Official: With flights getting full faster, they are trying hard to fix date of travel Muscat: The Indian and Bangladeshi embassies in Oman are taking initiatives to help their citizens for a ... ( read original story ...)
Bring back women stranded in Oman, MP Gurjit Aujla urges Centre
Amritsar MP Gurjit Singh Aujla today urged Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar to take steps for the repatriation of women stranded in Oman. He said around 24 womenwere living in poor conditions ... ( read original story ...)
Webuild unit lands $330mln Oman desal plants contract
Both projects are expected to take three years to complete, with Ghubrah becoming the biggest in the Sultanate ... ( read original story ...)
No relief to 24 domestic workers stuck in Oman: Amritsar MP threatens dharna outside MEA
Amritsar MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla on Tuesday threatened to sit on dharna outside Ministry of External Affairs in Delhi “if 24 women stuck in Oman are not brought back safely to India”. These women are ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Nearly Virus Free After Local Cases and Clusters Cease
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Having once had the highest COVID-19 rate in Southeast Asia, Singapore has all but eradicated the virus after reporting 14 days without any new local cases on Tuesday, and saying ... ( read original story ...)
In Singapore, Bargains for Luxury Homes Are Few and Far Between
The priciest condos have been slower to sell, but overall, the high-end market rebounded quickly after the coronavirus outbreak. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Oil Tycoon Who Founded Hin Leong Denies HSBC’s Forgery Claim
Oil Tycoon Lim Oon Kuin, founder of troubled Singaporean oil trader Hin Leong, denied allegations by the company’s biggest creditor that he used forged documents to obtain financing. ( read original story ...)
Lebanon judge asks Parliament to probe ministers over port blast
Top investigator asks MPs to probe current and ex-ministers dating back to 2013, when ammonium nitrate arrived at port. ( read original story ...)
Clerical Error Leaves Refugee Mom Bound For Canada Stranded In Lebanon
Landing in Canada would be a moment of triumph for Nega. As a teenager, she escaped domestic violence in Ethiopia, then worked precariously as a housekeeper. She was lef ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon may lower obligatory reserves threshold, says source
Lebanon's central bank is studying lowering the threshold for obligatory foreign exchange reserves in order to continue subsiding key imports next year, as critically low reserves dwindle, an official ... ( read original story ...)