Category Archives: Syndicated
Syria goes to the polls as new sanctions hit war-ravaged economy
DAMASCUS/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria held a parliamentary election on Sunday, gripped by a collapsing economy and new U.S. sanctions after President Bashar al-Assad clawed back control of most of the cou...
Jul 19, 2020
Turkey has suspended flights to Iran amid coronavirus outbreak: Iran aviation official
(Reuters) - Turkey has suspended flights to Iran amid a coronavirus outbreak in the Islamic Republic, a spokesman for Iran's Civil Aviation Organization, Reza Jafarzadeh, said on Sunday, according to ...
Jul 19, 2020
Face-masked fans attend first day of sumo in five months
TOKYO (Reuters) - Face-masked sumo fans sitting apart from each other cheered on their favourite wrestlers in person for the first time in five months on Sunday, as the delayed July Tournament got und...
Jul 19, 2020
Hungary’s Orban: ‘the Dutchman’ is responsible for EU summit disarray
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Sunday that Dutch leader Mark Rutte was responsible for the deadlock at a European Union summit, where leaders were se...
Jul 19, 2020
Hong Kong national security laws shouldn’t harm banks’ operations, regulator says
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's capital markets regulator sought on Sunday to reassure global banks in the city that China's new national security laws for the financial hub would n...
Jul 19, 2020
Exclusive: Kuwait scrambles to boost coffers with up to $16 billion debt plan
By Ahmed Hagagy KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait plans to issue between 4 billion and 5 billion dinars ($13 billion to $16 billion) in public debt by the end of the fiscal year ending March 2021 if parliamen...
Jul 19, 2020
Nigerian banks to limit debit card spending abroad to ease FX risk
By Chijioke Ohuocha ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian banks plan to reduce the amount customers can spend abroad using debit cards on Monday, two lenders said, as banks try to limit foreign currency settleme...
Jul 19, 2020
Oman Investment Authority restructures boards of 15 companies
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Oman Investment Authority has restructured the boards of 15 companies overseen by it as part of a comprehensive review of state-owned companies, the state news agency said on Sun...
Jul 19, 2020
Iranian health officials play down president’s figure of 25 million people infected
(Reuters) - Iranian health officials sought on Sunday to play down the president's estimate that some 25 million people have been infected with the coronavirus, saying it was based on serological bloo...
Jul 19, 2020
Myanmar holds muted Martyrs’ Day tribute to fallen independence heroes
(Reuters) - Myanmar's public marked one of the Southeast Asian nation's darkest moments on Sunday with tributes to slain independence heroes, though the annual Martyrs' Day gatherings were muted by th...
Jul 19, 2020
