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Turkiye and Gulf states to launch talks for free trade pact

ANKARA: Turkiye and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have signed a deal to launch negotiations for a Free Trade...

Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:35pm

World

Iran lifts visa rules for 33 countries including Gulf states

DUBAI: Iran said it was lifting visa requirements for 33 countries, including Gulf states like Saudi Arabia with...

Published 15 Dec, 2023 03:12am

Jilani expects ‘huge’ investment from Gulf states

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on Wednesday said that a huge investment is expected to...

Updated 31 Aug, 2023 08:42am

Markets

Most Gulf markets in red as China woes linger, oil falls

Most stock markets in the Gulf ended lower on Monday as traders considered a slowdown in China, while falling oil...

Published 14 Aug, 2023 07:22pm

World

US envoy visits Gulf to help expand Yemen truce, launch peace process

WASHINGTON: The US Special Envoy for Yemen will visit the Gulf on Monday “to advance ongoing un-led efforts to...

Published 14 Aug, 2023 06:28pm

World

Iran’s President Raisi officially invites UAE president to visit Tehran

DUBAI: Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi officially invited United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Mohammed bin Zayed Al...

Published 03 Aug, 2023 12:22pm

World

Turkiye’s Erdogan caps economy-driven Gulf tour in UAE

DUBAI: Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has arrived in the United Arab Emirates, the final leg of a Gulf trip...

Published 19 Jul, 2023 12:42pm

World

Iran says to form naval alliance with Gulf states including Pakistan, India to ensure regional stability

Iran’s navy commander said his country and Saudi Arabia, as well as three other Gulf states, plan to form a naval...

Updated 03 Jun, 2023 06:15pm

World

Gulf states appeal to US on Israeli minister’s Palestinian comments

RIYADH: The Gulf Cooperation Council said Sunday it had written to Washington’s top diplomat condemning...

Published 27 Mar, 2023 06:15am

World

Syria’s Assad arrives in UAE in official visit

DUBAI: Syrian President Bashar al Assad arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday for an official visit,...

Published 19 Mar, 2023 04:28pm

World

Russian firms showcase guns, missiles at UAE defence expo

ABU DHABI: A major defence expo kicked off in the United Arab Emirates on Monday with Russian firms participating in...

Published 21 Feb, 2023 11:01am

World

Hopes fade as Turkiye-Syria quake toll at 17,500

BAB AL-HAWA BORDER CROSSING: Hopes were fading Thursday for rescuing survivors of the earthquake in Turkiye and...

Updated 09 Feb, 2023 05:22pm

Technology

Google Cloud to support Kuwait’s digitisation drive

DUBAI: Google Cloud has formed a strategic alliance with the Kuwaiti government to support digitisation efforts...

Published 06 Jan, 2023 10:19pm

World

UAE govt pushes work for local citizens

DUBAI: With foreign workers making up the vast bulk of private sector jobs in the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf’s...

Published 02 Jan, 2023 07:42am

World

Omani leader okays deficit budget for 2023

CAIRO: Oman’s Sultan ratified a 2023 budget with a deficit of 1.3 billion Omani rials ($3.38 billion) or 3% of ...

Published 02 Jan, 2023 06:46am

World

UAE, Oman to boost trade and investment ties

DUBAI: The UAE and Oman are exploring investment opportunities worth 30 billion dirhams and will increase bilateral...

Published 28 Sep, 2022 06:03pm

World

Iran wants closer ties with UAE: foreign minister

TEHRAN: Iran’s top diplomat said Wednesday his country wants to boost relations with the United Arab Emirates,...

Published 14 Sep, 2022 05:45pm

Business & Finance

Economic uplift linked to good ties with strategic partners: Ahsan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said that the country’s economic...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:19am

World

UAE reports three more monkeypox cases

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates recorded three more cases of monkeypox, the health ministry said on Monday, nearly a...

Published 30 May, 2022 10:34am

World

Oman, welcoming Russian FM, says committed to OPEC+ agreement

DUBAI: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday visited Oman, a fellow member of the OPEC+ alliance of...

Published 11 May, 2022 06:03pm

Markets

'Not our war': Gulf states resist pressure to raise oil output

Gulf countries, which had suffered from declines in oil prices since 2014, now seem all the more reluctant to take immediate action as they benefit from the short-term price surge

Published 03 Mar, 2022 05:40pm

World

Gulf states review Lebanon response to proposal to ease row

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait said Sunday that a Lebanese response to a list of suggested measures to ease a diplomatic rift...

Published 31 Jan, 2022 07:10am

World

UAE works on Friday for first time

DUBAI: Employees and schoolchildren juggled work and studies with weekly Muslim prayers on the first ever working...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 11:47am

World

UAE official expected in Tehran on rare visit

TEHRAN: A senior Emirati security official is due in Iran on Monday, ISNA news agency reported, in the latest...

Published 06 Dec, 2021 06:19am

World

Oman, Qatar sign six agreements during Sultan's visit to Doha

DUBAI: Oman and Qatar on Monday signed agreements on military cooperation, taxation, tourism, ports, labour and...

Published 22 Nov, 2021 05:39pm

World

Arab league says talks with Lebanon about Gulf crisis go in 'right direction'

DUBAI: Discussions with Lebanon about its rift with Gulf states are going in "the right directon," the assistant...

Published 08 Nov, 2021 02:15pm

World

Muslim states condemn Israel’s ‘barbaric attacks’ against Palestinians

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) called on Sunday for an immediate halt to what it described as Israel’s barbaric attacks on Gaza and blamed “systematic crimes” against the Palestinians for hostilities now in their seventh day.
The OIC statement came after a virtual meeting in which Saudi Arabia condemned the violation of the sanctity of Muslim holy sites and evictions of Palestinians from their homes in East Jerusalem.

Updated 16 May, 2021 07:54pm

Israel escalation puts new Gulf partners in diplomatic bind

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Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 17	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 17	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 17	155.67
USD to Swiss Franc / May 17	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 17	1.27
Euro to USD / May 17	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 17	5303.27
India Sensex / May 17	73917.03
Tokyo Nikkei / May 17	38787.38
Nasdaq / May 17	16685.97
Hang Seng / May 17	19535.61
FTSE 100 / May 17	8420.26
Dow Jones / May 17	40003.59
Germany DAX 30 / May 17	18704.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 17	79.59
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 17	210562
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 17	2386.18
Cotton US¢/pound / May 17	76.29
Petrol/Litre / May 19	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 19 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 19 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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