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Jordan foreign minister to hold talks with Syria’s new leader

AMMAN: Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi was due in Damascus on Monday to meet with Syria’s new leader Ahmed...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 01:05pm

World

Syrian Kurdish groups on the back foot as power balance shifts

QAMISHLI, Syria/BEIRUT/ANKARA: With hostile Turkish-backed groups mobilising against them in Syria’s north, and...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:40am

World

Turkey says it believes Kurdish fighters will be forced out of all Syrian territory

ANKARA: Turkey believes Syria’s new rulers, including the Syrian National Army (SNA) armed group which Ankara...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:35am

World

Khamenei says Iran does not have or need regional proxy forces

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader denied Sunday that militant groups around the region functioned as Tehran’s...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:17am

World

Turkiye’s top diplomat meets Syria’s new leader in Damascus

ANKARA: Turkiye’s foreign minister Hakan Fidan met with Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Sunday,...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 08:33pm

World

Khamenei says Iran does not have or need regional proxy forces

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader denied Sunday that the groups around the region functioned as Tehran’s proxies,...

Updated 22 Dec, 2024 10:31pm

World

Syria leader vows country will not negatively interfere in Lebanon

DAMASCUS: Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa told Lebanese Druze leaders on Sunday that his country would not...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 05:25pm

World

Turkiye will do ‘whatever it takes’ if Syria government cannot address Kurd militia issue, minister says

ANKARA: Turkiye will do “whatever it takes” to ensure its security if the new Syrian administration cannot address...

Updated 22 Dec, 2024 11:59am

World

Turkish drone attack in northern Syria kills 5: monitor

BEIRUT: A Turkish drone killed five civilians in northeastern Syria on Saturday, a war monitor said, two days after...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 11:39pm

World

Qatar embassy reopens in Damascus with flag raising: AFP

DAMASCUS: Qatar reopened its embassy in Damascus on Saturday, 13 years after it was closed early in Syria’s civil...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 07:41pm

World

Syria’s new rulers name foreign minister amid push for international relations

Syria’s new rulers have appointed a foreign minister, the official Syrian news agency (SANA) said on Saturday, as...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 07:10pm

World

US tells Syria new leader that reward for his arrest dropped

WASHINGTON: A senior US diplomat told Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Friday that Washington was scrapping a...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 12:46am

World

Turkiye will support Syria’s reconstruction, improve cooperation

ANKARA: Turkiye will do whatever necessary for the reconstruction of Syria following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad,...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 05:14pm

World

Top US officials in Damascus to meet new Syrian rulers, State Department says

WASHINGTON: Top diplomats from the Biden administration are in Damascus on Friday to meet new Syrian authorities led...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 11:45am

World

Putin says fall of Assad not a ‘defeat’ for Russia

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the fall of ex-Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was not a...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 05:33pm

Opinion

Cui bono?

It didn’t take long for headlines out of Syria to turn, did it? Locals that set fire to Hafez al Assad’s grave...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 06:30am

World

UN calls for ‘free and fair’ elections in Syria

DAMASCUS: The UN envoy to Syria called on Wednesday for “free and fair” elections after the ouster of president...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 05:50pm

World

First flight since Assad’s fall takes off from Damascus airport: AFP

DAMASCUS: The first flight since the ouster of Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad took off on Wednesday from Damascus...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 02:02pm

World

Syrian mass graves expose ‘machinery of death’ under Assad, top prosecutor says

QUTAYFAH: An international war crimes prosecutor said on Tuesday that evidence emerging from mass grave sites in...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 08:08am

World

Netanyahu holds security briefing atop strategic Syrian peak

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a security briefing Tuesday atop a strategic Syrian...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 10:18pm

World

Iran’s Khamenei says ‘resistance’ not over after Assad ouster

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader said Tuesday that Israel and the United States were “completely wrong” to imagine the...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 08:12pm

World

UN says one million Syrians may return in first half of 2025

GENEVA: The United Nations said Tuesday it expects around one million people to return to Syria in the first half of...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 06:02pm

World

Russian law paves way to recognise Taliban and potentially Syria’s new leadership

MOSCOW: Russia’s parliament passed a law that would allow for the suspension of bans on groups that Moscow has...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 05:02pm

World

EU to reopen embassy in Damascus after Assad ouster

STRASBOURG: The EU is to reopen its mission in Damascus following “constructive” talks with Syria’s new leadership...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 04:52pm

World

Syria’s new rulers step up engagement with the world

DAMASCUS: Syria’s new rulers stepped up engagement on Tuesday with countries that deemed ousted president Bashar...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 04:46pm

Business & Finance

Syria central bank sets new FX rate at 15,000 pounds per US dollar

DAMASCUS: Syria’s central bank set its foreign exchange rate at 15,075 pounds per US dollar on Tuesday for official...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 03:15pm

World

German diplomats to hold talks with HTS representatives in Damascus

BERLIN: German diplomats will hold their first talks with representatives of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Damascus...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 01:25pm

World

Iran says awaiting ‘necessary conditions’ to reopen Syria embassy

TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that its embassy in Syrian would reopen once the “necessary...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 01:23pm

World

At least 100,000 bodies in Syrian mass grave, US advocacy group head says

WASHINGTON: The head of a US-based Syrian advocacy organization on Monday said that a mass grave outside of Damascus...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 12:34pm

World

Russia has no place in Syria after Assad fall: EU’s Kallas

BRUSSELS: EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas said Monday the bloc would raise the issue of Russian bases with...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 10:53pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 23	278.69
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 23	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 23	156.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 23	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 23	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
India Sensex / Dec 23	78,595.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 23	39,161.34
Hang Seng / Dec 23	19,857.04
FTSE 100 / Dec 23	8,068.16
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,830.32

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 23	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 23	69.79
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 23	2,632.38
Diesel/Litre / Dec 23	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 23 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.15 ▲ 1.00 (19.42%)
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6.83 ▲ 0.92 (15.57%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 23 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.75 ▲ 0.36 (10.62%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Dec 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	4.72 ▲ 0.45 (10.54%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10.55 ▲ 1.00 (10.47%)
Dawood Equities / Dec 23 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	10.63 ▲ 1.00 (10.38%)
HBL Invest Fund / Dec 23 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	4.15 ▲ 0.39 (10.37%)

Stock	Price
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 23 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	36.60 ▼ -4.07 (-10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 23 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.87 ▼ -4.54 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	37.72 ▼ -4.19 (-10.00%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 23 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	13.96 ▼ -1.55 (-9.99%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 23 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.01 ▼ -1.33 (-8.67%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6 ▼ -0.54 (-8.26%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.46 ▼ -0.93 (-8.17%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 23 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.45 ▼ -0.65 (-7.14%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.14
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,327,753 ▲ 0.92
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.19
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.37
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▲ 0.76
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,585,180 ▲ 1.96
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	35,015,764 ▲ 1.32
P.T.C.L. / Dec 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,026,526 ▲ 2.58
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.26

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