World Taiwan FM in Pacific to shore up Solomons ties TAIPEI: Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu insisted Friday that ties with the Solomon Islands were "rock solid" as spec Published 16 Aug, 2019 11:51am
World Indonesia president proposes $178bn budget for 2020 with focus on education JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday proposed a 2,528.8 trillion rupiah ($177.56 billion) budget to parli Published 16 Aug, 2019 11:35am
Business & Finance South Africa's 3-month T-bill average yield slips at 7.13pc JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sold 2.4 billion rand ($158.13 million) of three-month Treasury bills, at an average yield of Published 16 Aug, 2019 11:30am
Markets OPEC sees bearish oil outlook for rest of 2019, points to 2020 surplus LONDON: OPEC on Friday provided a downbeat oil-market outlook for the rest of 2019 as economic growth slows and highligh Published 16 Aug, 2019 11:25am
Markets LNG tankers heading to Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands The following liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers are expected to arrive in Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands in the Published 16 Aug, 2019 11:18am
Markets Oil rises 2pc as recession fears MOSCOW: Crude oil prices rose more than 2pc on Friday, recovering from two days of declines after data showing a rise in Published 16 Aug, 2019 11:11am
World Germany's Merkel and British PM Johnson to meet soon BERLIN: A meeting between Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planned soon, a spokesman Published 16 Aug, 2019 11:09am
World Taiwan raises 2019 growth outlook, sees faster pace next TAIPEI: Taiwan raised its 2019, economic growth forecast on Friday, with prospects lifted by more factories moving produ Published 16 Aug, 2019 10:47am
World German finance minister Scholz to run for SPD leadership BERLIN: German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz will run for the leadership of his Social Democrats, a magazine reported on Published 16 Aug, 2019 10:44am
Top News Modi's hegemonic policies on IoK expose secular face of India: Firdous PESHAWAR: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan Thursday told a sem Published 15 Aug, 2019 03:47pm
Top News Indian envoy summoned over ceasefire violation at LoC ISLAMABAD: Director General (South Asia and SAARC) Dr Mohammad Faisal Thursday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner Published 15 Aug, 2019 03:43pm
Business & Finance Fakhar urges world powers to play role for peaceful Kashmir settlement ISLAMABAD: Chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Syed Fakhar Imam Thursday urged the world powers to play their Published 15 Aug, 2019 03:41pm
Markets Palm slips on weaker crude oil, profit taking KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures edged down at the midday break on Thursday, weighed by lower crude oil prices a Published 15 Aug, 2019 03:38pm
Markets JGB yields drop to 3-year lows as recession fears grip markets TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields dropped to three-year lows on Thursday, as fears of a global recession gripped th Published 15 Aug, 2019 03:36pm
Markets corn to fall into $3.49-1/2 to $3.52-1/2 range SINGAPORE: CBOT September corn is expected to fall into a range of $3.49-1/2 to $3.52-1/2 per bushel, as suggested by a Published 15 Aug, 2019 03:32pm
Business & Finance By repealing Article 370 India committed big blunder: Sikh leader ISLAMABAD: In the Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK), All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC), a Sikh representative Published 15 Aug, 2019 03:00pm
Business & Finance Modi lays foundation to disintegrate India: Shaukat Yousafzai PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakthunkhwa Minister for Information and Public Relations, Shaukat Yousafzai said here Thursday that In Published 15 Aug, 2019 02:46pm
Business & Finance Srinagar a maze of razor wire, steel barriers ISLAMABAD: Indian Occupied Kashmir's capital Srinagar has turned into a vast maze of razor wire coils and steel barricad Published 15 Aug, 2019 02:42pm
Business & Finance OIC condemns ongoing curfew, communications blackout in Occupied Kashmir ISLAMABAD: Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation has strongly condemn Published 15 Aug, 2019 02:40pm
Markets US yield curve remains inverted for second day LONDON: The US yield curve was inverted for the second straight trading session on Thursday, as investors' concerns that Published 15 Aug, 2019 12:23pm