National News Agency correspondent reported that the southern Lebanese towns of Naqoura, Alma al-Shaab, Jabal al-Labouneh and Jabal al-Alam in the western sector were subjected to intermittent enemy artillery shelling.
Source: National News Agency -…
Bangladesh’s army chief, Waker-Uz-Zaman, announced Monday the beginning of consultations to form an interim government to run the country’s affairs, after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed tendered her resignation.
This was announced by Bangladesh’s…
Ramallah-Ma’an- Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr. Amjad Barham met in his office in Ramallah today with the Country Director of Save the Children Xavier Jobert, where they discussed ways to enhance joint cooperation on several issues rela…
Tokyo stocks plummeted on Monday, with a key index ending with the record plunge amid concern over US recession and the yen’s strength.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) fell 4,451.28 points, or 12.40 percent, f…
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk expressed his “deep” concern about the increasing risk of a wider conflict in the Middle East, calling on the parties to “take urgent action to defuse this dangerous situation.” “I am …
The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) announced on Monday the allocation of issuance of bonds and tawarruq amounting to KD 160 million (about USD 528 million).
The CBK said in a statement to KUNA that the issuance period is three months with a return rate…
Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) 30 Index closed Sunday at 4,708.53 points, down 16.6 points or 0.35 percent, compared to the last trading session which reached 4,725.12 points.
The trading volume amounted to OMR 3,623,909, up by 18.2 percent compared to…
Qatari financial services companies recorded further sharp expansions in total business activity and new contracts in July, albeit at softer rates than in June. The seasonally adjusted Financial Services Business Activity and New Business Indexes post…
Doha: Qatar’s non-energy private sector continued to expand at the start of the second half of 2024, according to the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI ) survey data from Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) compiled by S and P Global.
Output and new or…
ABU DHABI: The value of transactions conducted in the banking sector within the country through the UAE Funds Transfer System (UAEFTS) rose to AED 7.9 trillion during the first five months of 2024, according to the latest statistics from the Central B…
Gold prices drifted higher on Monday, aided by worries that the US could be headed for a recession and rising bets that the Federal Reserve will likely need to start cutting interest rates aggressively.
Spot gold rose 0.14 percent to USD 2,446.83 per…
ABU DHABI: International Holding Company (ADX), the global diversified Abu Dhabi-based conglomerate, has formed Rorix Holdings, a groundbreaking global finance and trade facilitation company focused on financial services, trade finance, advisory, comm…