The announcement came hours after the regulator in nearby Indonesia warned financial firms not to offer and facilitate crypto sales, amid a boom in its usage. The Thai central bank has been stressing repeatedly that it does not support the use of crypto as payments.

Emirates NBD the second-largest lender in the United Arab Emirates said its net profits rose 34 percent to $2.5 billion, from $1.9 billion in 2020. The bank said total income increased three percent to $6.5 billion, from $6.3 billion a year earlier.

Despite continued worries in Washington over Cairo's human rights record, the US State Department approved two large military equipment sales to Egypt on Tuesday, including transport planes and radar systems.

Israel’s figurehead president will make the first visit to the United Arab Emirates by the country’s head of state next week, his office said Tuesday. Herzog will fly to Abu Dhabi on Sunday and will meet with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Qatar's ruling emir will hold talks with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House on Jan. 31 on a range of issues that will include global energy security, the White House said on Tuesday, amid concerns about gas supplies to Europe.

Grocery store cabinets are naked and eating places cannot serve meals, however, Sri Lanka’s financial disaster is a bonanza for used automotive sellers, with automobile shortages pushing costs larger than a home in a pleasant space.

Prime Minister Imran Khan will launch Naya Pakistan Qaumi Sehat Card for the citizens of Islamabad and Rawalpindi today under #SehatSabKLiye mission

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has completed work on 2,032 kilometers of road projects and also started work on an additional 7879 km of roads network.

Fawad said the cases against Zardari and Sharif families should be expedited as it would be mockery of state if the looted money was not recovered from them.

Italian PM Mario Draghi said he spoke via videoconference with his US, French, German, British and Polish counterparts and European Union and NATO leaders, and all of them agreed on the need to keep open “a channel of dialogue with Russia to ease tensions.”

Istanbul airport, Europe's busiest airport, postponed its reopening on Tuesday as Turkey's largest city worked to recover from a massive snowstorm that halted traffic and hampered services.

Crowds attempted to enter through a southern entrance at Olembe stadium in the capital Yaounde to watch the host nation play Comoros.