The new speaker must address a much-debated bill that would have the Hashd al-Shaabi, or Popular Mobilization Units — an umbrella group of Iraqi Shiite militias largely backed by Iran — become a ...
Iraq Stock Exchange to be key regional financial center
The introduction of the Iraqi Securities Commission's strategy aims to turn the Iraq Stock Exchange into a key regional financial center.
RBI (All India Financial Institutions – Know Your Customer) Directions, 2025
The Directions mandate robust KYC and AML/CFT controls for AIFIs with immediate effect. The key takeaway is stricter customer identification and monitoring aligned with FATF ...
China to let banks pay interest on digital yuan wallets from January 2026
China’s central bank is rolling out a new framework for the digital yuan that will allow commercial banks to pay interest on e-CNY wallet balances starting Jan. 1, 2026, a move officials say will push ...
‘Cancel work permit for Indians’: Osmana Hadi’s outfit’s 24-hour ultimatum to Yunus govt as anti-India rhetoric peaks in Bangladesh
Inqilab Moncho’s member secretary Abdullah Al Jaber announced four demands, including the cancellation of work permits issued to Indian nationals.
Why Mobs in Bangladesh Attacked the Offices of Daily Star and Prothom Alo
Smoke engulfs the office building of Prothom Alo, a leading Bangladeshi newspaper, after rightwing mobs set in on fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on the night of Dec. 18-19, 2025.
Bangladesh has just 39 days of condoms left: Why the country’s ‘protection’ is running out
For a nation that has long projected its family planning programme as a public health success story, the shortage threatens to undo years of progress.
Indonesia fire kills 16 people in nursing home
JAKARTA: A fire at a nursing home in the city of Manado on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island has killed 16 people, police said on Monday (Dec 29). The fire in the single-storey house started on Sunday ...
India Says Citizens ‘Stranded’ Amid H-1b Visa Delays
Immigration attorney Ellen Freeman said: "Statements from people in India remain hopeful, and their employers in the U.S. remain hopeful. They are preparing statements of urgency and, you know, trying ...
China surrounds Taiwan with warships, fighter jets in largest military drills on record
China launches largest military drills ever around Taiwan as war tensions spike following record $11.1 billion U.S. arms sale to the island nation.