An ultra luxury apartment in Hong Kong’s Mount Nicholson development — one of the most expensive apartment projects in Asia — was recently sold for a loss of HK$130 million ($16.6 million) as the city …
Liechtenstein hands over US$11m in Lafayette case
Liechtenstein has handed over to Taiwan about US$11 million deposited in the country as part of illicit kickbacks involved in the Lafayette frigate scandal dating back three decades, the Ministry of …
Former Yerevan State University Rector Family Members Questioned Over Property Holdings
Armenia’s Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) summoned family members of former Yerevan State University Rector Aram Simonyan for questioning regarding the financial source of certain properties they …
Georgia House passes amended budget with cash for property, income tax breaks
The Georgia House on Thursday approved money for a $1 billion property tax break and $1 billion income tax break as part of a plan to amend this year’s budget to spend another $2.4 billion in …
Oman banks lend record RO 10.542bn in personal loans in 2021
MUSCAT: Personal loans disbursed by licensed lenders in the Sultanate of Oman climbed 2.7 per cent to hit a new peak of RO 10.542 billion in 2021, …
Israeli village on Lebanon border was isolated for decades. Now it’s a tourist hotspot.
IDF lifts visitation limits on Alawite village straddling border with Lebanon in the Golan Heights, turning the town into a tourist hotspot …
Demolishing houses of suspects? Israel’s plans are illegal under international law
Collective punishment is banned not only by the instruments of international humanitarian law, but also by human rights conventions.
Dubai real estate boom continues with $2.6bn of property deals in a week
Dubai real estate deals. The top three land transactions were a plot in Al Wasl sold for AED147.5m ($40.2m), followed by land that was sold for AED112m ($30.5m) in Island 2 and la …
Yemen, Lebanon and Ukraine sites added to World Heritage in Danger list
Historic sites in Yemen and Lebanon have been put on the UN’s List of World Heritage in Danger. Being on the list gives sites access to enhanced international assistance, both technical and financial, …
Yemen emergency
After more than six years of conflict, Yemen remains the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and millions of displaced Yemenis are only a step away from famine. Ongoing conflict has displaced four …