The Iranian rial fell to a new low against the U.S. dollar on Saturday as the economy reels under the COVID-19 pandemic and U.S. sanctions. The dollar was selling for as much as 263,500 rials on the ... ( read original story ...)
Iran executes wrestler whose life Trump asked to be spared
Navid Afkari’s case had drawn the attention of a social media campaign that portrayed him and his brothers as victims. ( read original story ...)
Iran ranks 26 for share of hi-tech industries in national production
Iran is placed 26th worldwide for the share of its hi-tech industries in the national production, surpassing the regional countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey, according to the Global ... ( read original story ...)
Privatisation, infra devt to further boost Qatar’s property sector, says industry expert
Qatar’s privatisation initiatives and massive infrastructure development will further boost the country’s property sector, according to Engineer Nasser al-Ansari, the chairman of Just Real Estate. ( read original story ...)
Foreign workers stranded in Lebanon without hope as coronavirus, currency crises bite
Already suffering due to the Lebanese pound exchange rate, many foreign workers find themselves on the streets without a salary after the port explosion and coronavirus hit the economy hard ... ( read original story ...)
‘Lebanon County walked out on that limb and Wolf sawed it off behind us’
Lebanon County is a rural area that got swept up in a constitutional crisis in the making when the coronavirus came along. ( read original story ...)
Ras Al Khaimah, Sri Lanka trade volume witnesses massive growth
Mohamed Ali Musabbeh Al Nuaimi, Chairman of Ras al Khaimah Chamber of Commerce and Industry received Malraj De Silva, Ambassador of the Sri Lanka to the United Arab Emirates who led a business ... ( read original story ...)
The hard truths about 9/11’s aftermath and the US’s legacy in Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, September 11 and the war the US has fought there since then will resonate long after US troops leave, writes Candace Rondeaux. ( read original story ...)
Syrian olive trees put down roots in Iraq
Tucked away in the rolling hills of Iraqi Kurdistan is a hidden treasure: tens of thousands of olive trees, thriving in a new homeland after being smuggled from neighboring Syria. Their branches are ... ( read original story ...)
Veteran of business and Vietnam War is grateful for gift of life
Don St. Dennis has survived another round with the war in Vietnam he departed 50 years ago. St. Dennis, 70, a retired businessman and educator, was stricken in 2016 with kidney failure and related ... ( read original story ...)