Every year on May 15 Palestinians around the world mark the Nakba, or catastrophe, referring to the ethnic cleansing of Palestine in 1948.
Next to Israel’s Targets in Gaza Are Residents Now Left Without Shelter
Dozens of families lost their homes in the Israeli military’s attacks aimed at members of Islamic Jihad, without being able to object – not to the strikes, nor to the Shin Bet operative who only gives …
Kazakhstan impounds Russian property at Baikonur Cosmodrome
Kazakhstan’s bailiff service banned Russia’s Space Infrastructure Center from transferring its assets and property out of the country and ordered the entity’s leader to remain in Kazakhstan …
Middle-income households in Malaysia tighten belts after surprise rate hike by central bank
KUALA LUMPUR – Middle-and high-income households in Malaysia will be the groups most affected by the central bank’s surprise decision to raise the overnight policy rate (OPR) on May 3. This is because …
UAE, GCC: Opening up of Saudi property market for expats to give a fillip to hospitality, tourism projects as well
Competition in the Gulf property sector is set to heat up, with the region’s largest economy, Saudi Arabia, gearing up to open its property market for foreign investors, including its religious cities …
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Iraq asks Turkey to resume oil exports as firms in Kurdistan region scale back Turkey has still yet to restart oil flows from northern Iraq following a controversial court ruling despite efforts by …
(LEAD) S. Korea to hike Q2 electricity, gas rates on high costs, losses
South Korea will raise second-quarter electricity rates and gas prices on high global energy costs and mounting losses of state utility companies, the industry ministry said Monday. The government …
Vietnam’s Tesla debuts with wrong kind of power
Pham Nhat Vuong is arriving in the United States in so-so 2021 style. Vietnam’s richest man is taking his electric-vehicle company, VinFast, public at a punchy valuation through a merger with casino …
Gran Meliá to debut in Nha Trang, Vietnam
An all-villa Gran Meliá property, dappling the water’s edge of one of Vietnam’s most popular oceanfront destinations, is set to welcome guests from this summer.
Pakistan: Riots caused damage worth PKR 250mn in Islamabad, says report
According to a report issued by Islamabad police, armed miscreants set the office of the DPO Industrial Area, and opened fire at Ramna Tarnol and Sangjani police stations during the three days of …