The Trump administration on Sunday evening approved Georgia's proposal to eliminate the federal healthcare.gov website as a path to enroll in health insurance, instead directing people to private ... ( read original story ...)
Kuwait: Egyptian expat accidentally throws 8,000 dinars in trash bin
An Egyptian expatriate worker accidently threw 8,000 Kuwaiti dinars (Dh96,000) in a trash bin in Al Jabriya area in Kuwait, local media reported. When he realised his blunder, he went to the garbage ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested in Kuwait for posting indecent clips on social media
The Kuwaiti Cybercrime Department arrested a person who posted offensive and indecent clips on his account in the social media, Al Rai daily reported. The Directorate General of Public Relations and ... ( read original story ...)
Israel-Sudan deal: A symbolic blow to Arab support for Palestine
Israel, the US and a growing number of Arab countries have abandoned the two-state solution. A binational democratic state with equal rights for Palestinians and Jews would be a noble vision for the f ... ( read original story ...)
Palestine urges Britain to recognize Palestinian state
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye on Monday called on Britain to recognize the Palestinian state on the borders of 1967 with East Jerusalem as its capital as compensation for the ... ( read original story ...)
Cash-strapped Oman plans income tax on wealthy starting 2022
Cash-strapped Oman plans to take a step unheard of in the Persian Gulf region: It’s going to start taxing the income of wealthy individuals beginning in 2022, as part of a broader program to tackle a ... ( read original story ...)
Oman to Implement Unprecedented Measures to Curb Budget Deficit
Cash-strapped Oman plans to take a step unheard of in the Persian Gulf region: It’s going to start taxing the income of wealthy individuals beginning in 2022, as part of a broader program to tackle a ... ( read original story ...)
New COVID-19 rules for passengers arriving in Oman
Muscat: Oman’s Supreme Committee has mandated that all travellers arriving in the Sultanate through all ports must undergo a PCR test not more than 96 hours prior to their arrival, in addition ... ( read original story ...)
Income tax to be introduced in Oman: Ministry
Oman expects to introduce an income tax on high earners in 2022, the finance ministry said in a 2020-2024 economic plan, new details of which were published late on Sunday, as the Gulf state seeks to ... ( read original story ...)
Former Lebanese PM: Lebanon and Israel maritime negotiations a game-changer
As Lebanon tapped Saad Hariri to become its next PM, another former PM and veteran politician Tammam Salam speaks to Becky Anderson and discusses the country's power dynamics -- and power cuts. ( read original story ...)