Bursa Malaysia extended losses in early trade today on continuous selling activities in most counters. At 9.10 am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) inched down 0.37 of-a-point, or ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia celebrates 90th National Day with massive air shows, fireworks, and more
Saudi Arabia celebrated its 90th National Day on Wednesday with massive air shows, fireworks, and several other events across the Kingdom. About 60 military and civilian aircrafts flew across the ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi dissidents form pro-democracy political group in defiance of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
The National Assembly Party (NAAS) declaration called for an elected parliament and constitutional safeguards. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia’s tourism vision: the making of Al Ula
Tourism plays a major part of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 and AlUla is set to re-open to visitors next month We celebrate National Day as a time to reflect on responsibility, accountability and ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean Official Is Shot Dead and Burned by North Korea, Officials Say
The body of the fisheries official, who was apparently trying to defect to the North, was set ablaze for fear he was carrying the coronavirus, South Korean officials said. ( read original story ...)
South Korean official ‘killed and burned by North Korea’
North Korean soldiers shot him, then poured oil over his body and set it alight, the ministry said. It had come to this conclusion based on its analysis of "diverse intelligence". Pyongyang has not ... ( read original story ...)
Facebook gives more details about its efforts against hate speech before Myanmar’s general election
Facebook announced will increase its efforts against hate speech and misinformation in Myanmar before the country's general election on November 8, 2020. Today, it gave some more details about what th ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. State Department on Iran policy: We don’t want to ‘reward an enemy’
"Our maximum economic pressure campaign remains but remember, President Trump has said that he wants a peaceful resolution with Iran," said Morgan Ortagus, spokeswoman of the U.S. State Department. ( read original story ...)
A breakthrough could be near in the Greece-Turkey dispute, thanks to some strategic diplomatic pressure
The rising tensions mobilized the U.S. and Germany, which have watched Turkey’s drive for regional hegemony with growing anxiety. ( read original story ...)
Turkey Unlikely to Take Rate Path Touted by Goldman and JPMorgan
Turkey’s central bank is unlikely to tinker with its monetary policy framework, sidestepping an option that some of Wall Street’s biggest lenders said could form its response to the sliding lira. ( read original story ...)