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Industry

Six manufacturers to participate in Automechanika Dubai

KARACHI: Six Pakistani exhibitors will present the latest innovations in the auto industry at the renowned...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 07:46am

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US vetoes UN Security Council resolution on Gaza ceasefire

Only US votes against, using its veto as permanent council member to block resolution

Updated 20 Nov, 2024 10:53pm

Middle East

UN to vote again on Gaza ceasefire, US plans unclear

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council is expected to vote Wednesday on another draft resolution calling for a...

Updated 20 Nov, 2024 08:00pm

Middle East

US envoy to travel to Israel in bid to seal Hezbollah ceasefire

BEIRUT: U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein said he will travel to Israel on Wednesday to try to secure a ceasefire ending the...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 05:50pm

Real Estate

Why Dubai’s current real estate boom is here to stay

Knight Frank official says buying patterns point towards genuine end users rather than speculative investors

Updated 20 Nov, 2024 05:34pm

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Gaza civil defence says 17 killed in Israeli strikes

GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency said on Wednesday that at least 17 people, including a baby, were killed in...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 03:46pm

Middle East

US envoy says end to Israel-Hezbollah war ‘within grasp’

BEIRUT: US special envoy Amos Hochstein said during a visit to Beirut on Tuesday that an end to the Israel-Hezbollah...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am

Middle East

Three Palestinians killed in Israeli West Bank raid

JENIN: Three Palestinians were killed in an Israeli military operation near Jenin in the occupied West Bank on...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 07:11pm

Middle East

Hamas negotiators ‘not in Doha’ but political office not closed: Qatar

DOHA: Hamas negotiators are not in Doha but their office has not been permanently closed, Qatar said on Tuesday...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 06:52pm

Stocks

Gulf shares up in early trading, Qatar slips

Most stock markets in the Gulf were up in early trade on Tuesday, but Qatar slipped due to losses across most...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 02:56pm

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Biden urges G20 leaders to ‘increase pressure’ on Hamas

RIO DE JANEIRO: US President Joe Biden called on G20 leaders Monday to step up pressure on Hamas for a ceasefire...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 09:14pm

Middle East

‘No plan B’ to aid Palestinian refugees: UNRWA chief

GENEVA: There is no alternative to the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees, its chief insisted Monday,...

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 08:49pm

Stocks

Most Gulf bourses fall on Fed’s rate-cut caution; Egypt extends loss

Most stock markets in the Gulf ended lower on Monday, hurt by concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve would slow its...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 07:38pm

Middle East

Yemen rebels warn German ships over Red Sea, Israeli ports

BERLIN: Yemen’s Houthi rebels have theartened to hit vessels of German shipping firms passing near the Red Sea or...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 06:13pm

Middle East

US, UAE climate-friendly farming partnership grows to $29 billion

Funding for a climate-friendly farming effort led by the U.S. and United Arab Emirates has reached $29.2 billion,...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 05:27pm

MENA

Israeli strikes kill 20 Palestinians in Gaza, some in attacks on tents, say medics

CAIRO/GAZA: Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed 20 Palestinians on Monday, including six people...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 05:02pm

MENA

US envoy expected in Beirut on Tuesday for ceasefire talks

BEIRUT: The US official overseeing contacts to secure a ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah in...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:21pm

MENA

Dozens killed and wounded in Israeli strikes across Gaza, officials say

Death toll in besieged territory crosses 43,800 since October 7, 2023

Updated 17 Nov, 2024 10:25pm

Middle East

Israeli strike on Beirut kills Hezbollah media head, security sources say

BEIRUT: An Israeli strike on a building in a densely populated district of Beirut on Sunday killed Hezbollah’s media...

Published 17 Nov, 2024 10:19pm

Middle East

Israel slams UN committee’s Gaza genocide claims as ‘false’

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel condemned the United Nations for what it described as “anti-Israel fabrications” after a...

Published 17 Nov, 2024 07:50pm

South Asia

India, Nigeria renew ties as Modi visits

ABUJA: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu met to renew what they called the...

Published 17 Nov, 2024 05:43pm

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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

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Six people killed, 11 wounded in Israeli strikes on Lebanon’s Baalbek, ministry says

BEIRUT: Israeli airstrikes on the village of Khreibeh in the Baalbek District of eastern Lebanon killed six people...

Published 17 Nov, 2024 01:34pm

Middle East

Israeli strike kills 10 at Gaza school sheltering displaced families

GAZA CITY: An Israeli strike killed 10 Palestinians and wounded at least 20 others on Saturday at a school in Gaza...

Published 17 Nov, 2024 05:10am

Middle East

Iran ‘categorically’ denies envoy’s meeting with Musk

TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman on Saturday “categorically” denied The New York Times report on Tehran’s...

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 09:07pm

Middle East

Strike hits south Beirut after Israeli evacuation call

BEIRUT: A strike hit the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut on Saturday, AFPTV footage showed, shortly...

