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 …
Microsoft: Iran unit behind Charlie Hebdo hack-and-leak op
After the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo’s launched a cartoon contest to mock Iran’s ruling cleric, a state-backed Iranian cyber unit struck back in early January with a hack-and-leak …
Discover the best property development options in Bangladesh with BDC
Bangladesh Development Company Ltd is a renowned land developer in Bangladesh. It has been working on various land development projects, including East Town, West Town, North Town, South Town, and …
Minister pledges to “beat up” land mafia in Indonesia
Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning and Head of the National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) Hadi Tjahjanto has pledged to “beat up” land mafia …
Not Modi’s Idea of India: French actor claims held hostage in Goa bungalow over property dispute
Marianne Borgo said she was leaving the bungalow in Calangute after an 11-day-long blockade of her gate allegedly by the widow of the previous owner …