The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has endorsed a roadmap outlining steps for Timor-Leste to become the bloc’s 11th member, a move that will benefit Thailand economically …
Hilton luxury hotel to train Bahrain Vatel Hospitality students
Bahrain-based Vatel Hospitality & Tourism Business School has reached an agreement with Conrad Bahrain Financial Harbour, a luxury hotel brand from hospitality major Hilton, to provide training …
GFH launches new unit to manage $6bn real estate assets
A leading dynamic regional financial group headquartered in Bahrain, GFH Financial Group, boasts a diversified offering with interests in asset management and real estate, and a pioneering track …
Turkmenistan: Hungary Hungary hydrogen
With Turkmenistan’s dream to see construction of the trans-Afghan TAPI natural gas pipeline, the devil is in the details. Or the footnotes, to be more precise. A United Nations report on the current …
Jews and the Land of Israel: Part XV: The Attempt to Convince the Arabs of Palestine that Jewish Settlement Would Greatly Benefit Their Lives
[4] Ben Gurion confessed that he “like all of the early Zionists” had “believed in the theory that our labour [to economically improve Eretz Israel] would convey a … a systematic Arab disposition of …
1 dead, 17 missing in floods in Nepal
At least one person died and 17 others went missing in floods triggered by heavy rains in Sankhuwasabha district in eastern Nepal, local police said on Sunday.
Al-Qaeda Releases New Video Of UN Worker Abducted In Yemen
Al-Qaeda’s Yemen branch has released a new video of a United Nations worker abducted 16 months ago in the war-torn country, the SITE Intelligence Group said. The man, who identified himself as …
Russians, Iranians, Ukrainians Top Turkey’s Real-Estate Buyers
The number of Russian, Iranian and Ukrainian real-estate buyers in Turkey has increased by 23%, official data released on Thursday showed. According to May figures released by the country’s official …
Addicts Went in for Treatment. Instead They Were Enslaved.
Families in Indonesia thought they were sending their sons to a rehab facility run by a powerful local official. Those who stayed there say it was a brutal human slavery operation.
Lebanon’s affordable housing project underway after three years of planning
After three years of planning and fundraising, the first building in the Community Homes Canal Street Affordable Housing Project is under construction.