The country’s ongoing campaign against Iran in Syria and Iraq has left it short of arms for a potential wider war. ( read original story ...)
Jordan schools to reopen on September 1, new semester to go as scheduled
The government on Wednesday said that it was open to dialogue with teachers but they showed a "stubborn attitude, threatening even another nationwide strike by the beginning of the new scholastic year ... ( read original story ...)
Sibling Rulers Take Early Lead in Sri Lanka Vote Count
The brothers ruling Sri Lanka took an early lead in an election that will decide whether President Gotabaya Rajapaksa can push through contentious constitutional changes to restore sweeping executive ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lankan shares end near 5-mth high as industrials, financials gain
Sri Lankan shares ended at near five-month highs on Thursday, lifted by industrial and financial stocks, as the country counts votes for a parliament election which President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's ... ( read original story ...)
Why Nepal is stuck
A s a former broadcast journalist and ex-employee of the World Bank’s Nepal office, Rajib Upadhya is the right person at the right time to come out with an account of the politi ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. sends first shipment of crude to Saudi Arabia in over a decade
The United States sent a shipment of crude to Saudi Arabia in June, data from the U.S. Census Bureau showed on Wednesday, in what appears to be the first such delivery since the U.S. ban on crude ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC arranges inaugural green ECA loan for Saudi Ministry of Finance
JEDDAH — HSBC, one of the largest banking and financial services institutions in the world, recently arranged a $258 million export credit agency (ECA) loan for Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Finance, ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. sends first shipment of crude to Saudi Arabia in over a decade
The United States sent a shipment of crude to Saudi Arabia in June, data from the U.S. Census Bureau showed on Wednesday, in what appears to be the first such delivery since the U.S. ban on crude ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC arranges inaugural green ECA loan for Saudi Ministry of Finance
JEDDAH — HSBC, one of the largest banking and financial services institutions in the world, recently arranged a $258 million export credit agency (ECA) loan for Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Finance, ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan Borrows $1 Billion Chinese Loan To Pay Back $1 Billion Saudi Loan
Pakistan has paid back a $1 billion loan to Saudi Arabia. The country paid back $1 billion out of a $3 billion loan that it secured one and a half years ago to avoid default on international debt ... ( read original story ...)