ENVI Lodges, a luxury eco-lodge brand and management company in the GCC, has announced that its new ecolodge, called ENVI Laguna Bay, will be situated at a beachside location in King Abdullah Economic …
Hilton in deal to build first Saudi airport hotel at Dammam
The modern, upscale property will serve passengers and crew passing through … and food and beverage,” he noted. On Hilton’s growth in Saudi Arabia, Carlos Khneisser, Vice President, Development, …
Researchers extract ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick, revealing a time capsule of plant life
Known today as the North-West palace in Nimrud (modern-day northern Iraq), its construction began around 879 BCE. The brick has a cuneiform inscription (written in the now extinct Semitic language …
South Korean city to seize crypto from thousands of tax evaders: Report
The South Korean city of Cheongju has requested seven South Korean crypto exchanges to inquire into holdings of 8,520 tax evaders.
Viral video: Estate agent arrested in Iran for transferring property to a pet dog
The head of an Iranian real estate agency has been jailed after a video went viral showing the company transferring ownership of a house to a dog. The …
Hong Kong property fire sale: Eric Chu selling hotel, luxury flats after wife Truong My Lan arrested in Vietnam scandal
Eric Chu has taken losses on a hotel in Tin Hau and a project under construction in Quarry Bay, while the Nexxus Building in Central and luxury houses on The Peak are open to offers, according to …
Japanese farmer has fought for decades to stay on his ancestral land in the middle of Narita airport
Narita airport, one of Tokyo’s main international gateways, projects an image of efficiency and service characteristic of Japan’s economic prominence. But beneath the surface, there is a long and …
U.N. calls unauthorized construction by Turkish Cypriots a violation of the status quo on Cyprus
The U.N. Security Council on Monday called unauthorized construction by Turkish Cypriots inside the U.N. buffer zone dividing Cyrus a violation of the status quo that is contrary to council …
Russia benefits from Turkey’s tiff with UN, NATO allies over Cyprus village
The UN Security Council will discuss an incident in the Cypriot border village of Pyla, where Turkish Cypriot security forces are accused of manhandling UN peacekeepers over a controversial road …
Trump Says He’ll Surrender to Georgia Authorities Thursday
The former president’s attorneys promised Trump won’t intimidate witnesses or co-defendants as part of his Georgia bail agreement …