Oman’s ambitious goal of building the biggest oil-storage facility in the Middle East is finally progressing, more than seven years after the Gulf sultanate announced the plan. ( read original story ...)
Singapore exchange suffers persistent run of delistings
Singapore’s stock exchange is on course for another dismal year of delistings as scarce liquidity and governance scandals undermine its efforts to compete with regional rival Hong Kong. Nine companies ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan building COVID-19 diagnostic center with Turkmenistan’s help
BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 17 By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend: Turkmenistan is helping Afghanistan with construction of a COVID-19 diagnostic center, Trend reports with reference to Arzuw NEWS. The mentioned ... ( read original story ...)
Can China Instead Of The IMF Save Lebanon’s Crippled Economy?
Hezbollah has been condemned as a terrorist organization by the U.S. and European Union Beirut is currently negotiating a $10 billion bailout with IMF The Lebanese economy is expected to shrink by 12% ... ( read original story ...)
Abu Dhabi crown prince: UAE rejects Israel’s illegal annexation
"I assured King Abdullah in our phone conversation of UAE's full solidarity with Jordan & our categorical rejection of accepting Israel's illegal annexation of Palestinian lands." ... ( read original story ...)
Syria faces financial ruin as U.S. imposes fresh sanctions
These are symptoms of an economy on the brink of collapse as fresh U.S. sanctions known as the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act kicked in Wednesday, bringing more economic pain to the war-wrecked ... ( read original story ...)
Trump administration imposes sanctions on Syria’s Assad, his family and close associates
The measures are designed to prevent outside investors from doing business with the government or underwriting reconstruction. ( read original story ...)
In rebel Syria, some welcome sanctions but fear for economy
In the last bastion of the rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad, Syrians who fled his rule see new U.S. sanctions as a step in the right direction but say they must be shielded from any fallout ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea demolishes inter-Korean liaison office near border amid growing tensions
Korean liaison office in a town on the border with South Korea in an escalation of tensions on the Korean Peninsula. The North Korean state news agency, KCNA, reported Tuesday that the office was ... ( read original story ...)
Kim Jong-un poised to send North Korea army back into buffer zone
North Korea has dismissed South Korea’s offer of diplomatic talks and is preparing to return troops to border areas. The move comes after a joint liaison office was demolished, bringing to an end two ... ( read original story ...)