Anbang Insurance Group has plans of closing down the iconic hotel for up to three years in spring next year to convert three-fourths of its rooms into condominiums, reports said.
Relations between the two nations have been strained since 2010, when 10 activists were killed in a botched Israeli raid of the Turkish aid flotilla Mavi Marmara.
Last week’s historic referendum, where the British public voted to leave the EU, has kicked off a flurry of diplomatic activity in Europe, even as the economic fallout continues.
Some of the weapons were used in a shooting that killed two Americans at a police training facility in Amman, Jordan, according to a joint investigation by the New York Times and Al Jazeera.
The shock result of the U.K.’s EU referendum has erased more than $2 trillion in paper wealth.
The expansion, which triples the size of ships that can travel the canal, allows the country to host 98 percent of the world’s shipping.
The British pound fell anew in early Asian trading on Monday, with investors still at a loss as to what happens next now that the country has voted to leave the EU.
U.S. stock index futures eased slightly in early trading on Sunday after Britain’s vote to leave the European Union sparked a sharp sell-off in global markets on Friday
An officer in London’s parade proposes to his boyfriend. Hillary Clinton surprises the New York City crowd.
Iraqi forces claimed a victory in the city, which has been in ISIS hands for more than two years, although clearing operations in the city continue.
The Supreme Court is expected to deliver its decision in a major abortion case, prompting the question of which women have the right to an abortion in fact — and not just in name.
Hedge funds that bet on or against European stocks were hit hardest Friday, with most losing between 2 and 4 percent, two investors said.
Former U.K. Foreign Minister David Millibrand said populism is very popular — until it gets elected.
The former U.S. House speaker said a “wave” is building against the establishment.
In a letter to the Australian prime minister, an international team of scientists said greater efforts are needed to protect the iconic Great Barrier Reef.
EU Industry Commissioner Elzbieta Bienkowska told a German daily Sunday the automaker should compensate its European customers the same way it would pay its U.S. car buyers.
The meeting, which comes close on the heels of inconclusive talks in Paris, is unlikely to result in a breakthrough in the fraught Israel-Palestine peace process.
Now, the Republican says, Muslims from nations known for terrorism will be prohibited from entering the U.S.
The auto industries of Britain and other EU nations will likely feel the impact of Thursday's vote — with investor George Soros fearing even worse outcomes.
Pundit George F. Will announced he has left the party, and former Treasury boss Hank Paulson said he will vote for Clinton in November.
President Barack Obama rejected the cross-border crude oil pipeline last November, seven years after it was proposed.
The Republican was greeted by protesters at his golf course waving Mexican and rainbow flags, as well as signs that read: “Donald stop the hating.”