-Over 200 industry leaders from prominent banks and corporates converged at the inaugural edition of the Corporate Restructuring Summit with the aim of embracing new perspectives to tackle corporate credit challenges. Dubai, UAE –: Over 200 key industry leaders...
Copenhagen : A Turkish tourist in Denmark has been fined for breaching a controversial law that bans Islamic veils, including the niqab and burqa, in public places. According to West Jutland police, a 48-year-old Turkish citizen was fined 1,000 kroner ($119) at the...
Moscow : President of the Union of Museums of Russia Mikhail Piotrovsky, who is also the director of the State Hermitage Museum, confirmed that his country will work hard via the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on banning...
Madrid : Following the US decision to end financing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Spain urged the European Union and its member states for "supplementary" efforts to bridge the ensuing void. In a press statement issued here...
Jeddah : The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) voiced regret at the US decision to stop its financial contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which would contribute to further aggravating the economic, social...
Dhaka : The Bangladeshi government on Monday approved the draft of a law banning child labour in the country with provisions for stringent punishment to offenders. The draft was approved at a cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, Xinhua...
Baghdad : Iraq's Foreign Ministry has said it was "astonished" by a report that Iran had moved ballistic missiles to armed groups in Iraq. The Ministry confirmed on Sunday that all Iraqi state institutions were committed to the Constitution that states that its...
Islamabad : Pakistan on Sunday kicked off the "Plant for Pakistan" campaign by Prime Minister Imran Khan who in the drive planted a sapling in the country's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. The campaign "Ten Billion Trees Tsunami" aims at combating the effects of climate...
Washington : The US military has announced that it was cancelling $300 million in aid to Pakistan over what it calls Islamabad's failure to take action against militant groups, a new blow to worsening bilateral ties between the two countries. "Due to a lack of...
Riyadh : A Saudi official has hinted that the kingdom is moving forward with a plan to dig a canal that may turn neighbouring Qatari peninsula into an island, amid a diplomatic feud between the Gulf nations. "I am impatiently waiting for details on the implementation...