Indiana Economic Development Corp. has asked the City of Lebanon to annex another 5,225 acres as part of an historic industrial development. And the city is scrambling to develop a new zoning …
Kyrgyzstan: Draft Law Threatens Independent Groups
The Kyrgyz government has proposed a draft law that would enable it to restrict citizens’ right to freedom of association and strengthen regulation and control over non-governmental organizations, …
Putin’s vexing Kazakh ally stages ballot after riots, purges
Kazakh elections will cap months of political high drama for President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, in a year that started with violent protests he called a coup attempt and included his open defiance of …
Blaming Kurds for unrest, Iran threatens Iraq with offensive
Opposition members in Iraq openly carry medium-sized weapons at the bases … investigated by the B.C. Ombudsperson Office over its effort to demolish a nuisance property. The City has been trying for …
Pandemic, Central Banks, Property Issues Drive Hong Kong Shares Into Red
The Hong Kong Hang Seng Index opened higher Friday but sagged in the afternoon, finishing off 0.3% as traders weighed tenacious COVID-19 outbreaks in mainland China, the nation’s struggling property …
Bank of Cyprus Sells Loan Portfolio, Properties for Around EUR350 Mln
Bank of Cyprus Holdings PLC said Friday that it has sold a portfolio … The company said the portfolio of loans had a gross book value of EUR555 million and the properties had a book value of EUR88 …
Armenia to use ARMSAT-1 satellite in various areas, including security monitoring
“The data received during the tests and the data which will be received regularly is the property of Armenia. No other country or company has any rights towards them,” he added. Satlantis CEO Juan …
Lebanon bank holdups: Who is the real criminal?
However, under Lebanon’s Law No 2/67 (also known as the “Intra Law”) which governs the insolvency proceedings of Lebanese commercial banks, a bankruptcy declaration could lead to the liquidation of …
Lebanon Arrests Three After Over $1 Mn Swiped From Home
Lebanon has been reeling from a financial crisis dubbed by the World Bank as one of the worst in recent world history. It has driven people in the eastern Mediterranean country to hide a total of …
Lebanon City Council approves rezoning to limit Five Oaks homes
Five Oaks residents will likely sleep better after the Lebanon City Council unanimously approved a rezoning request that would limit future residential development in the Ward 6 subdivision on the …