Qatar could play a key role in fast-tracking the development of the Islamic finance industry in non-Muslim countries, according to experts from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q). ( read original story ...)
Israel helicopter choice means work for Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita
Israel has reportedly chosen the Lockheed Martin Corp. CH-53K ... both of which also represent new production work at suppliers in Wichita. © 2021 American City Business Journals. All rights reserved. ( read original story ...)
A 2017 Jen Psaki tweet questioning the legality of bombing Syria is reemerging after Biden launched an airstrike
"What is the legal authority for strikes?" wrote Psaki in response to the Trump administration's firing on the Assad regime. ( read original story ...)
Explosion strikes ship in Gulf of Oman; crew safe
An explosion struck a ship Friday near the strategic mouth of the Persian Gulf, American and British military officials said. The unexplained blast comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the ... ( read original story ...)
Biden faces bipartisan pushback to the airstrikes he ordered in Syria a month into his presidency
Members of Congress from both parties say they want to know under what legal authority Biden carried out the Syria strikes. ( read original story ...)
Lebanon still under threat of electricity shortage
Lebanon would still face a risk of increased electricity shortages due to the near depletion of fuel reserves at power plants, various sources say, despite the ... ( read original story ...)
Court awards $2.3 billion to USS Pueblo crew, more than 50 years after they were held in North Korea
A federal court has awarded $2.3 billion to several crewmembers and families of the USS Pueblo, a Navy ship taken hostage by North Korea more than 50 years ago. ( read original story ...)
Vaccine Trip to UAE Costs Canada Pension CEO His Job
Mark Machin quit as head of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board after he went to the United Arab Emirates and received a Covid-19 vaccine, defying guidance from Justin Trudeau’s government to avoid ... ( read original story ...)
Isetan Mitsukoshi’s new chief seeks to repeat Malaysia success
With the coronavirus chill hanging over Japanese brick-and-mortar retail, department store operator Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings has named one of its star executives who rebuilt operations in Malaysia ... ( read original story ...)
Jordan Peele’s reboot of ‘The Twilight Zone’ canceled
Twilight time is over for “The Twilight Zone.” The eerie anthology series, executive produced by Jordan Peele and Simon Kinberg, has been canceled at CBS All Access after two seasons, according to ... ( read original story ...)