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Dubai’s Crypto Tower will feature an exotic car dealership and a gold bullion shop

DUBAI: A 17-storey ‘Crypto Tower’ is in the works for Dubai including nine floors of offices tailored for both...

Updated 22 Jan, 2025 06:34am

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70,000 new firms join Dubai Chamber of Commerce, of which more than 6,000 are Pakistani

DUBAI: The number of new companies joining the Dubai Chamber of Commerce continued to soar as the figure hit 70,000...

Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Middle East

Israeli military chief resigns over October 7 ‘failure’: statement

JERUSALEM: The head of Israel’s military, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, resigned on Tuesday over his...

Updated 22 Jan, 2025 12:35am

Middle East

Israel launches ‘significant’ military operation in West Bank, at least eight Palestinians killed

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH: Israeli security forces backed by helicopters raided the volatile West Bank city of...

Updated 21 Jan, 2025 07:40pm

Middle East

Qatar says ‘confident’ in deal for ceasefire in Gaza

DOHA: Qatar is confident that the deal it helped mediate for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas addressed all the...

Published 21 Jan, 2025 05:13pm

Africa

Niger frees news editor who aired junta-critical story

ABIDJAN: Niger has freed an editor-in-chief arrested after his TV news channel aired a programme critical of the...

Published 21 Jan, 2025 06:12am

Middle East

Gazans begin searching for people under rubble on day two of ceasefire

GAZA/CAIRO: Palestinians began searching on Monday for thousands of Gazans believed still buried under rubble, as...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 09:01pm

Middle East

Hamas says Gaza will ‘rise again’, rebuild after Israeli destruction

GAZA CITY: Palestinian group Hamas said Monday that Gaza and its people “will rise again” and rebuild the territory...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 08:15pm

Middle East

Israel-Hamas truce holding after first hostage-prisoner swap

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: A fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was holding Monday, following the dramatic exchange...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 06:41pm

Middle East

Yemen’s Houthis say they will only target Israeli-linked vessels after Gaza ceasefire

LONDON: Yemen’s Houthis will limit their attacks on commercial vessels to Israeli-linked ships after the Gaza...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 05:04pm

Stocks

Major Gulf markets gain on Gaza ceasefire

Major stock markets in the Gulf rose in early trade on Monday, helped by the ceasefire deal between Israel and...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 02:28pm

Middle East

Late night tears and hugs for released Palestinian prisoners

BAYTUNYA: Two buses carrying Palestinian prisoners released in the Gaza ceasefire deal had to inch through a thick...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 11:09am

Middle East

Gazans head back to destroyed homes, search for loved ones

JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Palestinians headed for the rubble of their former homes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday and Israelis...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 05:31am

Middle East

Hamas hands over first Israeli hostages as Gaza truce begins

GAZA STRIP: The first three Israeli hostages returning home under a long-awaited Gaza truce were transferred to the...

Updated 19 Jan, 2025 10:54pm

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Gaza ceasefire deal takes effect, fighting halts after delay

Israel's 15-month aggression devastated Gaza, resulting in nearly 47,000 Palestinian deaths

Updated 19 Jan, 2025 10:54pm

Middle East

Biden says ‘the guns in Gaza have gone silent,’ aid begins

US President welcomes ceasefire in Gaza, saying hundreds of trucks entering seaside enclave to help Palestinians

Updated 19 Jan, 2025 10:45pm

Middle East

First trucks carrying aid arrive in Gaza under ceasefire: UN

GENEVA: Trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered Gaza on Sunday after a truce between Israel and Hamas went into...

Published 19 Jan, 2025 09:10pm

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Israeli hardline minister Ben-Gvir quits government over Gaza deal

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Hardline Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and two other ministers from his...

Updated 19 Jan, 2025 08:56pm

Middle East

After celebrations, displaced Gazans return home to destruction

Columns of people hundreds strong were making their way northward from Gaza City to Jabalia on Sunday, flanked on...

Published 19 Jan, 2025 06:37pm

Middle East

Israeli forces attack Gaza after ceasefire deadline missed

Palestinian medics say eight people killed shortly after Israeli warplanes and artillery attacked the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday

Updated 19 Jan, 2025 02:28pm

Middle East

Gaza ceasefire delayed over hostage list

Hamas affirms commitment to the Gaza ceasefire deal
The group says the delay in disclosing the names of hostages to be released in first phase was due to technical field reasons

Updated 19 Jan, 2025 12:21pm

Middle East

Fuel tanker truck blast kills at least 70 in Nigeria

MAIDUGURI: At least 70 people were killed and more injured in northern Nigeria on Saturday when a petrol tanker...

Published 19 Jan, 2025 10:35am

Africa

Fuel tanker truck blast kills at least 60 in Nigeria

MAIDUGURI: At least 60 people were killed and more injured in northern Nigeria on Saturday when a petrol tanker...

