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Saudi Arabia, UAE seen as possible venues for Trump-Putin summit

MOSCOW: Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are seen by Russia as possible venues for a summit between U.S....

Published 03 Feb, 2025 03:40pm

Life & Style

Saudi Arabia set to launch region’s inaugural five-star luxury train

The train will launch in late 2026 in Riyadh

Published 03 Feb, 2025 03:17pm

World

Syria leader says Saudis want to help rebuild war-torn country

RIYADH: Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa said Saudi Arabia had a “genuine desire” to help rebuild his...

Published 03 Feb, 2025 06:41am

World

Syria’s interim president arrives in Saudi Arabia for first foreign visit

RIYADH: Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for his first international...

Published 02 Feb, 2025 06:41pm

Saudi Arabia’s FlyAdeal launches operations

KARACHI: Saudi Arabia’s budget airline, FlyAdeal, has officially launched its operations to Pakistan with its...

Updated 02 Feb, 2025 10:16am

Pakistan

Envoy says Pakistan will be required to expand its presence in Saudi Arabia

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ahmad Farooq, while highlighting the massive transformation in ...

Published 30 Jan, 2025 06:47am

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

Italy, Saudi Arabia ink strategic partnership deals worth $10 billion

MILAN: Italy signed agreements worth around $10 billion with Saudi Arabia as part of a strengthened strategic...

Published 27 Jan, 2025 05:24pm

World

Saudi Arabia allows foreigners to invest in firms with property in Makkah, Medina

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s market regulator said on Monday it would allow foreign investment in listed companies that own...

Updated 27 Jan, 2025 07:22pm

Business & Finance

Italy, Saudi Arabia ink $10bn cooperation and industrial deals

MILAN Italy has signed cooperation and industrial agreements worth around $10 billion with Saudi Arabia as part of a...

Published 27 Jan, 2025 05:50am

World

Saudi FM in Syria for first visit since Assad’s ouster

DAMASCUS: Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat landed in Syria on Friday, an AFP correspondent reported, in his first visit...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 05:05pm

Finance minister meets Saudi, Qatari counterparts

Updated 24 Jan, 2025 09:12am

Business & Finance

Pakistani envoy says investors can register companies with or without Saudi sponsors

FAISALABAD: Pakistan should maximize the export potential of Saudi Arabia particularly in agriculture, textile,...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am

World

Saudi FM says confident of reform under new Lebanon leaders

BEIRUT: Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat, on his country’s first high-level visit to Beirut after years of strained ties,...

Published 23 Jan, 2025 11:41pm

World

Saudi FM in Lebanon for first visit in almost 15 years: state media

BEIRUT: Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat landed in Beirut on Thursday to meet the country’s new leadership in the first...

Published 23 Jan, 2025 08:05pm

Markets

Derayah Financial launches first Saudi IPO of 2025 with offer of 20% stake

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s Derayah Financial will offer investors a 20% stake via an initial public offering, it said on...

Published 23 Jan, 2025 05:11pm

Markets

OPEC’s share in India’s annual oil imports rises after 8-year drop

NEW DELHI: OPEC’s share in India’s crude oil imports edged up in 2024, rising for the first time in nine years,...

Published 17 Jan, 2025 02:04pm

World

Saudi minister confirms Manara Minerals looking at investing in Pakistan’s Reko Diq mine

Says Saudi Development Fund could contribute over $100 million to Pakistan’s mining infrastructure

Updated 15 Jan, 2025 10:34pm

Pakistan

Saudi firm Manara may invest in Pakistan’s Reko Diq mine, minister says

RIYADH: Saudi Arabian mining company Manara Minerals could invest in Pakistan’s Reko Diq mine in the next two...

Updated 14 Jan, 2025 11:08pm

World

Saudi Arabia plans to enrich and sell uranium, energy minister says

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia plans to monetize all minerals, including by selling uranium, Saudi energy minister Prince...

Updated 13 Jan, 2025 05:39pm

World

Talks with regional, EU diplomats: Saudi Arabia urges Syria sanctions relief

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Sunday called for the lifting of sanctions on Syria after meetings with top diplomats from...

Published 13 Jan, 2025 03:06am

Pakistan

Private bodies urged not to send beggars, drug-addicts to KSA

LAHORE: Chairman of the Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) Hafiz Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi announced on Sunday that booking...

