Kuwait has announced that the validity of expired residency and visit visas for those within the country will be extended by an additional three months starting September 1. The announcement was made ... ( read original story ...)
American University of Kuwait Selects Ellucian Cloud
Ellucian, the leading provider of software and services built to power higher education, today announced that the American University of Kuwait (AUK), an Ellucian ... articles and community ... ( read original story ...)
Toomey talks pandemic, economy with business leaders in Lebanon County
Pat Toomey is returning to areas of the state - Lebanon County on Wednesday and the Lehigh Valley next week - that are still in an uncertain middle ground. “Some small businesses are actually thriving ... ( read original story ...)
Who Are Syria’s National Defense Forces?
The United States last week imposed sanctions against military, government and financial supporters of the Syrian regime for their role in persecuting civilians in the war-ravaged country. One of ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s Maybank Q2 profit drops 52%
Malayan Banking Bhd MBBM.KL (Maybank), Malaysia's largest lender by asset, reported a 51.5% fall in second-quarter profit as incomes shrunk and im ... ( read original story ...)
S.Korea c.bank cuts 2020 GDP outlook, open to more stimulus to fight virus fallout
South Korea's central bank kept interest rates steady on Thursday, but sharply downgraded its 2020 growth outlook and kept the door open for more monetary stimulus to support an economy hard hit by ... ( read original story ...)
Global Cases Pass 24 Million; S. Korea Has Spike: Virus Update
Worldwide Covid-19 infections exceeded 24 million as cases continued to climb in Europe and Asia, with South Korea, Italy and France reporting the most new infections in months. A shift in guidelines ... ( read original story ...)
‘PSI is pro-business’: Giring plans to boost economy through 2024 presidential bid
Giring Ganesha, the acting chairman of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), who recently declared his intention to run in the 2024 presidential race, says he has plans to make the most of ... ( read original story ...)
86 Macau Scam cases recorded in Kelantan
Kelantan police recorded 86 Macau Scam cases between January and July with losses amounting to RM3.2mil. State Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) chief Supt Ahmad Azizul Mohamed said the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Free Press journalist denied visa amid fears for media freedom
Irish journalist Aaron McNicholas’s visa was rejected in what’s believed to the first such case at a local title ... ( read original story ...)