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Travellers rush to leave Lebanon amid spiking tensions, cancelled flights

BEIRUT: Travellers waited in long lines at Beirut airport on Sunday, some after cutting summer holidays short, as...

Updated 05 Aug, 2024 08:14am

World

Fears of Middle East war grow after Hamas leader’s killing

BEIRUT: Middle East tensions soared as Iran and its allies readied their response to the assassination of Hamas’s...

Updated 04 Aug, 2024 09:10pm

World

Israel says Hezbollah rocket kills 12 at football ground, vows response

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: A rocket attack on a football ground in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 12...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 10:57am

World

Syrian man arrested after shooting near US embassy in Beirut: army

BEIRUT: A Syrian man was arrested after a shooting Wednesday near the US embassy in Beirut, the Lebanese army said,...

Published 05 Jun, 2024 02:23pm

World

Three months in, deaths mount and diplomats vie to stop Gaza war's spread

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/AMMAN: Top international diplomats discussed strategies for keeping the Gaza war from spreading...

Updated 07 Jan, 2024 10:02pm

World

Killing of Hamas deputy leader in Beirut raises risk of Gaza war spreading

BEIRUT/CAIRO/GAZA: Israel killed Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in a drone strike in Lebanon’s capital Beirut...

Updated 03 Jan, 2024 12:05pm

World

Israeli drone kills senior Hamas official in Beirut: Security sources

BEIRUT: Senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri was killed on Tuesday night in an Israeli drone strike on Beirut's...

Updated 03 Jan, 2024 12:02am

World

Iran court orders US to pay $50bn for Soleimani assassination

TEHRAN: A Tehran court has ordered the US government to pay nearly $50 billion in damages for assassinating a top...

Published 06 Dec, 2023 03:17pm

World

Hezbollah, Hamas chiefs meet in Beirut

BEIRUT: The leaders of the armed movements Hezbollah and Hamas have met in Beirut to discuss “the readiness of the...

Published 10 Apr, 2023 07:38am

Life & Style

Visions of creativity in Middle East youth art scene

BEIRUT: From a Lebanese student decrying government failures through art to a Palestinian teacher seeking escape in...

Published 22 Sep, 2022 06:51pm

Markets

Iran ready to offer Lebanon 600,000 tonnes of fuel

Iranian officials told a Lebanese technical delegation visiting Tehran on Tuesday that Iran could offer Lebanon...

Published 20 Sep, 2022 02:20pm

World

World Bank approves $150mn food security loan for Lebanon

BEIRUT: The World Bank on Monday approved a $150 million loan to help Lebanon fund wheat imports and keep bread...

Published 09 May, 2022 05:50pm

World

IMF's tough terms deepen doubts over quick Lebanon bailout

DUBAI/BEIRUT: The IMF has asked Lebanon to fulfil a string of pre-conditions before negotiating a bailout, four...

Published 24 Feb, 2022 06:53pm

Markets

Lebanon's 'zombie banks' downsize to weather crisis

BEIRUT: Once the economy's crown jewel, Lebanon's banks are shutting branches and laying off employees in droves,...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 11:07am

World

Kuwait foreign minister visits Beirut in first such visit

DOHA: Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah will visit Beirut on Saturday, in the...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Business & Finance

Lebanese currency drops to new low

BEIRUT: The Lebanese pound sank to a new low on the black market Friday, with no end in sight to the economic and...

Published 27 Nov, 2021 05:08am

World

Kuwait expels Beirut envoy in row over Saudi-led Yemen 'intervention'

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait gave Lebanon's envoy to the emirate 48 hours to leave Saturday, a day after Saudi Arabia made a...

Published 31 Oct, 2021 04:05am

World

UAE pulls diplomats from Beirut

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates said Saturday it was withdrawing its diplomats from Lebanon, following a similar...

Published 31 Oct, 2021 04:05am

Deadly shooting rocks Beirut as tensions erupt

BEIRUT: At least six Shias were shot dead in Beirut on Thursday, in an attack on protesters who were heading for a...

Published 15 Oct, 2021 02:17am

World

Gunfire kills three, wounds 20 at Beirut protest

BEIRUT: Gunfire killed three people and wounded 20 at a Beirut rally organised by the Shiite Hezbollah and Amal...

Published 14 Oct, 2021 03:22pm

Business & Finance

Abu Dhabi's Etihad seeks to hire up to 1,000 cabin crew

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways said on Monday it planned to hire up to 1,000 cabin crew as travel demand rebounds...

Published 04 Oct, 2021 02:25pm

World

Iran says ready to sell Lebanon fuel if Beirut asks

TEHRAN: Iran said Sunday it is willing to sell fuel to Lebanon's government to help ease shortages, days after a...

Published 20 Sep, 2021 05:23am

World

Lebanese doubtful new cabinet up to the task of reform

BEIRUT: Lebanese commentators voiced scepticism Saturday over the bankrupt state's ability to win back the support ...

Published 12 Sep, 2021 03:55am

World

Beirut blast bereaved hold symbolic funeral to demand justice

BEIRUT: Lebanese protestors carried imitation coffins in a symbolic funeral procession from Beirut port Sunday to...

Published 09 Aug, 2021 05:05am

World

One year on, political interference besets Beirut blast probe

The August 4, 2020 explosion at the Beirut port killed more than 200 people and destroyed swathes of the capital

Published 02 Aug, 2021 10:36am

World

Foreign firms vie to rebuild ravaged Beirut port

Former colonial power France has also been positioning itself to take on the port's reconstruction.

Published 14 Apr, 2021 11:00am

World

Ghosn meeting with French investigators postponed: lawyers

Tamalet said a strict 11-day lockdown that will go into force in Lebanon on Thursday until January 25 prompted the move.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 09:32pm

World

Charges in Beirut blast inquiry hit political pushback

Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah said on Friday charges brought against the prime minister and three former ministers over the Beirut port explosion smacked of “political targeting”.
The explosion, one of the biggest non-nuclear blasts on record, was caused by a massive quantity of ammonium nitrate stored unsafely at the port for years.

Published 11 Dec, 2020 05:35pm

Air strikes kill 19 Iran-backed fighters in Syria: monitor

Iran backs President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria's civil war.

Published 26 Nov, 2020 08:47pm

World

Beirut blast among top 10 most powerful non-nuclear explosions in history: Study

The devastating explosion yield was equivalent of between 500 and 1,100 tons of TNT, claims the study.

Updated 06 Oct, 2020 04:03pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 13	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 13	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 13	140.85
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 13	0.85
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 13	1.31
Euro to USD / Sep 13	1.11

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 13	5,626.02
India Sensex / Sep 13	82,890.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 13	36,581.76
Nasdaq / Sep 13	17,683.98
Hang Seng / Sep 13	17,369.09
FTSE 100 / Sep 13	8,273.09
Dow Jones / Sep 13	41,393.78
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 13	18,699.40

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 13	68.65
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 13	18,735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 13	227,966
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 13	2,577.70
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 13	69.82
Petrol/Litre / Sep 15	259.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 15 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 15 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 15 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 15 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 15 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 15 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 15 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 15 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 15 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 15 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 15 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 15 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 15 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 15 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 15 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 15 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 15 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 15 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Sep 15 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Sep 15 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Sep 15 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Sep 15 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Sep 15 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Sep 15 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Sep 15 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 15 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Sep 15 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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