Published 18 Jan, 2025 09:16pm

Middle East

Israeli cabinet approves Gaza ceasefire accord, due to take effect Sunday

The three-stage ceasefire starts with an initial six-week phase when hostages held by Hamas will be exchanged for prisoners detained by Israel

Updated 18 Jan, 2025 08:47pm

Middle East

Lebanon president says Israel must withdraw from south by January 26 deadline

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s new president said on Saturday that Israel must withdraw from his country’s south by the January...

Published 18 Jan, 2025 05:15pm

Middle East

Hezbollah chief warns Israel over ‘hundreds’ of truce violations

BEIRUT: The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group on Saturday accused Israel of hundreds of violations of a ceasefire,...

Published 18 Jan, 2025 03:45pm

Middle East

Sirens sound in Jerusalem, blasts heard

JERUSALEM: Explosions were heard over Jerusalem after sirens blared across the city and central Israel on Saturday...

Published 18 Jan, 2025 03:25pm

Middle East

Israeli security cabinet recommends Gaza ceasefire deal

JERUSALEM/CAIRO: The Israeli security cabinet has recommended approving the Gaza ceasefire and hostage return deal,...

Updated 17 Jan, 2025 10:40pm

Middle East

Visiting Qatar PM says to help Syria rehabilitate infrastructure

DAMASCUS: Qatar’s prime minister vowed Thursday to support the rehabilitation of Syria’s infrastructure, devastated...

Published 16 Jan, 2025 09:15pm

Middle East

Hamas denies Israel claim group backtracking on ceasefire

CAIRO: Two Hamas leaders rejected on Thursday Israeli allegations that the Palestinian group was backtracking on...

Published 16 Jan, 2025 06:02pm

Middle East

EU announces 120 million euros in Gaza aid after ceasefire

BRUSSELS: The EU said Thursday it would deliver 120 million euros ($123 million) in new aid for war-torn Gaza, a day...

Published 16 Jan, 2025 05:57pm

Middle East

Russia hopes Gaza ceasefire can lead to ‘comprehensive’ settlement

MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday said it hoped a ceasefire in Gaza would lead to “long-term stabilisation” and create the...

Published 16 Jan, 2025 05:18pm

Middle East

Israel accuses Hamas of ‘reneging’ on parts of Gaza deal

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel on Thursday accused Palestinian movement Hamas of backtracking on parts of the Gaza...

Published 16 Jan, 2025 02:38pm

Stocks

Most Gulf markets gain on hopes of Fed rate cut, Gaza ceasefire

Most stock markets in the Gulf rose in early trade on Thursday, as softer US core inflation data maintained the...

Published 16 Jan, 2025 02:03pm

MENA

Despite ceasefire, 32 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes

DOHA/CAIRO/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel intensified strikes on Gaza hours after a ceasefire and hostage release deal...

Updated 16 Jan, 2025 10:48am

Middle East

Israel, Hamas reach ceasefire agreement meant to end 15-month Gaza conflict, official says

Official says deal includes six-week initial ceasefire phase, release of hostages

Published 15 Jan, 2025 10:35pm

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Hamas approves Gaza truce deal: Palestinian sources close to talks

DOHA: Hamas has approved a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, Palestinian sources close to negotiations said...

Updated 15 Jan, 2025 10:34pm

Middle East

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

Middle East

Israeli prime minister’s office denies Hamas agreed to Gaza deal

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office denied on Wednesday that Hamas had agreed to the Gaza...

Updated 15 Jan, 2025 07:02pm

Middle East

Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill 24 Palestinians

GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s civil defence agency said on Wednesday that Israeli strikes killed at least 24 people across the...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 05:48pm

Middle East

Italy, Albania, UAE sign deal for Adriatic energy link

ABU DHABI: Italy, Albania and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed on Wednesday a deal worth at least 1 billion...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 05:47pm

MENA

$56,000 tuition a year: Dubai to welcome $100mn school campus in August

In another indicator of Dubai’s upward trajectory, one of the world’s largest operators of private schools – GEMS...

Updated 15 Jan, 2025 05:41pm

Middle East

Gaza ceasefire appears close as US, Egyptian leaders put focus on ‘coming hours’

DOHA/CAIRO/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Negotiators were trying to hammer out the final details of a ceasefire in Gaza on...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 01:41pm

Africa

Suspected outbreak of Marburg virus kills eight in Tanzania, WHO says

NAIROBI: A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus in northwest Tanzania has infected nine people, killing eight of...

Published 15 Jan, 2025 12:46pm

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Sajjad joins 1LINK board as independent director

Karachi: Muhammad Hamayun Sajjad has been appointed as an independent director on the Board of 1LINK (Pvt) Ltd....

Published 15 Jan, 2025 02:59am

Middle East

Gaza ceasefire ‘closer than ever’ as sides work on final details

DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Negotiators met in Qatar on Tuesday hoping to hammer out final details of a ceasefire in Gaza,...

Published 14 Jan, 2025 10:01pm

Middle East

Blinken says Gaza ceasefire right on the brink, awaiting final word from Hamas

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said an agreement on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal...

