Saudi spy chief Saad al Jabri, once a key American contact, controlled government spending on counterterrorism. Saudi investigators accuse him and his associates of misspending $11 billion. Jabri’s ... ( read original story ...)
Russia considers Saudi Arabia as trial site for COVID-19 vaccine
Russia may use Saudi Arabia as a trial site for its experimental coronavirus vaccine, the head of Moscow’s sovereign wealth fund said this week. A 100-person trial of a Russian-manufactured vaccine is ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia’s WTO candidate says reform necessary for organisation
GENEVA, 17th July, 2020 (WAM) -- Saudi Arabia’s candidate to head the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said on Friday that the organisation was in a state of stagnation and that reform was necessary. ( read original story ...)
‘My Thailand holiday refund never showed up’
I booked an April holiday to Thailand through STA Travel, but it was cancelled because of coronavirus. I visited its Exeter office in early March to ask about a refund, but I was told I could only ... ( read original story ...)
Pentagon report: Turkey sent up to 3,800 fighters to Libya
Turkey sent between 3,500 and 3,800 paid Syrian fighters to Libya over the first three months of the year, the U.S. Defense Department’s inspector general concluded in a new report, its first ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia Massaged Data to Reopen, Then Voided Mask Orders
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s edict expressly voiding coronavirus mask orders by local governments capped a week of turmoil in a state once touted as proof that reopening in a pandemic could work.For ... ( read original story ...)
L&T Finance Holdings to wind up Dubai wealth management business
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) L&T Finance Holdings Ltd (L&TFH) on Friday said it has decided to wind up its Dubai-based subsidiary L&T Capital Markets (Middle East) Ltd, after the proposed sale plan ... ( read original story ...)
Amanat May Sell Middlesex University Dubai to Study World
Amanat Holdings PJSC is in exclusive talks to sell Middlesex University’s Dubai campus to Study World Education Holding Group, according to people familiar with the matter.Amanat signed a sales and ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan spends $442.3 million in fight against COVID-19
Azerbaijan has so far spent AZN 752 million ($442.3M) to fight coronavirus in Azerbaijan, Finance Minister Samir Sharifov said during an online meeting of Cabinet of Ministers on July 15. ( read original story ...)
White Helmets co-founder stole aid money destined for Syria – report
As Western governments opened their checkbooks for the White Helmets – a controversial ‘rescue organization’ in Syria – their co-founder used the cash to top up his wage and even finance his wedding, ... ( read original story ...)