Hong Kong's property companies face a squeeze in 2024 from rising funding costs and sluggish home sales and office rentals, making creditors and investors cautious about developers’ financial health. ( read original story ...)
Economy and cost of living at top of mind in Taiwan’s election
While Taiwan's tense relationship with Beijing has dominated election coverage, many ordinary people in Taiwan are struggling to earn enough money. ( read original story ...)
Cyprus bar probes members in North property deals
The Cyprus bar association is investigating some of its members and a company associated with them, believed to be involved in buying and selling of property in the north, it emerged on ... ( read original story ...)
Israel’s ravaged kibbutzes have become museums of the macabre. Their former residents want to go home..
Ido Felus stands outside the wreckage of his home at Kibbutz Kfar Aza, which was devastated by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, in January 2024. He believes returning to the kibbutz is essential for Israel ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen’s Houthis vow US-UK joint airstrikes will ‘not go unanswered or unpunished’
The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are warning that airstrikes against them carried out by the U.S. and British militaries will not go unpunished or ignored. ( read original story ...)
OPINION – West End Final: The case for calm about airstrikes against the Houthis in Yemen
Britain launched airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen overnight and the big question today is about escalation. It looks like fears that the Israel-Gaza conflict could metastasize into a wider war in ... ( read original story ...)
Houthi rebels vow retaliation after US and UK air strikes in Yemen
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels vowed fierce retaliation Friday for American and British strikes against them, further raising the prospect of a wider conflict in a region already ... ( read original story ...)
Britain tells Iran to ‘cease and desist’ after strikes on Tehran-backed Houthis
“Iran has an important part to play here and needs to understand ... From a daily news briefing to Homes & Property insights, plus lifestyle, going out, offers and more. For the best stories in your ... ( read original story ...)
BAE Systems in line for windfall from Kazakhstan national airline flotation
Air Astana, which is 49% owned by the British defence firm, announces plans to float on London stock market ...
Syria’s government extends permission for UN to bring aid through border crossing with Turkey
Syria’s government is giving the United Nations permission for another six months to use a major border crossing with Turkey to bring aid into the country’s rebel-held northwest ...