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Sunday, 02 December 2018 11:48
From parcel delivery to security, Singapore bets big on drones
From parcel delivery to security, Singapore bets big on drones The Jakarta Post | November 26, 2018- Hi-tech Singapore is planning to roll out a swarm of drones for tasks that include delivering parcels, inspecting buildings and providing security, but safety and privacy concerns mean the initiative may hit turbulence.…
Sunday, 02 December 2018 09:39
Iran-Turkey Bilateral Trade Reaches $8.2bln in 10 Months
Iran-Turkey Bilateral Trade Reaches $8.2bln in 10 Months TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The value of bilateral trade between Iran and neighboring Turkey in the first 10 months of the current year has amounted to over 8.2 billion dollars, data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) showed. November, 30, 2018 -…
Sunday, 02 December 2018 09:32
Violent clashes in Paris as anti-Macron protesters..
Violent clashes in Paris as anti-Macron protesters return December 01, 2018 - Groups of masked protesters battled police through clouds of tear gas near Paris' Champs Elysees Saturday as thousands took part in a third weekend of "yellow vest" demonstrations, which have morphed from anger over fuel taxes into a…
Sunday, 02 December 2018 09:28
Kuwait Oil Tanker Co. orders three LPG...
Kuwait Oil Tanker Co. orders three LPG tankers from Hyundai November 26, 2018- DUBAI: Kuwait Oil Tanker Co. (KOTC) has ordered three giant liquefied petroleum gas tankers (LPG) from Hyundai Heavy Industries at a cost of $213.3 million, the state-run Kuwait New Agency (KUNA) reported on Sunday. The first vessel…
Sunday, 02 December 2018 09:15
Indonesia welcomes 1.35m foreign tourists in September
Indonesia welcomes 1.35m foreign tourists in September The Jakarta Post | November 4, 2018- Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced on Thursday that it had recorded 1.25 million foreign tourist arrivals in September, 10.56 percent lower than the previous month. “Learning from the year by year data on tourist arrivals, we see…
Saturday, 01 December 2018 16:14
Putin endorses deal for Iran-EEU free trade zone
Putin endorses deal for Iran-EEU free trade zone November 30, 2018 - Russia’s President Vladimir Putin endorsed a much-awaited agreement for the establishment of a free trade zone between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) thus facilitating the process for the Islamic Republic to join the Moscow-led regional economic…
Saturday, 01 December 2018 15:58
Al-Othaimeen Calls for Prioritizing Trade and ..
Al-Othaimeen Calls for Prioritizing Trade and Investment Projects to Bridge Development Gap in the Member States 28/11/2018- The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen, called for the restructuring of the economies of many OIC Member States, which face challenges due to the…
Saturday, 01 December 2018 15:56
Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the Ankara CC Council meeting
Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the Ankara CC Council meeting 29.11.2018 / Ankara- The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu participated in the council meeting of the Ankara Chamber of Commerce (ATO). Prior to the meeting, PTT General Manager Kenan Bozgeyik presented Hisarcıklıoğlu with stamps printed in his name.…
Saturday, 01 December 2018 13:58
Hundreds of ‘yellow vest’ protesters converge in Belgium
Hundreds of ‘yellow vest’ protesters converge in Belgium November 30, 2018 - Hundreds of ‘yellow vest’ protesters have converged in the Belgian capital of Brussels to protest rising fuel prices and undesirable living standards, imitating the recent anti-tax hike protests in France. The large crowd gathered at the office of…
Saturday, 01 December 2018 12:51
France, Germany taking charge of EU-Iran trade move
France, Germany taking charge of EU-Iran trade move November 30, 2018 - Iran cannot ‘wait forever’ for EU to skirt US sanctions France and Germany are to take joint responsibility for an EU-Iran trade mechanism to minimize the risk of US punishment. Diplomats said the French-German gambit is a “safety-in-numbers”…