There's a Riot going down: why their deal with Saudi Arabia ties Riot Games to all of that government's human rights abuses. ( read original story ...)
Critics question why “Indian Matchmaking” didn’t involve Netflix India
"The most distinctly Indian content to originate from a platform aggressively expanding operations in India, was commissioned out of Los Angeles, rather than Mumbai." ... ( read original story ...)
Study: 65% of early COVID-19 cases globally linked to Italy, China, Iran travel
Almost two-thirds of confirmed COVID-19 cases outside China during early stages of the pandemic occurr among people who had traveled to Italy, China or Iran or to their close contacts, an analysis in ... ( read original story ...)
International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation allocates credit line to Uzbek bank
Turkmenistan’s Turkmengas to buy general plant equipment via tender Tenders 16:19 Kazakhstan’s postal service operator to buy coal via tender Tenders 16:17 Turkmenistan’s Turkmenhimiya opens ... ( read original story ...)
Israel Approves Natural Gas Pipeline Link to Europe
Israel’s cabinet approved a multinational accord to lay a pipeline that will facilitate the export to Europe of natural gas found in Israeli and Cypriot waters. The $6 billion plan, formulated ... ( read original story ...)
UAE- National economy is strong and resilient to overcome crises: Al Khoori
Secretary of Ministry of Finance, has said that the UAE has proven itself to be a model to the world when it comes to dealing with the novel coronavirus, Covid-19, thanks to the guidance of the ... ( read original story ...)
UAE support helps 272k bank customers
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance; Saif Ahmed Al Suwaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation for Human Resources Affairs; Saif Hadef Al-Shamsi, Deputy Governor ... ( read original story ...)
UAE’s Dh50bn Tess economic stimulus benefits more than 270,000 customers
More than 270,000 customers – including individuals and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) – benefitted from the UAE’s Targeted Economic Support Scheme (Tess), the ministry of finance said on ... ( read original story ...)
Syria’s Bashar Assad Turns Against a Onetime Loyalist – Bloomberg
That he did so is a sign of Assad’s desperation, says David Adesnik, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Because the inner workings of his regime are shrouded from the public ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. sanctions target Syrian president’s son, Syrian army unit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday imposed fresh sanctions aimed at depriving the Syrian government of funds, and warned that Washington would blacklist anyone doing business with ... ( read original story ...)