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 06:59pm

Middle East

Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 43,799

GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Saturday that at least 43,799 people have been killed in more...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 05:36pm

Middle East

Strike hits south Beirut after Israel evacuation call

BEIRUT: An air strike hit the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs on Friday, sending plumes of grey smoke into the...

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 04:32pm

Middle East

Health ministry in Gaza says death toll at 43,764

The health ministry in Gaza said Friday that at least 43,764 people have been killed in more than 13 months of war...

Updated 15 Nov, 2024 08:08pm

Middle East

Israel hits Beirut again, ceasefire terms in focus

A World Bank report estimates cost of physical damage and economic losses due to conflict in Lebanon at $8.5 billion, massive price for a country still suffering effects of financial collapse five years ago

Updated 14 Nov, 2024 11:00pm

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Israel warfare methods ‘consistent with genocide’: UN committee

UNITED NATIONS: Israel’s warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a special UN committee...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 10:09pm

Middle East

War monitor says 4 killed in Israeli strike on Damascus

BEIRUT: A war monitor said an Israeli strike on an apartment killed four people in the upscale Mazzeh district of...

Updated 14 Nov, 2024 08:52pm

MENA

HRW accuses Israel of ‘war crime’ with ‘forcible transfer’ in Gaza

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday that Israel’s repeated evacuation orders...

Updated 14 Nov, 2024 05:33pm

Europe

Qatari Emir arrives in Turkiye to meet Erdogan, discuss cooperation

ANKARA: Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani arrived in Ankara on Thursday to chair a Turkiye-Qatar High...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 05:19pm

Stocks

Most Gulf markets gain in early trade; Saudi falls

Most stock markets in the Gulf edged higher in early trade on Thursday as investors assessed the monetary policy and...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 02:17pm

USA

Blinken calls on Israel for ‘extended pauses’ in Gaza war

BRUSSELS: US top diplomat Antony Blinken called Wednesday on Israel to implement “real and extended pauses” in...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 05:33pm

Middle East

Islamic Jihad release video of Israeli hostage in Gaza

JERUSALEM: Islamic Jihad allied with Hamas released a video on Wednesday of an Israeli hostage held in Gaza since...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 05:22pm

Middle East

Lebanon says Israel strikes Hezbollah bastion in south Beirut

BEIRUT: Lebanese state media reported on Wednesday a third wave of Israeli raids on Hezbollah’s south Beirut bastion...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 05:11pm

Middle East

Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 43,712

GAZA CITY: The health ministry in Gaza said on Wednesday that at least 43,712 people have been killed in more than...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 04:58pm

Middle East

Israeli forces kill 14 people in Gaza, force new displacement in the north

CAIRO: Israeli military strikes killed at least 14 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, as Israeli...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 03:40pm

Africa

Mpox vaccination shortage delays Kinshasa’s drive against outbreak

KINSHASA: Democratic Republic of Congo has been unable to launch an mpox vaccination campaign in the capital...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 11:31am

Middle East

Lebanon rocket fire kills two in Israel

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Rocket fire from Lebanon on Tuesday killed two men in their 40s in northern Israel, close to the...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 07:51am

Middle East

Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 43,665

GAZA CITY: The health ministry in Gaza said on Tuesday that at least 43,665 people have been killed in more than 13...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:54pm

Middle East

Israel says it is pushing to get aid into Gaza before US deadline as fighting persists

CAIRO/JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had delivered hundreds of packets of food to cut-off areas...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:41pm

Middle East

Israeli airstrikes pound Beirut suburb, no sign of ceasefire

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM: The Israeli military pounded Beirut’s southern suburbs with airstrikes on Tuesday, mounting one of...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:18pm

South Asia

Iranian capital builds ‘defensive tunnel’ after Israeli strikes

DUBAI: Iran is building a “defensive tunnel” in the capital Tehran, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 02:07pm

Stocks

Most Gulf markets ease on weaker oil, caution ahead of US data; Emaar lifts Dubai

Most stock markets in the Gulf fell in early trade on Tuesday, tracking losses in oil prices, while investors...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 02:00pm

Middle East

Israel minister promises annexation in West Bank in 2025

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich pledged on Monday to annex Israeli settlements in...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 07:46am

Middle East

Saudi crown prince says Israel must not attack Iran

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday called on Israel to respect Iran’s sovereignty and...

Updated 11 Nov, 2024 08:51pm

Middle East

Hezbollah says no official ceasefire proposal received yet

BEIRUT: Hezbollah has not received any proposals on a truce for Lebanon, a spokesperson said Monday, as Israel’s...

Updated 11 Nov, 2024 08:49pm

Arts

Design Week concludes amid Dubai’s focus on attracting investment, strengthening local economy

Diverse fair featured representation from Palestine, Iran, India and UAE

Published 11 Nov, 2024 06:25pm

Middle East

Saudi crown prince demands Gaza, Lebanon ceasefires at Arab summit

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler called for immediate ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon at a joint Arab League and...

Published 11 Nov, 2024 06:15pm

Middle East

Israel sees progress in Lebanon ceasefire talks, says Russia can help

JERUSALEM: Israel said on Monday there was progress in talks about a ceasefire in Lebanon and indicated Russia could...

