Saudi Arabia buys 795,000 T of wheat in tender DUBAI: Saudi Arabia bought 795,000 metric tons of wheat in a tender, the General Food Security Authority (GFSA) said... Published 01 Apr, 2024 03:05pm
Markets Saudi Arabia may hike May crude oil prices to Asia SINGAPORE: Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia may raise the official selling price (OSP) for flagship Arab Light crude in... Published 01 Apr, 2024 01:05pm
Business & Finance Saudi central bank net foreign assets fall by $7.20bn in Feb CAIRO: The Saudi central bank’s net foreign assets fell by $7.20 billion in February from the previous month,... Published 29 Mar, 2024 09:08pm
BR Research Surging IT exports The newly elected Finance Minister has hinted at touching $3.5 billion in IT exports for FY24, and part of it is due... Published 29 Mar, 2024 09:18am
Business & Finance Saudi Arabia considers transferring state airline Saudia to PIF DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is considering transferring ownership of national carrier Saudia to the sovereign wealth fund,... Published 28 Mar, 2024 06:30am
Markets Most Gulf bourses drop; Egypt extends gains DUBAI: Stock markets in the Gulf dropped on Monday, led by the Qatar index, tracking global peers lower as investors... Published 26 Mar, 2024 04:20am
Opinion Pakistan’s woes: Saudi Arabia can be a solution In the Red Sea port city of Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, our Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir met the de... Published 25 Mar, 2024 05:47am
Markets Saudi Aramco CEO calls energy transition strategy a failure HOUSTON: Pointing to the still paltry share of renewable energy in global supply, the head of Saudi Aramco described... Published 25 Mar, 2024 05:47am
Life & Style World’s first ‘Dragon Ball’ theme park to be built in Saudi Arabia TOKYO: The world’s first theme park devoted to the ‘Dragon Ball’ universe of comics, movies, and games will be built... Published 23 Mar, 2024 01:03pm
World UN Security Council to vote on Gaza ceasefire with uncertain outcome UNITED NATIONS: The United States, which has repeatedly blocked calls for a truce in Gaza, will submit a draft... Updated 22 Mar, 2024 02:22pm
World Antony Blinken heads to Israel to press for ‘immediate’ truce in Gaza war GAZA STRIP: Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Israel Friday to press for a truce in Gaza, ahead of a key UN... Published 22 Mar, 2024 12:27pm
World Saudi Arabia boosts funding to UNRWA by $40m RIYADH: A Saudi-funded humanitarian agency pledged on Wednesday to boost the kingdom’s funding to the UN... Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am
World Saudi Arabia announces $40mn donation to UN agency for Palestinians RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday it will donate $40 million to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees,... Published 20 Mar, 2024 09:35pm
World Antony Blinken due in Mideast in new bid to secure truce GAZA STRIP: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due to return Wednesday to the Middle East in a new bid to... Published 20 Mar, 2024 12:01pm
World Antony Blinken to visit Saudi Arabia, Egypt to discuss Gaza ceasefire: spokesman MANILA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia and Egypt this week to discuss efforts to... Updated 19 Mar, 2024 01:28pm
Life & Style Patronage or conquest? Saudis move in on Egypt’s culture CAIRO: Saudi largesse is flooding Egypt’s cultural scene, but the reception is mixed. Some welcome new “cooperation”... Published 15 Mar, 2024 08:58pm
Print RE projects: PPIB willing to alter draft pact with Saudi Arabia ISLAMABAD: The Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has expressed willingness to alter draft framework... Updated 15 Mar, 2024 09:15am
World US team leaves Saudi Arabia early over kippah row WASHINGTON: A US delegation on religious freedom said Monday it cut short its visit to Saudi Arabia after one of its... Published 13 Mar, 2024 06:32am
World Palestinians prepare for Ramadan in the shadow of Gaza war OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/CAIRO/RAFAH: Palestinians prepared for Ramadan in a sombre mood with heightened security measures... Published 11 Mar, 2024 12:17pm
Pakistan Saudi Arabia announces relief for calamity-hit Gwadar QUETTA: Saudi Arabia has announced relief measures for calamity-hit Gwadar as hundreds of houses were damaged due to... Published 11 Mar, 2024 04:45am
Pakistan Global healthcare delivery: InfoTech Group, US IT firm partner with Saudi group ISLAMABAD: InfoTech Group, a Pakistani Information Technology (IT) firm, and US-based Valyrian Systems Inc have... Published 11 Mar, 2024 04:45am
Print Palestinians: Saudi King urges world community to halt brutal crimes RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz said on Sunday the international community must assume its... Updated 11 Mar, 2024 08:32am
Print Ramazan begins in Saudi Arabia, UAE today RIYADH: The holy month of Ramazan will begin on Monday, Saudi Arabia and other Middle East nations announced,... Updated 11 Mar, 2024 08:40am
Opinion Egypt: not a good model to emulate Increasingly, the hope of economic recovery in Pakistan is becoming hinged on the government influenced investment ... Published 11 Mar, 2024 04:45am
Business & Finance Saudi Q4 GDP shrinks 4.3% y/y, official data show RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 4.3% in the fourth quarter, government data... Published 10 Mar, 2024 12:51pm
Markets Saudi Aramco boosts dividend despite drop in 2023 profit DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant Aramco said on Sunday it boosted its dividends last year despite net... Updated 10 Mar, 2024 07:03pm
Pakistan Investment in SuperNova Solutions hailed ISLAMABAD: The Saudi Arabia-based investment into Pakistan’s SuperNova Solutions is a pivotal for Pakistan’s IT... Published 10 Mar, 2024 03:03am
Business & Finance Azfar Ahsan meets Saudi investment minister RIYADH: Muhammad Azfar Ahsan, former Minister for Investment of Pakistan & founder of Nutshell Group, met Khalid... Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am
Business & Finance NESPAK awarded project of 574 dams in KSA worth Rs5.2bn LAHORE: NESPAK, a renowned engineering consultancy firm, has clinched a monumental project involving 574 dams in the... Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am
Business & Finance Jul-Feb remittances down 1.2pc to $18.1bn YoY KARACHI: The country received home remittances amounted to $ 18.1 billion during the first eight months of this... Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am
Pakistan’s pharma sector can increase exports to $3bn in five years, but it ‘needs policy, govt support’