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Decade of Syria war killed nearly 500,000 people: new tally

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the conflict has claimed 494,438.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 12:28pm

World

Qatar sees no reason for normalising ties with Syria, says foreign minister

Gulf states downgraded or shut missions in Damascus in 2012 over attacks by the government on protests at the start of the conflict.

Updated 30 May, 2021 08:23pm

World

No surprises as Syria's Assad re-elected for 4th term

Celebrations were also underway in Aleppo and in Sweida, in Syria's south, where a crowd gathered in front of city hall, state media said.

Published 28 May, 2021 10:02am

World

War-ravaged Syria heads to polls with Assad set to win

The election takes place amid the lowest levels of violence since 2011 -- but with an economy in free-fall.

Published 26 May, 2021 09:48am

World

G7 pushes solidarity to tackle global threats

On China, which has been accused of repressing its minority Uyghur population and cracking down on rights in Hong Kong, and Russia, Raab said the "door was open" to better ties.

Published 04 May, 2021 10:54am

World

Vaccine rollout begins in rebel-held northern Syria

Authorities in Idlib and northern Aleppo provinces received an initial batch of 53,800 AstraZeneca Covid-19 jabs on April 21.

Published 01 May, 2021 04:58pm

World

Syria finalises list of presidential hopefuls

Electoral law stipulates that candidates need to have lived in Syria continuously for at least the past decade, which rules out all exiled opposition figures.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 04:02pm

World

Turkey puts 108 on trial over deadly 2014 protests

The jihadists were driven out of Kobane in January 2015 by US-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters that Turkey officially views as terrorists.

Published 26 Apr, 2021 04:04pm

World

Israel strikes Syria after attack near secretive nuclear site

"A surface-to-air missile was fired from Syria to Israel's southern Negev," the Israel Defense Forces tweeted.

Published 22 Apr, 2021 04:39pm

World

Israel strikes Syria after 'missile' targets southern Israel: army

"A surface-to-air missile was fired from Syria to Israel's southern Negev," the Israeli Defence Force tweeted.

Published 22 Apr, 2021 10:57am

World

Syria stripped of rights at chemical weapons watchdog

THE HAGUE: The global chemical weapons watchdog stripped Syria of its voting rights on Wednesday in an unprecedented...

Updated 22 Apr, 2021 09:50am

World

Syria's Idlib to get first batch of Covid-19 vaccines

The vaccine doses are intended for the extended northwestern Syrian region, which includes the jihadist-dominated Idlib enclave.

Published 21 Apr, 2021 03:59pm

Business & Finance

Syria raises exchange rate to attract capital inflows

AMMAN: Syria has raised its official exchange rate for banks to help attract foreign transfers away from the black...

Updated 16 Apr, 2021 09:53am

World

Israeli strikes kill 3 Iran-backed fighters in Syria: monitor

The Observatory said it could not determine their nationalities but that they were all non-Syrians.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 05:22pm

World

Bodies of three Lebanese sisters wash up in Syria: security

Their bodies had likely been transported by the current north into Syrian waters, he added.

Published 04 Apr, 2021 05:50pm

World

World urged to donate to Syria after decade of war

Various platforms for discussion will be held online on Monday and the main donors' round will take place on Tuesday, with the final sum known at the end of the day.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 09:36am

World

Syria Kurds launch security sweep, arrests in camp for IS families

SDF officials confirmed the operation, with one of them saying it would run at least 10 days.

Published 28 Mar, 2021 05:36pm

World

Damascus hikes fuel prices by more than 50 percent

Washington has imposed several rounds of economic sanctions on the Syrian government since the war broke out in 2011.

Published 16 Mar, 2021 05:38pm

World

Civilians wounded in Syrian missile strike: Turkish ministry

Turkey launched the "Euphrates Shield" operation in 2016, taking control of a swathe of territory in northern Syria.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 01:51pm

World

A decade of war in Syria killed over 388,000: monitor

The war has forced more than half the country's pre-war population to flee their homes.

Published 14 Mar, 2021 05:42pm

World

UN urges Syria to locate tens of thousands missing in war

Bachelet's office has no access to Syria but said the number of missing men, women and children was "estimated to be in the tens of thousands".

Published 11 Mar, 2021 05:07pm

World

US sanctions complicate Syria's return to Arab League: UAE

Abdullah said it was an issue that "should be part of dialogue we address clearly with our friends in the United States".

Published 09 Mar, 2021 08:19pm

World

10 years on, no peace after war in Syria

"These girls and boys will be Syria's young adults in five or 10 years and will, in turn, want a future, economic prospects and political freedoms that the system cannot give them if it doesn't reform," he told AFP.

Updated 08 Mar, 2021 05:11pm

World

Missile strikes on Syria oil refineries kill 4: monitor

At least one Syrian rebel was among the dead, said Observatory head Rami Abdul Rahman.

Published 06 Mar, 2021 04:58pm

World

UN calls for children in NE Syria camps to be allowed home

IS overran large parts of Syria and Iraq in 2014.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 11:22am

World

Syria intercepts Israeli missiles over Damascus: state media

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz said on Saturday he believed Iran was behind the explosion Thursday on the MV Helios Ray, a vehicle carrier.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 11:20am

World

Russian air strikes kill 21 IS jihadists in Syria: monitor

Russian raids in the desert region generally "target small groupings of IS militants as well as their vehicles", said Rami Abdul Rahman.

Published 20 Feb, 2021 04:48pm

World

Israeli strikes on Syria kill 9 militia fighters: monitor

The attack began shortly after midnight and lasted for nearly half an hour, it said.

Published 15 Feb, 2021 05:13pm

World

Syrian air defences intercepted 'Israeli aggression’ over Damascus

On Monday, the Syrian Army issued a statement that the country's air defenses intercepted "Israeli aggression" over the capital city of Damascus, in the latest surge in the bombardment of alleged Iranian targets inside the country over the past two months.
Witnesses heard large explosions on the southern edge of Damascus, according to local residents.

Updated 15 Feb, 2021 02:09pm

World

UN Security Council fails to agree on joint Syria declaration

"Session five of the Constitutional Committee was a missed opportunity and disappointment," Pedersen said of the January meeting, which included the Syrian regime, the opposition and civil society.

Published 10 Feb, 2021 10:03am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 3	278.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 3	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 3	153.05
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.25
Euro to USD / May 3	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 3	5127.79
India Sensex / May 3	73878.15
Tokyo Nikkei / May 3	38236.07
Nasdaq / May 3	16156.33
Hang Seng / May 3	18475.92
FTSE 100 / May 3	8213.49
Dow Jones / May 3	38675.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	18001.60

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	78.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 3	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2301.74
Cotton US¢/pound / May 3	78.06
Petrol/Litre / May 4	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 4 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 4 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 4 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 4 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 4 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 4 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 4 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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