It wasn’t ever that clear why Egypt was going along with the Saudi- and Emirati-led blockade of Qatar, beyond some well-known disagreements over the Muslim Brotherhood. After all, the blockade was ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar Air Adds Africa Flights as Saudi Ban Lift Shortens Trips
Qatar Airways increased the number of flights to African destinations after the lifting of a ban from using some other Gulf states’ air space shaved hours off journey times. ( read original story ...)
Iran Offers to Rebuild Azerbaijani Areas Won Back in Armenia War
Iran said it will help Azerbaijan reconstruct war-ravaged areas retaken from Armenia in last year’s conflict that ended with a Russia-brokered cease-fire. ( read original story ...)
Oscars: Mongolia Selects ‘Veins of the World’ for International Feature Category
The latest drama from Oscar-nominated director Byambasuren Davaa ('The Story of the Weeping Camel') premiered at the Berlin Film Festival last year. ( read original story ...)
Report: The hardest college to get into in Georgia costs $67,000 a year
It's not so easy to get into many private universities around the nation. Here's the hardest school to get into in Georgia, according to 24/7 Wall St. ( read original story ...)
Kuwait draft budget foresees narrower deficit for fiscal 2021/22 -statement
Kuwait's finance ministry has proposed a draft 23.05 billion dinar ($76.2 billion) budget for the fiscal year starting on April 1, it said in a statement on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Palestine considers closing borders over new COVID-19 strain
(Xinhua) -- Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye said on Monday that Palestine is studying the option of closing its border crossings to limit the spread of the new coronavirus strain. Ishtaye ... ( read original story ...)
Oman Electricity Transmission Co hires banks for dollar bonds, document shows
Oman Electricity Transmission Company has hired banks to arrange a U.S.-dollar denominated issuance of seven-year or 10-year bonds, a document showed on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Oman limits jobs for expats amid economic downturn
Oman announced on Sunday expatriates will be barred from certain jobs in a bid to provide greater employment opportunities to citizens amid an economic downturn. In a region that depends heavily on ... ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan’s new President to pay first official visit to Russia
The first official foreign visit of President-elect of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov will be to Russia, Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Ravshanbek Sabirov said on Monday. ( read original story ...)