The U.S. is ramping up pressure on Sudan to become the next country to normalize relations with Israel, but negotiations have reportedly stalled over the amount of a financial incentive involved in a ... ( read original story ...)
Traditional retail in Jordan withers under online shopping boom
AMMAN — The rise of online shopping in Jordan amid the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered concerns among local retailers and industry representatives, especially after the lockdown and the late reopening ... ( read original story ...)
Thai economy may contract less this year than forecast – ministry
Thailand's economy is likely to shrink less this year than the record 8.5% projected previously, helped by stimulus measures, the finance ministry said on Tuesday, as the government tries to revive a ... ( read original story ...)
French arrest 29 in cryptcurrency scheme to finance jihadis
French police arrested 29 people around the country on Tuesday in a vast operation to break a complex scheme financing Islamist extremists in Syria through the use of cryptocurrencies. ( read original story ...)
Seoul to promote joint Olympics with North Korea
29 (UPI) --The city of Seoul is moving forward with plans for a potential 2032 Summer Olympics with North Korea amid controversy over the slaying ... a government agency under the finance ministry ... ( read original story ...)
Thai economy may contract less this year than forecast – ministry
Thailand's economy is likely to shrink less this year than the record 8.5% projected previously, helped by stimulus measures, the finance ministry said on Tuesday, as the government tries to revive a ... ( read original story ...)
Buklod: Time to act and avoid the errors of martial law
September 21, was the anniversary of Martial Law, proclaimed by the late president Ferdinand Marcos 49 years ago and which reigned for a long 16 years. While martial law was declared ostensibly to ... ( read original story ...)
Business must keep pushing for freedom in Hong Kong
It has imposed a draconian national security law on Hong Kong that covers expats and foreign companies as well as residents. The 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre is being erased from textbooks, as the ... ( read original story ...)
UK’s Fasset gets Bahrain nod to test blockchain platform
UK-headquartered Fasset, a provider of blockchain-powered platforms for the financing of sustainable infrastructure, has received authorisation to test its solutions for the tokenisation of hard ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar Aviation Services handles 225,000 plus flights, 37mn passengers last year
Qatar Airways subsidiary, QAS served more than 37mn passengers and handled more than 225,000 flights in 2019-20, delivering an on-time performance rate of above 99.2% ... ( read original story ...)