Carlton Hotel, now under the leadership of newly-appointed GM Nabil Al Zadjali, has given out three promotions across its workforce. The five-star Omani resort has named a director of sales and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to Proceed With HK Travel Bubble, Covid Test Required
Singapore said an air travel bubble with Hong Kong will proceed as planned on Sunday, but arriving passengers from Hong Kong must now take a Covid-19 test as cases in the city increase. ( read original story ...)
Travel bubble: the best Singapore hotel deals, from luxury to family-friendly accommodation
Disappointingly, most of Singapore’s hotels aren’t offering anything special – nothing like the spectacular deals we’ve seen in Hong Kong over the summer – but after muc ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon: The forensic audit donors demand is dead. Who killed it?
Auditing Lebanon’s central bank was a key condition of releasing billions of dollars in desperately needed donor funds. ( read original story ...)
World Bank assists Laos’ project to boost health, nutrition services
The World Bank has provided a concessionary loan of US$23 million to the Lao government for the Health and Nutrition Services Access Project (HANSA) to support the health sector reform strategy. ( read original story ...)
Arab authors call for boycott of UAE book awards after Israel deal
The ‘sad trade-off’ of Palestinian rights for the normalisation of UAE-Israeli ties casts shadow over lucrative cultural prizes ... ( read original story ...)
UAE becomes an incubator to help careers of local emerging artists
As the UAE allows more personal freedoms, a younger generation of local artists are seeking to work in ways not dictated by official institutions or commercial groups. Having recently announced ... ( read original story ...)
Cambodia: Govt to reopen schools on Monday (Nov 23), exams stay on schedule
Cambodian Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron has announced that public and private schools would reopen from Monday (Nov 23) while the examination schedules for grades 9 and 12 ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia’s human rights problems that won’t go away
For Saudi Arabia, playing host this weekend - albeit virtually - to the G20 group of the world's leading economies is a moment of great national pride.But for human rights activists around the world, ... ( read original story ...)
US State Dept lauds PM Imran Khan’s visit to Afghanistan
The US Department of State on Friday lauded Prime Minister Imran Khan's recent visit to Kabul and reiterated the importance of the cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan.In a statement, the ... ( read original story ...)