Indonesia reported 1,178 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking its total number of cases to 50,187. Health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said there were 47 more deaths recorded, with ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese jets buzzing around Taiwan show long-term risk of war with U.S.
While the number of incursions this year is still on pace with previous years, the recent outburst is unusual and could augur a dramatic escalation if sustained. ( read original story ...)
Pact signed for public park amenities in Oman
According to the second agreement, Oman LNG will finance putting up rides in children's play area in a park and establishing a walking track in Masirah. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Never Excluded Any 5G Vendors: Minister
S. Iswaran, Singapore's minister for communications and information, talks about the government's plan to roll out 5G network in the city-state. The country's biggest telecom operators chose Ericsson ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei Loses Main Singapore 5G Networks to Ericsson, Nokia
Singapore’s biggest telecom operators chose Ericsson AB and Nokia Oyj as their main 5G network providers, leaving China’s Huawei Technologies Co. with less significant contracts in the city ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon Tallies Up Its Debt Problem, Give or Take a Few Billion
IMF talks are underway but banks and the government are still squabbling over the size of the losses and who should pay ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: A ‘V-shaped’ Recovery for the UAE?
The hopes for the so-called ‘V-shaped' recovery are alive and well. However, these hopes could easily turn out to be premature. According to researchers at Karolinska Institute in Sweden and the ... ( read original story ...)
So Jordan backs the PLO in rejecting Trump ‘Deal of the Century’
Jordan’s rejection of the Trump Plan could see Trump dealing with Jordan the way he dealt with the PLO’s rejection. Opinion ... ( read original story ...)
Jordan government takes on tax evasion, abuse of public office
Jordanians have welcomed the government’s latest push to prosecute officials and businessmen accused of tax evasion and money laundering, but wonder if the effort will be sustainable. ( read original story ...)
EBRD local currency loan for Kazakhstan’s microfinance organization KMF
Kazakhstan’s leading microfinance lender, KMF, will be able to address the urgent liquidity needs of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the coronavirus crisis, thanks to a local ... ( read original story ...)