$800 million deal to boost Saudi home ownership

article author:  Frank Kane Mon, 2020-07-20 02:26 DUBAI: A multimillion-dollar mortgage financing deal signed on Sunday is expected to fuel the drive toward increased Saudi homeownership, a core pillar of the…

What We Are Reading Today: Unhealthy Politics: The Battle over Evidence-Based Medicine

article author:  Arab News Author:  Mon, 2020-07-20 01:49 Edited by Eric M. Patashnik, Alan S. Gerber and Conor M. Dowling The US medical system is touted as the most advanced in…

Mainland China reports 16 new coronavirus cases including 13 in Xinjiang

Author:  Reuters article author:  Reuters ID:  1595136322761093300 Sun, 2020-07-19 04:44 BEIJING: Mainland China reported 16 new cases of the novel coronavirus as of the end of July 18, up from…

UAE reopens prayer rooms in malls, towers as coronavirus measures further eased

article author:  Arab News Author:  Sun, 2020-07-19 07:42 DUBAI: The UAE is reopening of prayer rooms in malls and towers at 30 percent capacity starting July 20 as the country…

Syrians vote for new parliament amid war, economic turmoil

Author:  AP article author:  AP ID:  1595133901501068900 Sun, 2020-07-19 02:46 DAMASCUS: Syrians go to the polls Sunday to elect a new parliament as the Damascus government grapples with international sanctions…

Top Lebanese cleric Al-Rahi renews attack on Hezbollah

Author:  article author:  NAJIA HOUSSARI Sun, 2020-07-19 03:56 BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab was fighting to save his job on Saturday after Maronite Patriarch Bechara Al-Rahi repeated his attack on…

Breathtaking virus numbers show normal life still far away

Author:  CARA ANNA | AP article author:  Cara Anna | AP ID:  1595104353128305700 Sun, 2020-07-19 03:27 JOHANNESBURG: South Africa on Saturday became one of the top five worst-hit countries in…

Coronavirus reveals ‘fragility of our world’: UN chief

Author:  AFP article author:  AFP ID:  1595083752727360900 Sat, 2020-07-18 14:45 JOHANNESBURG: Coronavirus has revealed the “fragile skeleton” of societies and could push 100 million people into extreme poverty, United Nations…

French to enforce mask-wearing in banks and shops from July 20

Author:  Reuters article author:  Reuters ID:  1595083762157361400 Sat, 2020-07-18 14:43 PARIS: France will enforce mask-wearing in enclosed public spaces including banks, shops and indoor markets from July 20, Health Minister…

Saudi Arabia calls on people to sight Dhu Al-Hijjah crescent on Monday

Author:  Zaynab Khojji article author:  Zaynab Khojji ID:  1595081828977283600 Sat, 2020-07-18 17:34 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has called on people to sight the crescent of Dhu Al-Hijjah on Monday…