Erected at the entrance to the ancient city of Khorsabad, the sculpture shows the Lamassu, an Assyrian deity with a human head, the body of a bull and the wings of a bird.

Many states including Jordan on behalf of an Arab group of nations, Russia, Syria, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Combodia formally requested General Assembly president to schedule the meeting. The UN Security Council, regularly divided on the Israeli-Palestinian issue, rejected a Russian draft resolution last week calling for a "humanitarian pause."

Phnom Penh, Cambodia-- The UAE and Cambodia have agreed to boost economic ties, expanding the bilateral non-oil trade from the current US$ 407 million to more than US$1 billion within five years. The resolve to deepen trade ties was expressed during the visit of Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi,...

The UAE also eyes investment opportunities with Cambodia in logistics and infrastructure, travel and tourism projects, and renewable energy, reports said.

Venture would start with two aircraft and expand to 15.

Biden's tour would include meetings of ASEAN and the Group of 20 industrialised nations in Cambodia and Indonesia.

Scientists discovered more than 200 new species across the greater Mekong region in 2020, according to a WWF report, despite the threats posed by climate change and human activities such as logging. The finds include a new primate, a colorless cavefish and an iridescent snake with an unusual non-overlapping pattern...