Qatar Airways strikes Boeing deal worth $19bn
Qatar Airways has placed an order for up to 100 Boeing aircraft in deal worth an estimated $18.6bn (£14.9bn). TheContinue Reading
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Pakistan has passed legislation outlawing ‘honour killings’ once and for all
(AFP) Pakistan passed long-awaited legislation Thursday closing a loophole that allowed people who killed for “honour” to walk free, threeContinue Reading
TPG, BlackRock show early interest in Sri Lankan Airlines stake: sources
By Anshuman Daga and Shihar Aneez | SINGAPORE/COLOMBO Private equity firm TPG and fund company BlackRock Inc (BLK.N) are amongContinue Reading
Sri Lanka to pay $170 million to AerCap for A350 cancellation – Finance Minister
Sri Lanka will pay $170 million to AerCap Holdings NV (AER.N), the world’s largest independent aircraft leasing company, for cancellingContinue Reading
Flying spies: India police detain pigeon with threatening Modi note
Indian police said Monday they have taken a pigeon into custody after it was found carrying a warning note toContinue Reading
Pakistan bans Bollywood films as Kashmir tensions rise
(AFP)-Indian films have been banned in cinemas across Pakistan as tensions between Islamabad and nuclear-armed rivals New Delhi over recentContinue Reading
Muslims climb Mount Arafat in hajj high point #Hajj2016
Mount Arafat (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – The annual hajj pilgrimage reached its climax on Sunday when Muslims from across theContinue Reading
Factory Fire kills 24 in #Bangaladesh
A fire at a food and cigarette packaging factory in Bangladesh that killed at least 24 people and injured moreContinue Reading
Sri Lanka arrests son of former leader Rajapaksa #lka
(Reuters) – Sri Lankan financial crime police arrested the eldest son of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday on suspicionContinue Reading
Maldives Lawmakers Criminalize Defamation, With Steep Fines
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS , MALE, Maldives The Maldives’ parliament on Tuesday passed a law that criminalizes defamation and allowsContinue Reading
