News Archives for World - 2019-07-18

North America

US says Navy ship 'destroyed' Iranian drone in Gulf

WASHINGTON: The United States said on Thursday that a US Navy ship had "destroyed" an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hor

Published 18 Jul, 2019 10:54pm

Africa

Tanzania may review 2018 GDP figure after lower World Bank estimate

DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania's statistics agency said on Thursday it may review its economic growth figure for 2018, after th

Published 18 Jul, 2019 10:19pm

Europe

UK PM May disappointed by ministers' voting after Brexit loss

LONDON: Outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May was disappointed ministers did not vote with her on Thursday, her of

Published 18 Jul, 2019 10:04pm

North America

US hits Iran 'nuclear enrichment network' with sanctions

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury named a group of companies in Iran, Belgium and China to its sanctions blacklist Thursday fo

Published 18 Jul, 2019 08:46pm

Europe

UN's Bachelet says Congresswomen opposing Trump are ‘fantastic’

GENEVA: Four Democratic members of Congress vilified by US President Donald Trump are "fantastic", UN human rights chief

Published 18 Jul, 2019 08:39pm

North America

US Justice Department may sue to block Sprint, T-Mobile merger

WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department has told T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp to wrap up a deal by the end of next week

Published 18 Jul, 2019 07:52pm

Asia

Minor earthquake hits Mexico City

MEXICO CITY: A minor earthquake struck Mexico City on Thursday, shaking tall buildings in the metropolis, though with no

Published 18 Jul, 2019 07:49pm

North America

Mexico president calls 'El Chapo' sentence inhumane, vows better society

MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday called the jail conditions of drug lord Joaquin "

Published 18 Jul, 2019 07:45pm

North America

Mexican Energy Minister says planned Dos Bocas refinery project is irreversible

MEXICO CITY: Mexican Energy Minister Rocio Nahle said on Thursday that a planned $8 billion refinery at the Gulf coast p

Published 18 Jul, 2019 07:44pm

Europe

Putin says will work to restore Ukraine ties

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Russia was ready to work with any political party to restore ties with

Published 18 Jul, 2019 07:39pm

Europe

Greek police smash migrant smuggling gangs on islands

ATHENS: Police in Greece have dismantled two gangs helping to smuggle migrants out of the islands of Samos and Kos, offi

Published 18 Jul, 2019 07:37pm

Europe

Turkey court orders civil society leader to stay in jail

ISTANBUL: A Turkish court on Thursday ordered businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala to remain in jail after his tr

Published 18 Jul, 2019 07:36pm

Europe

MSF urges DRC Ebola 'reality check', more vaccinations

GENEVA: Ebola fighters need to widen use of vaccination in their campaign against the deadly epidemic in DR Congo, the h

Published 18 Jul, 2019 07:35pm

Africa

Libya lawmaker feared abducted in Benghazi

TRIPOLI: A Libyan lawmaker is feared to have been abducted by an armed group in the eastern city of Benghazi, a bastion

Published 18 Jul, 2019 07:34pm

Europe

Putin and Macron call for efforts to save Iran deal: Kremlin

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and French leader Emmanuel Macron agreed Thursday on the need to "consolidate e

Published 18 Jul, 2019 07:32pm

North America

UN reaches agreement with Yemen rebels to resume food deliveries

UNITED NATIONS: The World Food Program has reached an agreement in principle with Yemen's Huthi rebels to resume food ai

Published 18 Jul, 2019 07:31pm

Asia

At least 11 dead in Taliban attack on Afghan police HQ

KANDAHAR: At least 11 people were killed and scores more wounded Thursday when the Taliban attacked a police headquarter

Published 18 Jul, 2019 07:30pm

Middle East

IS attacks kill 6 in Egypt's North Sinai

CAIRO: A suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State group in North Sinai killed two people including a civilian Thursd

Published 18 Jul, 2019 07:29pm

Europe

Pope Francis appoints new Vatican spokesman

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Thursday appointed a new Vatican spokesman, one of the most demanding PR jobs in the world

Published 18 Jul, 2019 07:27pm

Europe

Boris Johnson kicks up a stink with Brexit fish tale

LONDON: Brandishing a kipper at a packed campaign event, Boris Johnson railed against EU red tape he said was punishing

Published 18 Jul, 2019 07:24pm

Africa

Algeria detains former Bouteflika minister in graft probe

ALGIERS: Algerian authorities on Monday placed in preventive detention a former cabinet minister under ousted president

Published 18 Jul, 2019 07:19pm

Europe

Spain PM says does not want far-left leader in his government

MADRID: Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Thursday that he would not accept far-left Podemos leader Pablo

Published 18 Jul, 2019 07:16pm

North America

US sanctions four Iraqis for rights abuses, corruption

WASHINGTON: The United States is sanctioning two Iraqi militia leaders and two former governors for human rights abuses

Published 18 Jul, 2019 07:09pm

Middle East

Turkey expresses ‘unease’ to US over its removal from F-35 programme

ISTANBUL: President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman expressed "unease" on Thursday in a telephone call with US National Secur

Published 18 Jul, 2019 06:48pm

Europe

Incoming EU chief von der Leyen says ‘we don't want a hard Brexit’

BERLIN: The future head of the European Commission said she would be minded to grant Britain an extension to talks on it

Published 18 Jul, 2019 06:40pm

Europe

Italian deputy PM Salvini: if govt can't go ahead, there should be elections

ROME: Italy should head to snap elections if the current government cannot carry on, Deputy Prime Minister and League le

Published 18 Jul, 2019 06:34pm

Europe

Next EU executive won't let Poland, Hungary off hook on democracy -diplomats

BRUSSELS: The European Union's next executive will keep up forceful pressure on Poland and Hungary over rule of law defi

Published 18 Jul, 2019 06:20pm

Europe

UK opposition leader Corbyn calls remarks by President Trump racist

LONDON: Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said the comments by President Donald Trump about four mi

Published 18 Jul, 2019 06:16pm

North America

Pompeo calls China's treatment of Uighurs 'stain of the century'

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday called China's treatment of its Uighur Muslim minority the "st

Published 18 Jul, 2019 06:14pm

Europe

Spain's Sanchez says Podemos deal possible if its leader not in cabinet

MADRID: Spain's acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday he would not accept the leader of far-left Podemos

Published 18 Jul, 2019 06:06pm

World

Brazil gov't sees pension reform savings of $244bn in a decade

BRASÍLIA: Brazilian pension secretary Rogério Marinho said on Thursday that savings from the pension reform bill approve

Published 18 Jul, 2019 06:04pm

Europe

Poland's fragmented opposition coalesces into left, centre blocs

WARSAW: Poland's main opposition parties have formed two coalition blocs to vie for left-leaning and centrist votes ahea

Published 18 Jul, 2019 05:56pm

Europe

UK lawmakers back bid to hamper no-deal EU exit

British lawmakers on Thursday backed proposals to make it harder for the next prime minister to force through a no-deal

Published 18 Jul, 2019 05:49pm

Middle East

Turkish defence firms set to lose billions after F-35 removal

ANKARA: Turkish defence companies helping to build F-35 stealth fighter jets are set to lose work worth billions of doll

Published 18 Jul, 2019 05:47pm

North America

Canada says it is close to deal with EU on possible fix to WTO deadlock

OTTAWA: Canada and the European Union are close to agreeing a possible temporary solution to a US block on appeals in di

Published 18 Jul, 2019 05:45pm

North America

Airline chiefs at White House with concerns over Open Skies agreement; subsidies by Qatar, UAE

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump planned to meet on Thursday with the chief executives of major American airlines t

Published 18 Jul, 2019 05:43pm

Europe

Italy's warring coalition parties warn of govt collapse

ROME: The leaders of Italy's coalition partners the League and 5-Star Movement warned on Thursday the government could c

Published 18 Jul, 2019 05:38pm

Europe

Spain's Podemos rejects Socialist plan to govern solo

MADRID: Spain's Unidas Podemos said on Thursday its supporters had voted to only allow the investiture of Socialist lead

Published 18 Jul, 2019 05:32pm

North America

Trump distances himself from 'send her back' chants

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday distanced himself from supporters' chants of "send her back" after he

Published 18 Jul, 2019 05:30pm

Middle East

IMF lowers Saudi fiscal deficit forecast to 6.5pc of GDP this year

DUBAI: The International Monetary Fund estimates Saudi Arabia will have a fiscal deficit of 6.5% of GDP this year, b

Published 18 Jul, 2019 04:27pm

North America

Mexico tells US it's not ready for 'safe third country' deal

WASHINGTON: Mexico has told the United States time and again it is not ready to ink a deal forcing asylum seekers he

Published 18 Jul, 2019 04:17pm

North America

Trump administration, Congress agree on spending levels

CHANTILLY, FRANCE/WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday that the Trump administration an

Published 18 Jul, 2019 04:14pm

North America

US House passes bill to raise federal minimum wage to $15 an hour

WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $1

Published 18 Jul, 2019 04:11pm

Asia

Iran Guards seize 'foreign tanker' accused of fuel smuggling

TEHRAN: Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Thursday they had detained a "foreign tanker" and its crew for allegedly sm

Published 18 Jul, 2019 02:25pm

Middle East

US Central Command chief vows to boost Gulf maritime security

AL KHARJ, SAUDI ARABIA: US Central Command chief Kenneth McKenzie pledged Thursday to work "aggressively" to ensure

Published 18 Jul, 2019 02:23pm

Europe

France to lead search for European candidate to head IMF

CHANTILLY: French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Thursday he will lead talks on finding a single European cand

Published 18 Jul, 2019 02:18pm

Asia

Pompeo announces new global body on religious freedom

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that the United States will create a new international body

Published 18 Jul, 2019 02:10pm

Asia

South Korean political leaders vow to work together to resolve Japan dispute

SEOUL: South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and leaders of the country's major political parties vowed on Thursday to

Published 18 Jul, 2019 01:45pm

Europe

Turkey says defence firms face temporary losses after F-35 removal

ANKARA: Turkish defence companies may face temporary losses after a US decision to remove Ankara from the F-35 fight

Published 18 Jul, 2019 01:43pm

Europe

UK lawmakers prepare to vote on bid to hamper no-deal Brexit

LONDON: British lawmakers will vote on Thursday on a beefed-up proposal aimed at making it harder for the next prime

Published 18 Jul, 2019 01:06pm

World

US weekly jobless claims rise as expected

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week, po

Published 18 Jul, 2019 12:55pm

World

Electrolux sees lower hit from raw materials, trade tariffs in 2019

STOCKHOLM: Swedish home appliance maker Electrolux said on Thursday it had been able to offset pressures from higher raw

Published 18 Jul, 2019 07:57am

World

Barclays cuts 2019, 2020 oil price forecasts on demand woes

Barclays on Thursday lowered its oil price forecasts for the second half of this year and 2020, saying it expected slowe

Published 18 Jul, 2019 07:48am

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Currency	Rate

Stock	Volume

Item	Value

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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