LOS ANGELES: Over a year after its red carpet premiere, director John Krazinski’s “A Quiet Place Part II” has released in theaters as one of a number of films postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The horror movie picks up where its award-winning 2018 prequel left off, with the Abbott family trying to stay silent in order to survive in a world where making a sound means certain
CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has ordered authorities to speed up equipment delivery to Gaza in order to rebuild the devastated territory. The instructions came in response to a request by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and a meeting between Abbas Kamel, head of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service (GIS), and Palestinian ministers. According to Gaza’s
DUBAI: The growth in shariah-compliant bond issuance this year could be hurt by complications arising from the UAE’s recent adoption of tighter Islamic finance standards, according to S&P Global Ratings. Sukuk issuance will be between $140 billion and $155 billion in 2021 after $139.8 billion were sold last year, Mohamed Damak, global head of Islamic finance at the rating