Americans top foreign investors in ADXAmerican investors rank in first place among foreign investors in the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) in terms of net investment in 2016 and H1 2017, with Dh2.2 billion ($599 million) and Dh960 million, respectively, said the CEO of ADX. More… |
Infosys to hire 10,000 American workersInfosys, an India-based global leader in consulting, technology and next-generation services, today announced that it plans to hire 10,000 American workers over the next two years. As part of this initiative, Infosys will open fou More… |
EU may require visas from Americans and CanadiansThe European Union executive is considering whether to make U.S. and Canadian citizens apply for visas before travelling to the bloc in a move that could raise tensions as Brussels negotiates a free trade pact with Washington. The More… |
Zika discourages many from Latin America travelThe rapidly spreading Zika virus is discouraging many Americans from traveling to Latin America and the Caribbean, with 41 per cent of those aware of the disease saying they are less likely to take such a trip, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows. More… |
Iranians freed in US; Americans fly home from IranSeveral Iranian-Americans held in US prisons after being charged or convicted for sanctions violations have been released, their lawyers told Reuters on Sunday, as part of a deal between Iran and the US that also won the release of four American More… |
In bid to free Americans in Iran, US blinked on new sanctionsThe day before the Obama administration was due to slap new sanctions on Iran late last month, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif warned US Secretary of State John Kerry the move could derail a prisoner deal the two sides had been negotiating More… |
3 Americans evacuated from Yemen to OmanThree Americans have been air-lifted out of Yemen to Oman, the Omani foreign ministry said on Thursday, according to a report by the state news agency ONA. The three were flown out of Yemen's capital, Sanaa More… |
US working to secure release of Americans in IranThe White House said on Friday that there is a rigorous US government effort to try to secure the release of Americans held in Iran. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Secretary of State John Kerry's earlier remarks about More… |
Qatar seeks to free more US hostages in SyriaQatar is working to help free four Americans held hostage in Syria by various armed groups, a Gulf source familiar with the matter said on Monday, a day after the country's diplomacy helped free a journalist held since 2012. T More… |
Americans split over prisoner swap issueAmericans are deeply divided over whether the Obama administration did the right thing by swapping five Taliban leaders to win the freedom of Afghanistan prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl, according to Reuters/Ipsos survey released on Friday. More… |