A Maryland estate that once belonged to Jordan’s King Hussein and Queen Noor has been put on the market for $49 million. The Rockville property sits on a 9.65-acre plot, amid protected parkland on the …
Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria live updates: Death toll soars past 5,000 as rescuers scour rubble
Thousands of people are dead in Turkey and Syria after two powerful earthquakes rocked the region. Follow live coverage …
Saudi real estate sees marked improvement in all sectors in 2022
Saudi Arabia’s real estate market has recorded improving key performance indicators in 2022, with its performance almost uniformly improving across its offices, hospitality, industrial and residential …
Saudi Arabia set for surge in demand for short-term rentals
Saudi Arabia is set for a big rise in demand in short-term rentals, according to property management company Frank Porter. The kingdom aims to be a top-five global tourism destination by 2030 as the …
Turkey stocks drop, lira hovers near record low as President Erdogan declares a 3-month state of emergency after devastating earthquake
Steep losses in Turkish stocks triggered two trading halts on Tuesday as the country works through a deadly 7.8 earthquake.
Alarming Japanese Knotweed outbreak tackled with vast burial pits
Huge burial pits have been dug in an effort to stamp out an alarming outbreak of building-wrecking Japanese Knotweed. Listed by the World Conservation Unit as one of the world’s worst invasive species …
India’s growth-oriented budget dithers on real estate sector
India’s penultimate budget 2023-24 has focused on balanced growth with fiscal sops to propel the country to $5 trillion economy by 2025.
Pernod Ricard India Accused of Forming Cartel, Money Laundering
The Enforcement Directorate, India’s economic crime-fighting agency, has accused Pernod Ricard India of participating in cartelization and money laundering. French-based Pernod Ricard is the world’s …
Rage, fear in India’s Azamgarh over land acquisition for airport
Months-old protest becomes ‘fight for survival’ as mainly marginalised residents of eight villages resist gov’t’s move.
Hong Kong property developers, led by Sun Hung Kai, K Wah, rush 27,000 new homes to market as sales uptick stokes hopes
Hong Kong’s major property developers are rushing to put more than 27,000 new homes on the market this year, seizing on an uptick in buying sentiment and transaction volume after the relaxation of …