UK to purge Huawei from 5G by 2027, angering China and pleasing Trump

Author:  Reuters article author:  Reuters ID:  1594728959772105600 Tue, 2020-07-14 11:59 LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered Huawei equipment to be purged completely from Britain’s 5G network by 2027, risking the…

Crisis-hit Moroccans join ‘informal economy’ as job market shrinks

Author:  Reuters article author:  Reuters ID:  1594728121542052800 Tue, 2020-07-14 11:58 RABAT: The coronavirus crisis is expected to expand Morocco’s informal economy of people who work for cash, reducing tax revenue…

The truth behind the Middle East’s obsession with K-pop

article author:  Andrew Nagy Author:  Tue, 2020-07-14 13:41 DUBAI: In a strange parallel universe somewhere, 2020 has already seen two K-pop festivals in the Middle East — two Dubai gigs,…

Sharjah starts marketing 30-year bonds

Author:  Reuters ID:  1594704379561033300 Tue, 2020-07-14 05:12 DUBAI: The government of Sharjah, the third largest of the United Arab Emirates, started marketing US dollar-denominated 30-year Formosa bonds on Tuesday at…

UAE postpones launch of Hope Mars Mission due to weather conditions 

Author:  article author:  Arab News Tue, 2020-07-14 09:48 DUBAI: The United Arab Emirate’s probe mission to Mars was postponed on Tuesday due to weather conditions at the launch site in…

‘Glee’ star Naya Rivera saved son before dying

article author:  AP Author:  Tue, 2020-07-14 09:25 LOS ANGELES: “Glee” star Naya Rivera’s 4-year-old son told investigators that his mother, whose body was found in a Southern California lake Monday,…

UK to raise £5m for coronavirus refugees from Syria, Yemen

article author:  Arab News Tue, 2020-07-14 06:31 LONDON: The UK government will channel £5 million ($6.3 million) of donations to charities that help fight coronavirus in refugee camps and developing…

Djibouti president to give keynote address at virtual launch of Arab News en Français

article author:  Arab News Tue, 2020-07-14 03:28 RIYADH: In an online ceremony linking Riyadh and Paris on France’s National Day, the Middle East’s leading English-language newspaper tonight launches Arab News…

What We Are Reading Today: Lina Bo Bardi, Drawings by ZeuLer Lima

article author:  Arab News Author:  Tue, 2020-07-14 03:27 Lina Bo Bardi (1914–92) was one of the most prolific and visionary architects of the 20th century. Raised in Italy under Mussolini’s…

Saudi Arabia, Iraq confirm full commitment to OPEC+ agreement- statement

article author:  Arab News Mon, 2020-07-13 19:40 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Iraq on Monday confirmed their full commitment to the OPEC+ agreement. Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman,…