State-owned Kuwait Airways said Thursday it will lay off 1,500 expatriate employees due to "significant difficulties" caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Kuwait Airways announces the termination of ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Oman records 636 new coronavirus cases, 40 deaths
The total case count in Oman now stands at 9,009, and health officials announced 2,177 recoveries. Of the new cases, 345 newly infected are Omanis, and 291 are non-Omanis. The Ministry of Health ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Officials Lay Out Course to Reopen Ahead of Schedule
Singapore officials began laying out some benchmarks the country will need to hit in order to reopen its economy sooner than planned. ( read original story ...)
Turkmenistan, OSCE discuss measures to combat terrorism financing
BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 28 By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend: Turkmenistan and OSCE discussed measures to counter terrorism financing, Trend reports with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of ... ( read original story ...)
One of Turkmenistan’s top actors has cruelly been jailed for two years for the simple crime of being gay
A well-known actor has been sentenced to two years in prison in Turkmenistan for the simple crime of being gay. The actor – who has not been publicly named – was first arrested in March of this year ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon removes banking secrecy rules to fight corruption
Lebanon's state news agency says parliament has approved a law to remove decades-old banking secrecy rules in order to better fight corruption ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon adopts law to lift banking secrecy for officials
Lebanon's parliament Thursday adopted a law to lift banking secrecy for public officials including over corruption or funding "terrorism", a lawmaker said, after months of protests in the crisis-hit ... ( read original story ...)
On debt-stricken Lebanon, investors see little room for optimism
Emerging market investors are no strangers to sovereign debt crises, but few have been as perilous as the one facing Lebanon given a toxic combination of financial and political weaknesses and no ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon development: Logistics center, 163 townhomes, Kroger expansion all approved
Lebanon’s planning commission has approved an industrial building that will be built near Central Pike and Interstate 840. ( read original story ...)
‘Azerbaijan wouldn’t exist without Caucasian Islamic Army’
Army led by Ottoman commander Nuri Pasha has 'irreplaceable role' in establishment of republic, says Azerbaijani historian, lawmaker - Anadolu Agency ... ( read original story ...)