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Blasts rock Damascus during Macron visit

Published 07 Jul, 2026 01:26pm

State television later reported that Macron and Sharaa had met at the Syrian Presidential Palace

Damascus cafe blast kills 5, wounds 16, Syrian state news agency says

Published 02 Jul, 2026 07:00pm

A bomb is planted at the café, which is near the Palace of Justice in the centre of Syria's capital

Hezbollah denies link to cell accused of planning Damascus attack

Published 13 Apr, 2026 05:59am

BEIRUT: Hezbollah denied on Sunday any link to a cell accused by Syrian authorities of planning an attack on a...

Oil prices rise as Hormuz stays shut ahead of Trump deadline, strikes on Iran intensify

Updated 07 Apr, 2026 05:47pm

Brent crude futures were up $1.39, or 1.27%, at $111.16 a barrel by 1209 GMT

Zelensky, Turkiye’s top diplomat in Damascus for talks with Syrian president

Published 05 Apr, 2026 07:40pm

Zelensky visited several Middle Eastern countries and signed defence agreements with Qatar and Saudi Arabia

Syria says has taken over another base from US forces

Published 16 Feb, 2026 04:22am

DAMASCUS: Syria’s defence ministry said on Sunday it had taken over the Al-Shadadi base in the northeast from US...

Damascus opens humanitarian corridor to Kurdish-majority town

Published 26 Jan, 2026 06:04am

DAMASCUS: Syria’s military said on Sunday it had opened a humanitarian corridor to the Kurdish-majority town of...

Syria says kills senior IS leader, arrests operative near Damascus

Updated 26 Dec, 2025 08:29am

DAMASCUS: Syrian authorities on Thursday said forces killed a senior leader in the Islamic State group and arrested...

Turkish ministers to meet Syria’s Sharaa in Damascus

Published 22 Dec, 2025 05:11pm

Talks will also address "progress in implementing the March 10 agreement" between Damascus and Syrian Democratic Forces

Syria to mark one year since Assad toppled

Published 08 Dec, 2025 08:29am

*Official celebrations are planned for the central Umayyad Square in Damascus, which has already been packed with jubilant gatherings ahead of December 8

Vast trove of medieval Jewish records opened up by AI

Published 26 Nov, 2025 12:59pm

Cairo Geniza documents remain largely untranscribed

US diplomats on Syria abruptly let go amid pro-Damascus policy push, sources say

Published 18 Sep, 2025 10:50am

Barrack was in Damascus on Tuesday overseeing the foreign minister's signing of a plan to address a standoff with the Druze minority in the south

Saudi launches Damascus area reconstruction project

Published 08 Sep, 2025 06:49am

DAMASCUS: Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday humanitarian projects for Syria including the removal of wartime rubble...

Ankara, Damascus top diplomats warn Israel over Syria action

Published 13 Aug, 2025 05:40pm

ANKARA: Turkiye’s foreign minister and his Syrian counterpart on Wednesday warned Israel not to stir up chaos in...

Saudi Arabia signs major investment deals to help rebuild Syria

Published 24 Jul, 2025 06:05pm

DAMASCUS: Saudi Arabia on Thursday signed major investment and partnership deals with Syria, valued at $6.4 billion,...

Syrian govt says fighting in Sweida halted after tribal forces pull out

Published 20 Jul, 2025 12:17pm

SWEIDA: Fighting in Syria’s Sweida “halted” on Sunday, the government said, after the southern city was recaptured...

Israel army says struck ‘military target’ in area of Syrian presidential palace

Published 16 Jul, 2025 07:10pm

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s army said it struck a “military target” in the area of Syria’s presidential palace in...

Israel bolsters border security with Syria after Druze attacks

Published 16 Jul, 2025 06:38pm

MAJDAL SHAMS: Israeli troops on Wednesday sought to control crowds and prevent Druze from crossing the border with...

Twenty killed in suicide bombing at Damascus church

Updated 23 Jun, 2025 08:13am

DAMASCUS: At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the Mar Elias...

New US envoy to Syria in Damascus: state media

Published 29 May, 2025 05:36pm

DAMASCUS: The United States’ new envoy for Syria, Thomas Barrack, was in Damascus on Thursday, state media reported,...

Israel attacks target near Syrian presidential palace, Netanyahu says

Published 02 May, 2025 08:00am

Israel attacked a target near the presidential palace in the Syrian capital Damascus, Israeli Prime Minister...

Senior Russian official to visit Syria, sources say

Published 28 Jan, 2025 02:28pm

DAMASCUS: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov is set to meet Syria’s new rulers this week in Damascus,...

Arab, EU diplomats in Saudi for talks on support for Syria

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 09:58pm

RIYADH: Top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe were arriving in the Saudi capital on Sunday to discuss Syria,...

Qatar in talks to fund Syria public wage hikes: diplomatic source

Published 09 Jan, 2025 05:57pm

DOHA: Qatar is weighing a plan to provide Syria’s new rulers with funds to increase public sector salaries, a...

Antony Blinken in Paris to discuss Mideast, receive honour

Published 08 Jan, 2025 01:45pm

PARIS: Outgoing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday began a visit to Paris in which he will receive...

US to ease aid restrictions for Syria in limited show of support for new government, WSJ reports

Published 06 Jan, 2025 08:53am

The Biden administration plans to announce Monday that it will ease restrictions on humanitarian aid for Syria,...

Syria monitor reports blasts at arms depots near Damascus

Published 05 Jan, 2025 10:18pm

Syria: A Syria war monitor said explosions on Sunday rocked an area near Damascus housing weapons depots used by the...

Syria’s new information minister promises free press

Published 01 Jan, 2025 05:21pm

DAMASCUS: Syria’s minister of information in the country’s transitional government told AFP he is working towards a...

Syria rescuers, activist say site outside Damascus believed to be mass grave

Published 25 Dec, 2024 09:12pm

DAMASCUS: A key Syrian rescue group and an activist told AFP on Wednesday a burial site outside Damascus was likely...

Syrian ex-rebel factions agree to merge under defence ministry

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:04pm

DAMASCUS: Syria’s leader Ahmed al-Sharaa reached an agreement on Tuesday with former rebel faction chiefs to...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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