A new era for the Middle East will be charted Tuesday when the UAE and Bahrain sign agreements to recognise Israel, in a move that shatters the Arab world’s consensus on the Palestinian cause.
Coronavirus live news: WHO reports record new global cases; Israel first country to reimpose national lockdown
More than 307,000 cases in 24 hours to Sunday; Victoria, Australia sees lowest case rise in nearly 3 months; Cases hit daily record in Czech Republic. Follow the latest updates …
Cambodia: Huge road project in Siem Reap completed by 2022
Blueprints for a Siem Reap construction project to build or fix 38 roads totalling 98.34km are due to be unveiled on Sept 23. The project is scheduled to be completed in late 2021.
Migrating Hongkongers lose an exit as Malaysia My Second Home scheme suspended
Hong Kong businessman Craig Tong decided to migrate to Malaysia under its initiative to attract wealthy foreigners – known as Malaysia My Second Home or MM2H – last September, enticed by the education …
Malaysia’s banking sector resiliency may weaken: Analysts
Banking analysts are mixed about the performance of the local banking sector this year, owing to uncertainties on the post-loan moratorium and Covid-19 related challenges.
Malaysia sees 78pc drop in Brunei visitors in first half of 2020
There has been a 78.4 per cent drop in the number of Brunei visitors to Malaysia in the first six months of this year with 135,593 people travelling to the neighbouring nation from January to June …
The little-known Petra of Saudi Arabia
Since its discovery in 1987, the mysterious Yonaguni Monument has been at the centre of scientific debate. Derya Akkaynak has made it her mission to bring back “true” colours to underwater photography …
Saudi Arabia to ease international flight restrictions Tuesday
Saudi Arabia will partially lift its suspension on international flights from Tuesday, the interior ministry said, six months after travel curbs were imposed due to the coronavirus …
‘Taliban facing new Afghanistan’: Women negotiators amid peace talks
The presence of the four women at the negotiating table is significant in patriarchal Afghanistan, though they are outnumbered by the Afghan government’s team of 17 men.
Iraq cuts October crude pricing to Asia, follows Saudi
Iraq also cuts all pricing to the US, Basrah Light set at 40 cents a barrel premium to benchmark. Saudi Arabia made the deepest monthly crude oil price cuts for its Asian customers in early September.