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UAE says any attack on a Gulf state is an attack on the Gulf ‘joined security system,’ UAE official says

Published 11 Sep, 2025 07:20pm

United Arab Emirates condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “hostile remarks” against Qatar, adding...

Kuwait taps ex-oil minister to form latest govt

Published 16 Apr, 2024 03:38am

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s emir on Monday tasked a former oil minister with forming a new government, state media...

UAE establishes ‘gaming’ body in potential step towards casinos

Published 05 Sep, 2023 06:22am

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has set up a regulatory body for “commercial gaming” — a step which could...

Kuwait suspends new visas for Philippines workers in rights row

Published 26 May, 2023 06:36pm

KUWAIT: Kuwait has suspended all new visas for Philippine nationals indefinitely, the interior ministry confirmed...

UAE’s GDP grew 7.6pc in 2022, official says

Published 06 Mar, 2023 07:40am

ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates’ economy expanded 7.6% last year, a senior official said on Thursday, about...

Oman sees 2023 budget deficit at 3pc of GDP

Published 26 Dec, 2022 06:24am

DUBAI: Oman is forecasting a 1.3 billion rial ($3.39 billion) deficit in its 2023 budget, or 3% of gross domestic...

Four held for suspected graft by Gulf state at EU parliament

Published 10 Dec, 2022 06:38am

BRUSSELS: Belgium on Friday detained four people including a former MEP as part of a probe into suspected corruption...

Kuwait produces over 2.8m bpd barrels per day of oil

Published 19 Sep, 2022 07:54am

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait Petroleum Corporation’s (KPC) chief executive said on Sunday the Gulf state currently produces...

Eye-popping: Saudi prince unveils mirrored skyscraper eco-city

Updated 27 Jul, 2022 12:04pm

JEDDAH: A futuristic Saudi megacity is to feature two skyscrapers extending across a swathe of desert and mountain...

UAE promises 'robust' response after being placed on FATF grey list

Updated 05 Mar, 2022 06:54pm

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has promised "robust actions" against money-laundering and terrorist financing after...

UAE's lone nuclear plant 'well protected', regulator says amid Houthi threats

Published 23 Feb, 2022 02:16pm

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates' only nuclear power plant is "well protected" against security threats, the ...

Israel warns of crisis with UAE over Dubai aviation security dispute

Updated 09 Feb, 2022 04:38pm

JERUSALEM: Israel extended on Tuesday a deadline that might have halted its airlines' flights to the United Arab...

Oil rises, heads for best month since Feb 2021 on supply concerns

Published 31 Jan, 2022 12:07pm

Brent crude rises $1.07, or 1.2%, to $91.10 a barrel at 0325 GMT

UAE says it suspects drones caused Abu Dhabi fires, Yemen Houthis claim attack

Published 17 Jan, 2022 03:43pm

DUBAI: Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Monday it had carried out an attack on the United Arab Emirates...

Some big merchant families: UAE plans to scrap import monopolies: FT

Published 27 Dec, 2021 06:45am

ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates government has told some of its biggest business families that it plans to ...

Israeli PM to discuss Iran, bilateral issues with crown prince in UAE

Published 13 Dec, 2021 02:39pm

ABU DHABI: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will discuss Iran as well as bilateral issues during his landmark...

UAE announces move to Saturday-Sunday weekend, state news agency

Published 07 Dec, 2021 01:51pm

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates will transition to a four and half-day working week starting next year, with the ...

New UAE criminal code among 40 legal changes in reform push

Published 28 Nov, 2021 05:38am

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates on Saturday said a new criminal code would come into force in January as part of ...

UAE working to de-escalate tensions with Iran, senior official says

Published 16 Nov, 2021 12:44pm

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates is taking steps to de-escalate tensions with Iran as part of a policy choice towards...

UAE official says time to manage rivalry with Iran and Turkey

Published 04 Oct, 2021 06:22am

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates is trying to manage long-running rivalries with Iran and Turkey through dialogue to...

Israel FM visits Bahrain to sign deals, open embassy

Published 01 Oct, 2021 04:07am

DUBAI: Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid flew to Bahrain on Thursday on the highest-level Israeli visit to the ...

Plane carrying Afghans, U.S. and European citizens from Kabul arrives in Doha

Published 17 Sep, 2021 11:26pm

DUBAI: The third chartered flight bringing civilians from Afghanistan to Qatar since U.S. forces withdrew last month...

UAE announces plans to boost economy, attract workers

Updated 05 Sep, 2021 04:59pm

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates plans to launch 50 new economic initiatives to boost the country's competitiveness...

Israel opens first embassy in Gulf

Published 30 Jun, 2021 03:54am

DUBAI: Israel's new foreign minister inaugurated its embassy in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday and offered an...

Kuwait to allow entry of fully vaccinated non-citizens from Aug. 1

Updated 17 Jun, 2021 07:49pm

A PCR test must be taken before flying and another during seven days of home quarantine on arrival.

Easing Kuwaiti visa restriction: FO puts its weight behind Qureshi

Published 04 Jun, 2021 05:06am

ISLAMABAD: Days after Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed claimed credit for easing Kuwaiti visa restriction for...

Oman says expat workforce fell by 200,000 in year to March

Published 02 Jun, 2021 07:19pm

"Expatriates employed in the government sector fell from 53,332 to 49,898. While expatriates employed in the private sector dropped from 1,608,781 to 1,403,287."
Oman posted a deficit of 827 million rials ($2.15 billion) in the four months to April, the ministry said on Wednesday, with revenues declining by 27.7% annually during the period.

Qatar human rights protests spread across World Cup qualifiers

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 21	162.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 21	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,524.76
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,846.69
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,340.11
India Sensex / Jul 21	77,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 21	65,077.32
Hang Seng / Jul 21	25,036.86

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 21	82.50
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 21	4,050.88
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 21	79.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Invest Capital Invest Bank / Jul 21 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	21.75 ▲ 1.98 (10.02%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 21 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	64.96 ▲ 5.91 (10.01%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 21 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.27 ▲ 1.39 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 21 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	110.23 ▲ 10.02 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.69 ▲ 3.79 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 21 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	60.50 ▲ 5.5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	50.58 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 21 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	329.37 ▲ 29.94 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 21 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	270.97 ▲ 24.63 (10%)
Reliance Weaving / Jul 21 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	194.02 ▲ 17.64 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,515.89 ▼ -168.43 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	50.44 ▼ -5.6 (-9.99%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 21 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.52 ▼ -0.8 (-9.62%)
Sana Ind / Jul 21 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	36.10 ▼ -2.69 (-6.93%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 21 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.25 ▼ -2.18 (-6.52%)
Crescent Fib. / Jul 21 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	55.05 ▼ -3.84 (-6.52%)
Imperial Limited / Jul 21 Imperial Limited(IML)	22.50 ▼ -1.51 (-6.29%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	23.58 ▼ -1.53 (-6.09%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jul 21 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	16,910 ▼ -1089.99 (-6.06%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 21 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	21.14 ▼ -1.15 (-5.16%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	74,302,196 ▲ 0.31
TPL Properties / Jul 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,040,211 ▲ 0.54
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	35,409,813 ▲ 0.2
Pak Refinery / Jul 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	18,877,703 ▲ 3.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,307,250 ▲ 0.71
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	10,406,459 ▲ 0.68
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 21 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	10,350,344 ▲ 0.03
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	8,641,884 ▲ 0.15
United Insurance / Jul 21 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	8,624,491 ▼ -0.39
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	7,766,760 ▲ 0.03

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