Published 13 Jan, 2025 03:06am

World

Arab, EU diplomats in Saudi for talks on support for Syria

RIYADH: Top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe were arriving in the Saudi capital on Sunday to discuss Syria,...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 09:58pm

World

Saudi prepares for another Hajj menaced by extreme heat

RIYADH: The deaths of 1,300 pilgrims during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia last year underscored the urgent need to...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 06:06pm

World

2024 was the first year above 1.5C of global warming, scientists say

BRUSSELS: The world just experienced the first full year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5C above...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 11:54am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s remittance inflow at $3.1bn in December 2024, up 6% month-on-month

Amount 29.3% higher when compared with $2.38 billion in December 2023

Updated 10 Jan, 2025 10:06pm

Markets

Saudi Arabia to tap debt market with 3-part sovereign bond sale

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is tapping global debt markets with a planned three-part bond sale on Monday, fixed income news...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 05:01pm

World

New Syria foreign minister begins first visit to UAE: state media

DAMASCUS: Syria’s new foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani landed in the United Arab Emirates Monday on his first...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 03:39pm

Markets

Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector keeps growing solidly in December, PMI shows

Strong demand drove growth in Saudi Arabia’s non-oil business sector in December, albeit at a slightly slower pace...

Published 05 Jan, 2025 10:21am

World

Syria FM hopes first foreign visit to Saudi opens ‘new, bright page’

DAMASCUS: Syria’s top diplomat said he hoped to open a “new, bright page” with Saudi Arabia upon arriving in...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 05:54am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 3	279.13
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 3	278.93
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 3	155.42
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 3	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 3	1.23
Euro to USD / Feb 3	1.02

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 31	6,040.53
Nasdaq / Jan 31	19,627.44
Dow Jones / Jan 31	44,544.66
India Sensex / Feb 3	77,186.74
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 3	38,520.09
Hang Seng / Feb 3	20,217.26
FTSE 100 / Feb 3	8,574.30
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 3	21,386.36

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 31	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 31	250,171
Petrol/Litre / Feb 3	257.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 3	74.12
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 3	2,797
Diesel/Litre / Feb 3	267.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Feb 3 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	5.48 ▲ 1 (22.32%)
Siddiqsons Tin / Feb 3 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	6.82 ▲ 1 (17.18%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Feb 3 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	10 ▲ 1 (11.11%)
Unicap Modaraba / Feb 3 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	3.05 ▲ 0.3 (10.91%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Feb 3 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	1.53 ▲ 0.15 (10.87%)
Dandot Cement / Feb 3 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	18.13 ▲ 1.65 (10.01%)
Gadoon Textile / Feb 3 Gadoon Textile Mills Limited(GADT)	272.84 ▲ 24.8 (10%)
AL-Noor Sugar / Feb 3 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	79.99 ▲ 7.27 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Feb 3 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	53.44 ▲ 4.86 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Feb 3 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7.03 ▼ -0.85 (-10.79%)
Equity Modaraba / Feb 3 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3 ▼ -0.35 (-10.45%)
Olympia Mills / Feb 3 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	35.57 ▼ -3.95 (-9.99%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Feb 3 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	48.37 ▼ -5.37 (-9.99%)
Hussain Industries / Feb 3 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	26 ▼ -2.86 (-9.91%)
Fateh Ind. / Feb 3 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.06 ▼ -12.77 (-9.61%)
Karam Ceramics / Feb 3 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	56 ▼ -5.9 (-9.53%)
Sardar Chemical / Feb 3 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	31.52 ▼ -3.32 (-9.53%)
Popular Islamic / Feb 3 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	12.30 ▼ -1.27 (-9.36%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Feb 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,683,225 ▼ -0.21
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	37,804,093 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Feb 3 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	24,677,060 ▲ 0.11
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Feb 3 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,941,840 ▼ -0.37
Bank Makramah / Feb 3 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	18,549,052 ▲ 0
Sui South Gas / Feb 3 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	17,308,051 ▼ -0.84
Pak Refinery / Feb 3 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,516,319 ▼ -1.78
Fauji Cement / Feb 3 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	16,104,526 ▼ -0.3
K-Electric Ltd. / Feb 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	15,806,816 ▼ -0.14

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