Emirates NBD quarterly profit slumps 58% as coronavirus pandemic provisions jump

Author:  Reuters article author:  Reuters ID:  1595239370337478200 Mon, 2020-07-20 10:00 DUBAI: Dubai’s biggest bank Emirates NBD on Monday posted a 58 percent fall in second-quarter profit, having set aside over…

Iran arrests ‘perpetrators’ of last week’s protests

Author:  AFP article author:  AFP ID:  1595236125087345100 Mon, 2020-07-20 06:49 TEHRAN: Iranian police said Monday they had arrested people behind protests that broke out last week in the southwest of…

TikTok under scrutiny in Australia over security, data concerns

Author:  Reuters article author:  Reuters ID:  1595236806797387300 Mon, 2020-07-20 09:16 SYDNEY: Australia is scrutinizing the popular Chinese-owned social media TikTok platform for any risks it may pose to users from…

‘Minor Detail’: The aftermath of the Arab-Israeli war

article author:  MANAL SHAKIR Author:  Mon, 2020-07-20 11:15   Main category:  Lifestyle books Tags:  Minor Detail Adania Shibli

Russia reports almost 6,000 new coronavirus cases

article author:  Reuters Author:  Reuters ID:  1595233464977267800 Mon, 2020-07-20 08:00 MOSCOW: Russia reported 5,940 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday, pushing its total infection tally to 777,486, the fourth…

Lindsay Lohan to reunite with ‘The Parent Trap’ cast

article author:  Arab News Mon, 2020-07-20 10:51 DUBAI: Lindsey Lohan will virtually reunite with the cast of her breakthrough movie “The Parent Trap” – for the first time since its…

Egypt’s lawmakers to vote on deploying troops to Libya

Author:  AP article author:  AP ID:  1595231628387231400 Mon, 2020-07-20 07:49 CAIRO: Egypt’s parliament is to vote Monday to authorize the president to deploy troops to neighboring Libya if Turkey-backed forces…

Rapper Kanye West criticizes Harriet Tubman at his political rally

article author:  AP Author:  Mon, 2020-07-20 10:43 COLUMBIA: Rapper Kanye West, in his first event since declaring himself a presidential candidate, ranted against historical figure Harriet Tubman on Sunday, saying…

Kuwait expatriate residents stranded overseas need new visas to return

article author:  Arab News Author:  Mon, 2020-07-20 10:18 DUBAI: Residency permit holders outside of Kuwait who were not able to renew their documents amid the pandemic will not be allowed…

Nile dam dispute poses a thorny challenge for Ethiopia and Egypt

article author:  Jumana Al-Tamimi Sun, 2020-07-19 23:57 DUBAI: When Egyptian, Ethiopian and Sudanese officials meet to resolve their differences on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) that Addis Ababa is…