Emirates suspends flights to Sudan amid crackdown

Dubai: Emirates has suspended flights to and from Sudan following political unrest in the capital Khartoum. The carrier also said flights operated by the company’s code-share partner flydubai to and from Khartoum and Port Sudan stand cancelled. Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi-based Etihad said it was monitoring developments in Khartoum, and had delayed Tuesday’s flight for 24 […]

Trump ends India’s trade designation as a developing nation

Washington President Donald Trump terminated India’s designation as a developing nation under a trade program, eliminating an exception that allowed the country to export nearly 2,000 products to the US duty-free. “I have determined that India has not assured the United States that India will provide equitable and reasonable access to its markets,” Trump said […]

European shoppers hedge their bets on Huawei

London: The Trump administration may have found the most potent weapon yet in its campaign against Huawei Technologies Co. — the European consumer. The US spent months lobbying allies to block Huawei from 5G phone networks, with limited success. It’s been less than three weeks since President Donald Trump restricted the Chinese tech giant’s access […]