Saudi Arabia's biggest lender National Commercial Bank (NCB) has entered a binding merger agreement with smaller lender Samba Financial Group to create a combined entity with 837 ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Lender NCB Agrees to Buy Rival Samba for $15 Billion
National Commercial Bank, Saudi Arabia’s largest lender by assets, agreed to buy rival Samba Financial Group for $15 billion in the biggest banking takeover this year. NCB will pay 28.45 riyals ($7.58 ... ( read original story ...)
Al-Huwaitat tribe seeks UN help to stop Saudi forced displacement
Request for UN investigation comes after months of alleged harassment, arrests, and abductions by Saudi forces. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia to host the 1st International Conference on Giftedness and Creativity in November
The two-day event will help to develop the human capital of talented, creative, and innovative young people to face global developments, challenges RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea worries about missile shown in North Korea military parade
South Korea has expressed concerns over North Korea's unveiling of a suspected new long-range missile during a military parade. ( read original story ...)
Emergency meeting held in South Korea after North Korea parades new missiles
Intercontinental ballistic missile displayed by North Korea on Saturday is one of the biggest in the world in terms of range, one expert told NBC News. ( read original story ...)
Gang of faked PLA officers busted in China-Myanmar border-crossing scam
A billboard warning people that illegally crossing border is banned in Wanding, a town borders Myanmar in Southwest China's Yunnan Province. Photo: Courtesy of Wang Fanhua Police in Menghai, Southwest ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand crash: Bus collides with train, killing 18
A bus has collided with a train in Thailand, killing at least 18 people and injuring dozens more, officials say. The crash happened on Sunday morning, 50km (31 miles) east of Bangkok. Thai police said ... ( read original story ...)
Iran-backed militias announce ‘conditional’ cease-fire against U.S. in Iraq
BEIRUT — A group of Iran-backed militias said Sunday that it has agreed o a "conditional" cease-fire against U.S.-linked interests in Iraq on the condition that Washington present a timetable for the ... ( read original story ...)
Iran-backed militias offer truce for US troop withdrawal
Iraqi militias backed by Iran have agreed to temporarily halt attacks targeting the American presence in Iraq on the condition that U.S.-led coalition troops withdraw from the country in line with a ... ( read original story ...)