Under the scheme, which will take effect from next year, the fund's customers will be able to withdraw sums exceeding minimum levels set for every age ... ( read original story ...)
Blaze breaks out again on oil tanker off Sri Lanka, cargo area intact
A new fire broke out on a supertanker carrying about 2 million barrels of oil in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Sri Lanka, spokesmen for the country's navy said on Thursday, adding that one of ... ( read original story ...)
Warships Join Fight To Put Out Fire On Oil Tanker Off Sri Lanka
Russian and Indian warships on Thursday joined the battle to put out a fire on a massive oil tanker off Sri Lanka's eastern coast, the island nation's navy said. The New Diamond, with a cargo of ... ( read original story ...)
Oil supertanker catches fire off Sri Lanka
A new fire broke out on a supertanker carrying about 2 million barrels of oil in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Sri Lanka, spokesmen for the country's navy said on Thursday, adding that one of ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Saudi Arabia’s SABIC issues $1 billion in two-part bonds
Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC), the world's fourth-biggest petrochemicals firm, sold $1 billion in dual-tranche bonds on Thursday, as Gulf debt markets pick up after the summer break. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia Pitches Blockchain-Based Business Passport to Boost Trade Finance
Saudi Arabian business leaders think they have a solution to trade finance woes caused by COVID-19: a blockchain-based business passport to cut through red tape. This “Global ... ( read original story ...)
ISIS launched more than 100 attacks in Iraq in August, a sharp uptick from previous month
The remnants of ISIS in Iraq claimed 100 attacks across the embattled country over the past month alone, according to an assessment by the Terrorism Research and Analysis Consortium (TRAC) released on ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea waiting for U.S. elections to resume talks, South Korean ambassador says
North Korea is likely waiting until after the U.S. elections to resume negotiations with Washington over its arsenal, the South Korean ambassador to the U.S. said Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Rohingya arrested at sea shunted back to Myanmar camps
Myanmar has returned dozens of Rohingya to camps in conflict-wracked Rakhine state, officials said Thursday, after arresting them at sea as they tried to flee what rights groups brand as "apartheid" ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-U.S. blacklists companies for helping facilitate Iran’s exports of petroleum, petrochemicals
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on 11 foreign companies, accusing them of helping to facilitate Iran's export of petroleum, petroleum products and petrochemicals in violation of ... ( read original story ...)