Xinhua -- Palestine announced on Thursday a two-week extension of the lockdown measures against the rapid spread of COVID-19 across the West ... ( read original story ...)
Budget deficit fix? Oman readies third bond sale in three months
Oman is back in the debt market for the third time in less than three months, taking advantage of investors’ appetite for yield to help plug the Gulf Arab region’s widest budget deficit. The largest ... ( read original story ...)
Oman Prices Third Bond Sale Since October to Plug Deficit
Oman returned to the debt market for the third time in less than three months, taking advantage of investors’ appetite for yield to help plug the Gulf Arab region’s widest budget deficit. ( read original story ...)
Lebanon enacts all-day curfew after new surge in coronavirus cases
Starting Thursday, people in Lebanon are asked to stay home, day or night, without exemptions for grocery shopping or exercising, to curb a new surge in coronavirus cases. Lebanon has entered a ... ( read original story ...)
Israel Vaccine Data Suggests Decrease in Covid-19 Infection Rate After First Dose
Early data from Israel suggests Covid-19 infection rates began to decrease among a group of vaccine recipients two weeks after they received the first shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, offering ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Israel to buy $30 billion of forex in 2021 to stem shekel surge
The Bank of Israel plans to buy $30 billion of foreign currency this year after the shekel appreciated sharply on Thursday to a 24-year peak against the dollar. ( read original story ...)
Why all eyes are on Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey: Everything we know
Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey made their relationship Instagram official earlier this month. We rounded up everything we know about the couple. ( read original story ...)
UN observers blocked from alleged Syria massacre site
Rebels in Syria say Assad's forces had slaughtered at least 78 people, including women and children, but Assad's people say it was the rebels and the numbers were far fewer. ITN’s Paul Davies reports. ( read original story ...)
New Height of Mount Everest Announced Just as Nepal Reopens Its Tourism Sector
The new measurement was jointly announced by Nepal and China, the two countries that abut its tallest ridge, via a virtual press conference on December 8. Teams from both countrie ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Blacklisting of Yemen’s Houthis May Cause ‘Large-Scale Famine,’ U.N. Warns
U.N. officials say that the designation of the Houthis as a terrorist organization could choke food deliveries to Yemen, where millions face starvation. ( read original story ...)