Ahmed Staifi’s wife fled the relentless bombing in neighbouring Syria only to die in the biggest explosion ever to hit Beirut.
African telecom giant to exit Iran over ‘complexities’
Dragging feet for a long time, South African telecom giant, the MTN Group, has announced its planned exit from the sanctions-hit Iranian market in the next three to five years. The group has 49% …
Japan’s current account surplus shrinks to 5-year low as exports plunge
Japan posted its smallest current account surplus in more than five years in June, Ministry of Finance data showed on Tuesday, mainly due to a slump in exports, highlighting the heavy hit to external …
Artificial Intelligence in China 2020: In-Depth Case Studies of Applied AI Across 8 Industries
The “China AI Report 2020” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The China Artificial Intelligence (AI) Report 2020 gives you exclusive first-hand insights and data-driven …
Hong Kong’s Wealthy Investors Stay Put With Crisis Plans Ready
They’ve mapped out exit routes, opened offshore bank accounts and secured overseas passports.But for now at least, Hong Kong’s high-net-worth investors are mostly staying put, easing fears that the …
Kuwait pension fund plans to triple infrastructure investments
Kuwait pension fund will also ‘slightly increase’ investments in hedge funds and real estate Kuwait’s $112 billion pension fund is looking to more than triple investments in infrastructure as part of …
Column:I have become my mother
Recently as I was hauling bags of fresh vegetables to the house, I was reminded of a garden memory from home. My mother was many things; a bundle of personality; …
Lukashenko appears alongside “dead” ex-Kyrgyz PM after protests
One day after Belarus was rocked by political unrest, President Lukashenko spent the morning touring a biotech company run by a “dead” former Kyrgyz prime minister …
Lebanese blogger calls Israel a ‘cancer’ after ToI article on her criticism of Nasrallah
A Lebanese blogger calls Israel a “cancer” after The Times of Israel published an article on a video she made criticizing Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as worse for Lebanon than Israel following …
Hamas warns Israel of ‘consequences and repercussions’ over border crossing closure
Hamas spokesperson Fawzi Barhoun calls the closure of Gaza’s only commercial crossing with Israel an aggressive action and a crime for which the Jewish state “bears all consequences and repercussions.