Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business According to Xpress Money, one of the world’s most dependable money transfer brands, the remittance industry is possibly one of the few industries that posts year on year growth, despite global market conditions. In 2008, when the world faced an economic meltdown, the remittance industry remained resilient and since 2010, the remittance industry has …

  Aleppo / AFP Clashes and air strikes shook the Syrian city of Aleppo, a monitor said on Sunday, as heavy fighting resumed after the end of three-day truce declared by government ally Russia. The unilateral truce ended without any evacuations by the UN, which had hoped to bring wounded civilians out of the rebel-held east and deliver aid after weeks …

  Ankara / AFP Turkey has arrested more than 35,000 people over alleged links to the group run by the US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, who is blamed for the failed July coup, local media reported on Sunday. Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said the suspects had been placed under arrest since the attempted putsch that fell apart within hours, quoted by …