'Not easy' to seize Russia assets: EU task force head STOCKHOLM: EU plans to seize Russian assets following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, prioritising state assets of... Published 25 Mar, 2023 12:12am
World At what cost? UK PM Sunak to win post-Brexit trade vote in parliament LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to win parliamentary approval on Wednesday for a key element of a... Published 22 Mar, 2023 01:39pm
World Putin meets ‘dear friend’ Xi in Kremlin as Ukraine war grinds on Vladimir Putin and his “dear friend” Chinese leader Xi Jinping planned more talks on Tuesday after a Kremlin dinner... Published 21 Mar, 2023 10:55am
World Donor conference seeks to rally quake aid for Turkiye, Syria BRUSSELS: The EU on Monday will host a conference in Brussels aimed at ramping up funds from international donors to... Published 20 Mar, 2023 11:40am
World EU hammers out 2bn euro ammunition plan for Ukraine BRUSSELS: European Union ministers on Monday will look to sign off on a 2-billion-euro plan to raid their stockpiles... Published 20 Mar, 2023 11:35am
World EU proposes power market revamp to blunt price spikes BRUSSELS: The European Commission proposed a revamp of Europe’s electricity market rules on Tuesday, to try to... Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:12am
Technology TikTok confirms US urged parting ways with ByteDance to dodge ban SAN FRANCISCO: TikTok confirmed Wednesday that US officials have recommended the popular video-sharing app part ways... Published 16 Mar, 2023 10:41am
Markets Russia’s oil revenue sinks as sanctions bite: IEA PARIS: Russia’s oil export revenue sank 42 percent in February as Western powers tightened sanctions on the country... Published 15 Mar, 2023 02:46pm
Markets EU 2022/23 soft wheat exports at 21.54m tonnes PARIS: Soft wheat exports from the European Union in the 2022/23 season that started in July had reached 21.54... Published 15 Mar, 2023 06:01am
World WhatsApp agrees to be more transparent on policy changes, EU says BRUSSELS: Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp has agreed to be more transparent about changes to its privacy policy introduced... Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:34pm
World Russia works to ease visa regime for India, other countries Russia is working on easing visa procedures for six countries, including India, Syria and Indonesia, the state TASS... Published 06 Mar, 2023 11:48am
Technology Tech-sponsored study criticises plan to exclude non-EU cloud vendors BRUSSELS: A proposed European Union cloud security label that could exclude Amazon, Alphabet’s Google, Microsoft and... Published 06 Mar, 2023 10:52am
World Stop human traffickers, Pope Francis says after Italy’s migrant shipwreck VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday called on authorities to stop human traffickers operating in the Mediterranean,... Published 05 Mar, 2023 07:43pm
Editorials Human smuggling: deadly business EDITORIAL: After much confusion as regards the number of people on board the ill-fated boat , the facts that seem to... Published 04 Mar, 2023 06:10am
World EU’s Borrell sees ‘small improvement’ in US talking with Russia NEW DELHI: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Friday he saw a “small improvement” in diplomacy with Moscow... Updated 03 Mar, 2023 02:06pm
World UK PM Sunak: New Northern Ireland deal not about any one political party LONDON: New post-Brexit trading arrangements agreed between Britain and the European Union are about improving the... Published 28 Feb, 2023 01:36pm
Business & Finance Ukraine’s economy stabilizes after shock of war KYIV: When Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, the shelves of the Novus supermarket chain in Kyiv quickly emptied as... Published 27 Feb, 2023 12:40pm
World EU adopts fresh sanctions amid vow to ramp up pressure on Moscow BRUSSELS: The European Union vowed to increase pressure on Moscow “until Ukraine is liberated” as it adopted a... Published 26 Feb, 2023 03:27am
Markets Euronext wheat traded in narrow range PARIS: Euronext wheat traded in a narrow range due to a US holiday, while traders awaited news on the renewal of a... Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:57am
World Britain begins post-Brexit asset management revamp, focus on liquidity LONDON: Britain set out plans on Monday for a post-Brexit review of its rules for the 11 trillion pound ($13.2... Published 20 Feb, 2023 03:17pm
World West must provide more military support to Ukraine MUNICH: European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Sunday the West must provide more military aid to... Published 19 Feb, 2023 02:18pm
Pakistan Promotion of agri-business in Sindh: PPAF distributes Rs269m matching grants among 128 beneficiaries KARACHI: Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) has distributed matching grants worth Rs 269 million amongst 128... Published 18 Feb, 2023 03:33am
World UK’s Sunak tells Northern Ireland’s SDLP: Protocol deal ‘not done yet’ BELFAST: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told Northern Ireland’s Social Democratic and Labour Party on Friday a... Published 17 Feb, 2023 03:28pm
Technology Under fire TikTok pledges to follow EU rules PARIS: Social media platform TikTok, famed for bite-size videos of pranks and dances, said Friday it was working... Published 17 Feb, 2023 11:36am
World Ukraine’s Zelenskiy thanks Norway for $7bn in aid over five years OSLO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy thanked Norwegian lawmakers on Thursday for approving a bilateral aid... Published 16 Feb, 2023 02:13pm
Markets French wheat export outlook cut, stocks forecast raised PARIS: Farm office FranceAgriMer on Wednesday lowered its outlook for French soft wheat exports this season, leading... Published 16 Feb, 2023 06:08am
World EU debt reform proposals must be modified BERLIN: Changes to European Union debt rules proposed by the European Commission cannot be approved as they stand,... Published 14 Feb, 2023 03:18pm
World The Ukraine war in five chapters PARIS: Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the biggest attack on a European country since World War II when he... Published 14 Feb, 2023 11:32am
Markets Russia’s fuel exports fall 10% in Feb 1-12 MOSCOW: Russia’s seaborne oil product exports fell about 10% in Feb 1-12 from the same period in January due to the... Published 13 Feb, 2023 03:31pm
World EU envoy to Syria: ‘absolutely unfair’ to be accused of not providing aid ADANA: The European Union’s envoy to Syria said early on Sunday that it was not fair to accuse the group of failing... Published 12 Feb, 2023 11:37am