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On Thursday, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah officially announced that Hajj payments for local Saudi pilgrims can now be paid in three installments. The new rule will come into force on registration for the Hajj season 1444H/2023. The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said that Saudi nationals and foreigners living in the Kingdom […]

Global financial leaders will descend on Hong Kong this week for the 16th Asian Financial Forum (AFF) following the city’s axe of most of its Covid restrictions. Organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), AFF takes place on 11 and 12 January. […]

This article was first published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. An exclusive news report dominated the headlines in Canada in recent weeks: Canadian intelligence had warned Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about a vast campaign of political interference […]

The Storm Team 11 Forecast calls for cloudy skies in the forecast tonight with a low of 37 degrees.   Sunday will be cloudy with an 80% chance of rain.  The high will be near 48 degrees.   Mostly cloudy skies Sunday night with a low will be 37 degrees. Monday will be cloudy to start with clearing skies through […]

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said this week that the government and the RBI are in discussions with South Asian countries to have cross-border trade in the rupee. There was no other detail given, such as which countries India was in discussion with and at what stage these discussions were. But it is still a good […]

JOSEPH S. PETE Illinois put new worker protections into place in 2023. As the New Year started, new laws in Illinois affect workplace rights. “It’s important for employers and employees to be aware of the new laws taking effect Jan. 1, and those already in effect,” said Illinois Department of Labor Acting Director Jane Flanagan. […]

After a mild Friday, temperatures will be cooler for the first half of the weekend as a weak disturbance tracks through the region.   Please use caution while driving from northeast of Wichita to Emporia on the Turnpike, especially in the Flint Hills this morning with some patchy drizzle and freezing drizzle making for possible […]

ISTANBUL Türkiye wants to cooperate with friendly nations and its allies in defense projects, Defense Industries Presidency head Ismail Demir has said. class=”cf”> “We offer our products to local security forces as well as friendly countries and our allies. We want to make a call to them: We want to carry out large projects jointly […]

Pilgrims keeping social distance and wearing face masks, perform farewell Tawaf around the holy Kaaba in the Grand Mosque, after completing their extended Hajj, “Hajj Al Kabeer”, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced on […]

After a busy week, our weekend has fortunately graced us with relatively quiet weather. This morning our low was 30°, but we more than made up for it with a high temperature of 50°. We saw sun today which is nice but we’ll be noticing increasing cloud cover throughout the night.   Another development this week is […]