AMMAN / WAM The Palestinian cause is still an issue that is central to the UAE’s foreign policy, said Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC). Ghobash made the remarks while addressing the 30th extraordinary meeting of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (APU), in the Jordanian capital Amman on Saturday to discuss means of supporting the Palestinian brethren in …

Bloomberg An attacker using military-style weapons killed at least 17 people in Thailand and appeared to livestream the assault on Facebook. Many others were injured in the incident on Saturday and the assailant remains at large. The shooting took place in Korat in Nakhon Ratchasima province of Bangkok. The attacker targeted Korat’s city center, including the Terminal 21 shopping mall, …

Bloomberg The Federal Reserve Board said that the coronavirus outbreak presented a “new risk” to the economic outlook for the US and warned of disruptions in global markets. “Because of the size of the Chinese economy, significant distress in China could spill over to US and global markets through a retrenchment of risk appetite, US dollar appreciation, and declines in …