Gulf equities mixed as investors await clarity on US-Iran talks Published 06 Apr, 2026 08:21pm Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index eased 0.1% Dubai’s main share index dropped 0.7%,
War and a fractured global economy Updated 06 Apr, 2026 05:22am EDITORIAL: A little over a month into the US-Israel war on Iran, anyone under the illusion that modern conflicts can...
China urges Gulf nations to seal free trade agreement Updated 16 Dec, 2025 08:39am BEIJING: China’s foreign minister has pressed the Gulf Cooperation Council to conclude long-running talks on a free...
Trump to meet Gulf leaders in Riyadh: source close to Saudi govt Published 04 May, 2025 05:43pm RIYADH: US President Donald Trump is due to meet the heads of state of six Gulf countries while on a visit to Riyadh...
PM urges brotherly states to help ease tensions in region Published 03 May, 2025 06:07am ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif launched a diplomatic charm offensive on Friday, holding consecutive...
Erdogan and Abbas to discuss delivering aid to Gaza, Turkiye source says Published 04 Mar, 2024 03:15pm ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan is set to discuss Turkiye efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza with...
French President Macron arrives in Israel on solidarity visit Published 24 Oct, 2023 12:08pm TEL AVIV: French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to express his country’s “full solidarity”...
Pakistan among countries in grip of debt problems Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:57pm LONDON: The persistent and damaging debt problems gripping a number of developing world nations will be a core topic...
Cash-strapped Egypt sells state assets to Gulf nations Published 16 Feb, 2023 06:53am Egypt, sapped dry of dollars despite a $3 billion International Monetary Fund bailout loan, is seeking to boost its...
Xi calls for oil trade in yuan Updated 10 Dec, 2022 09:56am RIYADH: President Xi Jinping told Gulf Arab leaders on Friday that China would work to buy oil and gas in yuan, a...
China to use Shanghai exchange for yuan energy deals with Gulf nations: Xi Updated 09 Dec, 2022 07:56pm BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping said in Riyadh on Friday that China and Gulf nations should make full use of...
US issues warning to China Updated 14 Mar, 2022 03:52pm WASHINGTON: US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, who is due to meet with China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi ...