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Iraqis find Ramadan joy in centuries-old ring game

BAGHDAD: In a Baghdad arena, a crowd cheers to the rhythm of drums, not for a football match but for a fiery...

Published 24 Mar, 2025 04:44pm

World

US ends waiver for Iraq to buy Iranian electricity

BAGHDAD: Washington has declined to renew a sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to buy electricity from neighbouring...

Published 09 Mar, 2025 05:13pm

Opinion

The Kurd struggle

The Kurds are a people divided between four countries: Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria. This reflects the fact that...

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 07:09am

Sports

Iraq decline to play Palestine World Cup qualifier in Jerusalem or Jordan

Iraq want their World Cup qualifier against Palestine next month moved from the Jordanian capital of Amman, having...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 10:39am

Markets

Iraq, BP agree to develop four Kirkuk fields

DUBAI: Iraq and oil major BP have signed a deal to redevelop four Kirkuk oil and gas fields, BP said on Tuesday, a...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 08:25am

World

5 Iraqi banks to be banned from USD transactions

DUBAI/BAGHDAD: Iraq’s central bank will ban five more local banks from engaging in US dollar transactions, a move...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 03:09am

Markets

Saudi, UAE, Iraq, Libya energy ministers meet after Trump OPEC comments

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s energy minister met his counterparts from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iraq and Libya on...

Published 28 Jan, 2025 05:42pm

World

Texas man who backed Islamic State acted alone in New Orleans attack, FBI says

ORLEANS/BEAUMONT: A US Army veteran who killed 14 people by ramming a truck into a crowd of New Year’s Day revelers...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 10:20am

World

Iraq sends nearly 2,000 Syrian soldiers back home

BAGHDAD: Iraq sent back nearly 2,000 Syrian soldiers on Thursday to their homeland after they had sought refuge in...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 11:09pm

World

Iraq abuse claims: Ex-UK lawyer sentenced for fraud

LONDON: A former British lawyer who became known for bringing lawsuits on behalf of Iraqi civilians accusing British...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 06:45am

Markets

Fuel oil smuggling network rakes in $1 billion for Iran and its proxies

DUBAI: A sophisticated fuel oil smuggling network that some experts believe generates at least $1 billion a year for...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 12:18pm

World

Iraqi militias enter Syria to reinforce govt forces

AMMAN/BEIRUT: Hundreds of fighters from Iran-backed Iraqi militias crossed into Syria overnight to help the...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 08:20am

Markets

OPEC+ production cuts may support oil prices in near term, Goldman Sachs says

Crude production from Iraq, Kazakhstan, and Russia has declined in compliance with OPEC+ production cuts, supporting...

Published 27 Nov, 2024 11:34am

Markets

Iraq says 15-day halt in Iranian gas cuts 5.5 GW from national grid

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s electricity ministry said on Sunday that Iranian gas supplies had been completely halted for 15...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Markets

Iraq’s fuel oil exports head for record year after Oct volumes jump

SINGAPORE: Iraq’s fuel oil exports are on track to hit all-time highs this year after the country ramped up...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 12:23pm

World

Roadside bomb kills three soldiers in northern Iraq

BAGHDAD: A roadside bomb targeting an Iraqi army vehicle killed three soldiers in northern Iraq on Sunday, police...

Published 17 Nov, 2024 02:05pm

World

Attack on Iran: Iraq condemns Israel’s use of its airspace

BAGHDAD: Iraq has condemned Israel’s use of its airspace to attack neighbouring Iran in a protest letter sent to...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 03:27am

Pakistan

Pakistanis travelling to Iraq advised

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a travel advisory urging Pakistani nationals intending to...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 07:50am

World

Oil-rich Iraqi Kurdistan votes, shadowed by economic struggles

ARBIL, (Iraq): Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region voted on Sunday to elect a new parliament for the oil-rich...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:04am

World

Pro-Iran protesters storm office linked to Saudi TV channel in Iraq

BAGHDAD: Supporters of pro-Iran armed groups in Iraq ransacked offices affiliated with a Saudi TV channel in Baghdad...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Markets

Iraq’s Kerbala refinery non-operational due to maintenance, source says

DUBAI: Iraq’s Kerbala refinery is under extensive maintenance and has been non-operational since Sept. 25, a source...

Published 06 Oct, 2024 10:08am

World

Emirates halts Iran, Iraq, Jordan flights over ‘regional unrest’

DUBAI: Dubai-based Emirates Thursday cancelled flights to Iraq, Iran and Jordan for three days over “regional...

Published 03 Oct, 2024 06:57pm

World

Iran president says 14 agreements signed with Iraq to expand ties

BAGHDAD: Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, announced that over a dozen agreements were signed with Iraq on...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:34pm

World

Iraq, US agree phased coalition troop pullout: minister

BAGHDAD: Iraq and the United States have agreed on a phased pullout of the US-led anti-jihadist coalition but have...

Published 08 Sep, 2024 11:01pm

World

Iran’s president to visit Iraq on first foreign trip

TEHRAN: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian will visit neighbouring Iraq on Wednesday, state media reported Sunday,...

Published 08 Sep, 2024 05:32pm

World

Iraq army says downed Turkish drone over northern city

KIRKUK (Iraq): The Iraqi military said it downed a Turkish drone over the northern city of Kirkuk on Thursday, as...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 06:08am

Pakistan

12 pilgrims die after bus plunges into ditch on Makran Coastal Highway

Twelve people were killed and at least thirty injured when a bus carrying pilgrims from Iran crashed on the Makran...

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 10:37pm

Pakistan

Secretary Defence of Iraq meets Gen Sahir

ISLAMABAD: Lieutenant General Ahmed Dawood Salman, secretary defence of Iraq met with General Sahir Shamshad Mirza,...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

World

Turkey, Iraq sign accord on military, security, counter-terrorism cooperation

ANKARA: Turkey and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding on military, security and counter-terrorism...

Published 16 Aug, 2024 06:56am

Editorials

A tale of two deals

EDITORIAL: The almost 23 years since the 9/11 attacks have seen the US embark on an often fanatical quest to bring...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 06:40am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 27	280.28
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 27	280.08
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 27	150.82
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 27	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 27	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 27	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 27	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 27	5,693.31
India Sensex / Mar 27	77,517.93
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 27	37,024.33
Nasdaq / Mar 27	17,804.03
Hang Seng / Mar 27	23,362.68
FTSE 100 / Mar 27	8,666.12
Dow Jones / Mar 27	42,299.70
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 27	22,678.74
France CAC40 / Mar 27	7,990.11

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 27	69.95
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 27	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 27	275,205
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 27	3,074.34
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 27	66.63
Petrol/Litre / Mar 28	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 28	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 27 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	4.01 ▲ 1 (33.22%)
Parmount Sp. / Mar 27 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.10 ▲ 0.59 (16.81%)
Shaheen Ins. / Mar 27 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7.50 ▲ 0.97 (14.85%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 27 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.02 ▲ 1.37 (10.04%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 27 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	33.83 ▲ 3.08 (10.02%)
Sardar Chemical / Mar 27 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.95 ▲ 3.27 (10.01%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 27 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	69.58 ▲ 6.33 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Mar 27 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	106.28 ▲ 9.66 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	121.88 ▲ 11.08 (10%)
Allawasaya Tex / Mar 27 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1,429.95 ▲ 130 (10%)

Stock	Price
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	11.60 ▼ -98.09 (-89.42%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 27 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 27 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.03 ▼ -0.87 (-9.78%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 27 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	874.01 ▼ -93.68 (-9.68%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 27 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	18.90 ▼ -1.75 (-8.47%)
Cordoba Logistics / Mar 27 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	12.61 ▼ -1.15 (-8.36%)
Sally Textile / Mar 27 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11.01 ▼ -0.99 (-8.25%)
Masood Textile / Mar 27 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.06 ▼ -4.27 (-8.01%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 27 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.57 ▼ -0.73 (-7.09%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Mar 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	42 ▼ -3.1 (-6.87%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	45,325,056 ▲ 0.31
Pak Elektron / Mar 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,179,304 ▲ 0.67
P.S.O. / Mar 27 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,879,128 ▲ 1.58
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	20,499,919 ▼ -98.09
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,191,931 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Mar 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,148,304 ▼ -0.2
Pak Petroleum / Mar 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,934,134 ▼ -1.85
Engro Fert. / Mar 27 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,419,464 ▲ 0.5
Fauji Cement / Mar 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	14,194,696 ▲ 0.53
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 27 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	11,282,647 ▲ 0.09

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