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Turkey pulls out from another base in northwestern Syria

Turkish troops in northwestern Syria have pulled out of a second military base in the area that had been surrounded by Syrian government forces, media activists said Tuesday. The pullout from the observation post in Sher Mogher in northern Hama region comes nearly a month after the...

Timeline: Huawei feeling the heat as it eyes Honor sale

Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] plans to sell its budget-brand Honor smartphone unit in a 100 billion yuan ($15.14 billion) deal after years of pressure from U.S. trade curbs made on grounds that the technology firm is a national security threat. The world’s biggest maker of mobile...

Coronavirus vaccine results fuel hopes for return to normal

Hugely promising results from a coronavirus vaccine trial fuelled optimism around the world Tuesday that humanity may be a step closer to defeating the worst pandemic in a century. Some of the industries hit hardest by travel curbs, social distancing and lockdowns rebounded on hopes that...

Saudi economy contracts 4.2 percent in Q3, improves from Q2

 Saudi Arabia's economy shrank 4.2 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, government data showed on Tuesday, a smaller contraction than the second quarter when the economy was reeling from coronavirus-linked lockdowns. The economy expanded by 1.2 percent on a...