Nepal, China sign 8 deals worth $2.24 billion

Oman’s expat population has dropped 2 percent according to figures released in June, 2018, compared to the same time the...

Kuwait fund signs loan deal for Vietnam project

A Kuwaiti fund has signed a loan agreement worth KD4 million ($13.6 million) for financing a development project in Vietnam....

Baghdad Entrepreneurs get Communal Space and Resources

The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) recently completed a mission to Baghdad, where Christophe Michels, Managing Director and Eng. Rasmi...

Jordan King Hold Talks with Kuwait, Bahrain Leaders, Pledge to Improve Ties

King Abdullah and Emir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah held talks in...

Qatar, Jordan to Restore Full Diplomatic Relations

The news comes shortly after the deputy Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, visited Amman and offered economic support, as...

After Afghan ceasefire gamble, prospects rise for US-Taliban talks

KABUL/WASHINGTON: Prospects have risen for negotiations between the Taliban and the United States after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani called a...

Taiwan, Malaysia most affected by US tariffs on Chinese goods, says Schroders

KUALA LUMPUR: Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore are among the top 10 markets most affected by US tariffs on Chinese goods...

Tuesday June 19 — Monday June 25, 2018

Launch Of The First Commercial Flight By Air Belgium

The inauguration of flights to Hong Kong, the first long haul destination in the history of Charleroi airport, marks the...

Mark Lister: Is it time to panic about the sharemarket?

Interest rates in the US are a major focal point at the moment. They're going up because the US economy...

Brazil's President Michel Temer reacts after issuing two decrees overhauling 50-year-old mining laws in attempt to draw investment to the sector and implementing rules on the collection of higher mining royalties, at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

Brazil overhauls decades-old mining law to lure investment

BRASILIA: Brazil’s President Michel Temer issued two decrees overhauling 50-year-old mining laws in attempt to draw investment to the sector...

Japan earthquake: Child and two men dead and hundreds injured

A strong earthquake in Osaka, Japan has killed at least three people, including a child, and injured more than 200....

GANGWON-DO, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 18: In this handout image provided by South Korean Defense Ministry, South Korean Air Force F-15K fighter jets drop MK-82 bomb during a training at the Pilsung Firing Range on September 18, 2017 in Gangwon-do, South Korea. U.S. F-35B stealth jets and B-1B bombers flew near the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) for the first time since recent tension between U.S. and North Korea started raising. (Photo by South Korean Defense Ministry via Getty Images)

Japan protests South Korean military drills near contested islands

South Korea has angered Japan by staging military drills near a contested island chain, even as it discusses scaling back...

FPIs withdraw Rs 5,500 crore from market in June so far

Foreign investors have pulled out more than Rs 5,500 crore from capital markets this month so far due to global...

Asean markets hit over trade spat; Philippines falls over 2.5%

SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian stock markets fell on Monday, in line with broader Asia as a trade spat intensified between the...

World Bank Raises Thai Growth Forecast To 4.1 Per Cent

The World Bank has revised up Thailand’s economy growth this year to 4.1 per cent from its previous estimate of...

Two suspects arrested after business robbery in Alberton

A swift response by the police led to the arrest of two suspects and the recovery of three unlicensed firearms...

One dead after van collides with crowd outside Bruno Mars concert in Netherlands

A van struck four people at a Dutch concert in the early hours of Monday morning, killing one and injuring...

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