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CanSinoBIO's COVID-19 vaccine 74.8% effective in Pakistan trials

China's CanSino Biologics Inc.'s (CanSinoBIO) COVID-19 vaccine showed 74.8 percent efficacy in preventing symptomatic cases and a 100-percent success rate in stopping severe disease among Pakistanis

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Malaysia's King appoints Muhyiddin Yassin as new PM

Malaysia's King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah has agreed with the appointment of former Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin as the country's new prime minister,

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Kuwaiti emir orders 3 days of mourning over death of Sultan Qaboos

Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ordered on Saturday official mourning for three days on demise of the Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said, the Kuwaiti

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New Sultan of Oman announces to follow footsteps of late Qaboos

New Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq al-Said said on Saturday that he will follow the steps and approach of the late Sultan Qaboos bin Said and will complete the progr

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UN chief extends condolences to Oman over sultan's death

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has extended his condolences to Oman over the death of the Gulf country's sultan, a UN spokesman said Saturday. "The secretary-ge

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Moroccan king offers condolences over death of Sultan Qaboos

Moroccan King Mohammed VI on Saturday offered his condolences over the death of late Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said who died on Friday evening at the age of 79. In a m

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Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said passes away -- state media

The Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said passed away on Friday evening, Oman's state media reported early Saturday. "The Diwan of Royal Court announces mourning and disrupts the official work of the publi

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ASEAN Business and Investment Summit 2013 opens in Brunei

Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah said here Tuesday that regional economic cooperation is one of the key pillars in ASEAN's agenda, which underpins ASEAN's eventual goal of establishing the ASEAN Economic Community by 2015.