Although casinos in Macau have resumed operations following the coronavirus-induced shutdown, casino tables still remain empty. This has resulted in a sharp decline in gross gaming revenues (GGR ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei reports no new COVID-19 cases for 89 straight days
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Brunei reported no new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday with the national tally standing at 141. It marked the 89th consecutive day without new cases. According to ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei, Chinese mainland resume direct flights after COVID-19 situation under control
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Brunei resumed direct flights with Hangzhou, China on Tuesday, marking its first direct flights with the Chinese mainland after COVID-19 pandemic cut air ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar Islamic banking sector seen offering potential for further consolidation
The potential merger of Masraf Al Rayan and Al Khaliji would lead to the creation of one of the largest Shariah-compliant banks in Qatar and in the Middle East with total assets exceeding QR164bn and ... ( read original story ...)
NSS Armenia checking information about government server penetration attack
YEREVAN, AUGUST 4, ARMENPRESS. The National Security Service of Armenia is checking the information about government server penetration attack, ARMENPRESS reports spokesperson of the Prime Minister of ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia reports 196 new COVID-19 cases
YEREVAN, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Armenia on Tuesday reported 196 new COVID-19 cases, bringing its total to 39,298, according to the National Center for Disease Control. Data from the center showed that 511 ... ( read original story ...)
Turkologist Varuzhan Geghamyan: “There has never been a direct military threat to Armenia from Turkey since the 1990s”
We have now seen the use of unprecedented rhetoric in both content and style, and this, in fact, suggests that Turkey will seek to be more involved in the region, both in geopolitical and bilateral ... ( read original story ...)
260 Employees in Georgia School District Test Positive for or Exposed to COVID-19
Just one day after returning to in-person work, 260 employees in Georgia’s largest school district were confirmed to have tested positive for the coronavirus or to have been exposed to the illness. ( read original story ...)
244 more positive COVID-19 cases recorded in Palestine, total in 16,024
(MENAFN) The combined figure of patients who have been diagnosed with the COVID-19 in Palestine has amounted to 16,024, as 244 more cases were reported over the past 24 hours as of Tuesday in the ... ( read original story ...)
Oman: US couple talks frankly about their love of frankincense
But the passion to visit the country was seeded in their hearts after a life-changing experience with frankincense based products which they used while in the US, their home country. “Once we became ... ( read original story ...)