Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) used his opening statement at Tuesday's House Judiciary Committee hearing with Attorney General Bill Barr wisely. He began right after Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) spent several ... ( read original story ...)
Cambodia – With a Little Help – Charts Its Own COVID Course
Like Vietnam and Laos, Cambodia has emerged relatively unscathed from the pandemic when compared with elsewhere. There have been 226 confirmed cases and no deaths from a pandemic that has reached 13 ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lankan shares snap 3-day rally as real estate, utilities stocks fall
Sri Lankan shares inched lower on Tuesday after three consecutive sessions of gains, driven by losses in real estate and utilities stocks. ( read original story ...)
Nepal’s ruling party leaders fail to negotiate power-sharing deal between Oli and Prachanda
Prachanda and some senior leaders reached the Prime Minister's official residence at Baluwatar at around 11 am for the scheduled meeting of the 45-member Standing Committee of the Nepal Communist ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia gears up for downsized Hajj rituals due to Covid-19
Pilgrims were quarantined Tuesday in the Muslim holy city of Mecca ahead of the dramatically downsized hajj as Saudi authorities strive to prevent a coronavirus outbreak during the five-day ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia posts $29 bln deficit in Q2 amid low oil revenues, coronavirus pandemic
Saudi Arabia posted a deficit of 109.2 billion riyals ( ($29.12 billion) in the second quarter this year as low oil prices hurt revenues, a finance ministry report published on Tuesday showed. The ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia ‘to jail and deport’ Yemeni over pro-LGBT video
A Saudi court has sentenced a Yemeni national to prison and deportation over an online video supporting LGBT rights, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. According to the New York-based group, Yemeni ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia Posts $29 Billion Deficit in Second Quarter as Oil Revenues Slump
Saudi Arabia posted a deficit of 109.2 billion riyals ($29.12 billion) in the second quarter this year as low oil prices impacted state coffers, according to a finance ministry quarterly budget ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Saudi Arabia posts $29 bln deficit in Q2 as oil revenues slump
Saudi Arabia posted a deficit of 109.2 billion riyals ($29.12 billion) in the second quarter this year as low oil prices hurt revenues, according to a finance ministry report on quarterly budget ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-leader in Saudi embraces flexibility, communication
Col. John DiGiambattista handed over leadership of Office of the Program Manager-Saudi Arabian National Guard Modernization Program to Col. John White on July 1 during a ceremony at the Security ... ( read original story ...)