer Work, Mrs Mubarak stressed that all possible (...)