Tensions are flaring in the disputed South China Sea during the pandemic, with at least nine encounters between Chinese jets and US aircraft. ( read original story ...)
JPMorgan plans to hire a dozen research analysts for China brokerage: sources
JPMorgan Chase & Co plans to hire at least 12 equity research analysts in China this year, two people with knowledge of the matter said, in its first major mainland hiring push as it takes advantage ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia jobless rate hits all-time high at 11.9% amid virus | Charlotte Observer
Georgia has set a new all-time high for unemployment, with the jobless rate rising to 11.9% in April as waves of workers lost their jobs in the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Fiscal nightmare ties up Kuwait’s stimulus with 40% deficit
Crisis economics gets complicated when the budget deficit could be equivalent to two-fifths of a nation's entire output. It's the case in Kuwait, among the world's richest nations, which has so far ... ( read original story ...)
Statistics revealed that 845,000 of Kuwait expats are illiterate
Kuwaiti women wear protective masks at the Mubarakiya Market in Kuwait City Image Credit: AFP Abu Dhabi: Of the 1.77 million expatriates, who work and live in Kuwait with valid residency visas, 51.5% ... ( read original story ...)
The Oslo process was a trap from which the Palestinians never escaped: ex-UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine
Richard Anderson Falk, professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University and former UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine, says “the Oslo process was a trap from which the Palestinians ... ( read original story ...)
WFP Palestine Country Brief, April 2020
English Situation Report on occupied Palestinian territory about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition, Aged Persons, Children, Epidemic and more; published on 21 May 2020 by WFP ... ( read original story ...)
KSrelief delivers second batch of coronavirus medical aid for Palestine
The aid includes ventilators, intensive care beds, operating tables and patient monitoring devices. — SPA photo Saudi Gazette reportAMMAN — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief ... ( read original story ...)
Sultan of Oman, Qatar’s FM hold talks on bilateral ties
Sultan Haitham bin Tarik of Oman met here on Thursday with HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani. ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Oman’s Ministry Of Finance Says Committed To Necessary Financing For Electricity Sector – Oman News Agency Tweet
OMAN’S MINISTRY OF FINANCE SAYS COMMITTED TO NECESSARY FINANCING FOR ELECTRICITY SECTOR * OMAN’S MINISTRY OF FINANCE SAYS COORDINATION W ... ( read original story ...)