Published 11 Nov, 2024 05:42pm

MENA

Dubai real estate developer DAMAC Properties launches luxury airline

DAMAC Air will offer journeys to coveted tropical destinations like Bali, Hawaii, and Maldives

Published 11 Nov, 2024 04:13pm

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Israeli fire kills 11 Palestinians as tanks roll into central Gaza camp

CAIRO: Israeli forces sent tanks into the western side of Gaza’s Nuseirat camp on Monday in a new incursion into the...

Published 11 Nov, 2024 03:38pm

Middle East

Blaze near Jerusalem after missile from Yemen intercepted: army

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli firefighters were battling blazes Monday west of Jerusalem, with the army saying the...

Published 11 Nov, 2024 02:13pm

MENA

Trump looms over Saudi-hosted meeting on Mideast wars

RIYADH: Arab and Muslim leaders gather in Saudi Arabia Monday for a summit addressing the wars in Gaza and Lebanon,...

Published 11 Nov, 2024 12:25pm

MENA

At least 40 killed as Israel pounds Lebanon, Lebanese officials say

BEIRUT: Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon over the last day have killed at least 40 people including several children,...

Updated 10 Nov, 2024 10:52pm

Middle East

Saudi army chief to visit Iran on rare trip: state media

TEHRAN: A top Saudi military official will visit Tehran on Sunday for talks with Iranian officials, state media...

Published 10 Nov, 2024 05:10pm

MENA

Dozens killed and wounded in Israeli strike on northern Gaza’s Jabalia, medics say

CAIRO: Dozens of people were killed and wounded in an Israeli strike on a house in Jabalia in the northern Gaza...

Published 10 Nov, 2024 02:11pm

Middle East

Death toll from Israeli aggression on Gaza rises to 43,552

The toll includes 44 deaths in the previous 24 hours, according to the ministry

Updated 09 Nov, 2024 09:47pm

Middle East

Gaza rescuers say 14 killed in Israeli strikes

GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s civil defence agency said on Saturday that Israeli air strikes killed at least 14 Palestinians...

Updated 09 Nov, 2024 04:14pm

Industry

‘PBA is committed to supporting green financing solutions’

KARACHI: Muneer Kamal, CEO and General Secretary, Pakistan Banks’ Association (PBA) has said that PBA committed to...

Published 09 Nov, 2024 06:36am

Thinking of travelling to Dubai? here are some recommendations this season

Along with expanding on businesses and cultural events, the city is also rapidly building infrastructure to house new residents and the increasing influx of tourists

Updated 08 Nov, 2024 06:55pm

Companies

Emirates Group posts record $2.8bn profit in H1

KARACHI: The Emirates Group on Thursday announced its best-ever half-year financial performance, posting a profit...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 07:45am

Middle East

Israeli strike in Lebanon’s Sidon kills three citizens, Lebanese army says

DUBAI: An Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese city of Sidon killed three Lebanese citizens and wounded three...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 07:17pm

MENA

Robust demand: Emirates logs $2.5bn half-year profit

DUBAI: Dubai’s Emirates Group announced half-year profits of $2.5 billion on Thursday, citing robust demand despite...

Updated 07 Nov, 2024 05:36pm

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Israel strikes on Lebanon kill 40 people around Baalbek, health ministry says

BEIRUT: Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed 40 people around the eastern city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley on...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 12:57pm

Middle East

Israel’s Netanyahu discusses ‘Iranian threat’ with Trump

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the “Iranian threat” in a call with US...

Updated 07 Nov, 2024 01:19am

Middle East

Hezbollah chief says indirect truce talks only possible if Israel stops attacks

BEIRUT: Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Wednesday that only developments on the battlefield, not political...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 08:28pm

Middle East

NGOs seek UN emergency rights meeting, investigation on Lebanon

GENEVA: A group of NGOs pressed countries on Wednesday to hold an emergency session of the United Nations Human...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 06:20pm

Middle East

Israeli strikes hit south of Beirut and Lebanon’s Bekaa region

BEIRUT: At least one Israeli airstrike hit an apartment building in a beach town south of Beirut on Tuesday,...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 06:26pm

MENA

‘Milestone edition’: Dubai Design Week begins today

Region's largest design fair to run until November 10 at Dubai Design District

Published 05 Nov, 2024 04:44pm

Middle East

Israel says top Hezbollah commander killed in Lebanon strike

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Monday it had killed a top Hezbollah commander it accused of overseeing...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 01:51pm

Middle East

Israel officially informs UN of end to relations with Palestinian relief agency

JERUSALEM: Israel has officially notified the United Nations that it was cancelling the agreement that regulated its...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 11:27am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 20	278.13
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 20	277.93
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 20	154.96
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 20	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 20	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 20	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
India Sensex / Nov 20	77,578.38
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 20	38,072.42
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Hang Seng / Nov 20	19,668.80
FTSE 100 / Nov 20	8,085.07
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 20	19,004.78

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 20	68.87
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 20	17,885
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 20	238,940
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 20	2,655.46
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 20	70.41
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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