Published 14 Jan, 2025 09:42pm

Middle East

UAE signs trade deals with Malaysia, Kenya, New Zealand

ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates signed trade agreements with Malaysia, Kenya and New Zealand on Tuesday, the...

Published 14 Jan, 2025 07:39pm

Middle East

Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill 18

GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes and shelling killed at least 18 people across the...

Published 14 Jan, 2025 06:03pm

Middle East

Gaza ceasefire deal close after ‘breakthrough’ in Doha

DOHA/CAIRO: Negotiators will meet in Doha on Tuesday seeking to finalise details of a plan to end the war in Gaza...

Updated 14 Jan, 2025 05:51pm

Middle East

Israel far-right finance minister warns won’t back Gaza deal that halts war

JERUSALEM: Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich warned on Monday that he would not support a deal in...

Published 13 Jan, 2025 05:48pm

Europe

Norway to host talks on Mideast two-state solution

OSLO: Dozens of countries will send delegates to Norway on Wednesday as part of a global alliance aiming to find a...

Published 13 Jan, 2025 05:40pm

Middle East

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

MENA

Qatar hands Israel, Hamas ‘final’ draft of Gaza ceasefire deal, official tells Reuters

Mediator Qatar has handed Israel and Hamas a “final” draft of a ceasefire and hostage release agreement designed to...

Published 13 Jan, 2025 02:16pm

Stocks

Major Gulf markets mixed on strong US jobs data

Major stock markets in the Gulf were mixed in early trade on Monday, as unexpectedly strong US jobs data reinforced...

Published 13 Jan, 2025 02:06pm

MENA

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

Middle East

Biden likely to talk with Netanyahu; hostage deal ‘very close’: security adviser

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden will likely talk with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu soon, his...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 09:33pm

Middle East

Trump’s Mideast envoy to meet Netanyahu on Saturday, Israeli official says

US President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

Published 11 Jan, 2025 06:59pm

Middle East

Mediator Qatar briefs Trump envoy on Gaza truce talks

DOHA: Mediator Qatar said it briefed US President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff on Friday...

Published 11 Jan, 2025 04:55pm

Travel

Pakistani passport fourth-worst in the world: Henley Passport Index

Pakistan is ahead of only Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan; UAE retains top 10 spot

Updated 10 Jan, 2025 08:41pm

Middle East

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

Middle East

Lebanon’s army chief elected president, showing regional shifts

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 06:18pm

MENA

US, Arab mediators make some progress in Gaza peace talks, no deal yet, sources say

CAIRO: US and Arab mediators have made some progress in their efforts to reach a ceasefire accord between Israel and...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 03:53pm

MENA

Assault on Chad presidential complex leaves 19 dead

N’DJAMENA: Gunmen attempted to storm the presidential complex in Chad’s capital N’Djamena on Wednesday, sparking a...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 12:49pm

Middle East

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza as US pushes for ceasefire

CAIRO: Israeli military strikes across Gaza killed at least 22 people on Wednesday, Palestinian medics said, as the...

Published 08 Jan, 2025 04:49pm

Stocks

Most Gulf bourses ease on US rate outlook

Most Gulf stock markets were subdued in early trade on Wednesday, in line with Asian shares, as traders wagered the...

Published 08 Jan, 2025 02:15pm

Middle East

Iran tells France to review ‘unconstructive’ approach ahead of meeting

DUBAI: Iran’s foreign ministry called upon Paris to review its “unconstructive” approach, a few days before Tehran...

Published 08 Jan, 2025 11:43am

Middle East

Hamas stands by demand for end to Gaza war under hostage deal, as Trump deadline approaches

JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Hamas stood by its demand on Tuesday that Israel fully end its assault on Gaza under any deal to...

Published 07 Jan, 2025 09:00pm

Middle East

Israel signs deals with defence firm Elbit to make bombs domestically

JERUSALEM: Israel’s Defence Ministry said on Tuesday it had signed deals worth around $275 million with the...

Published 07 Jan, 2025 06:39pm

Middle East

UAE in talks with US, Israel about provisional government for post-war Gaza

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has discussed with Israel and the United States participating in a provisional...

Published 07 Jan, 2025 06:31pm

MENA

Dubai’s inclusion in Global Power City Index a ‘clear signal for Pakistani investors’

Dubai was ranked eighth worldwide and first in the Middle East in the Global Power City Index 2024 (GPCI) for the...

Published 07 Jan, 2025 07:37am

Financial

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

Middle East

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

Middle East

US to ease aid restrictions for Syria in limited show of support for new government, WSJ reports

The Biden administration plans to announce Monday that it will ease restrictions on humanitarian aid for Syria,...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 08:53am

Middle East

Israel military says missile from Yemen intercepted

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said Sunday it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, the latest in a...

Published 05 Jan, 2025 11:54am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
India Sensex / Jan 21	76,270.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,027.98
Hang Seng / Jan 21	20,098.89
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	8,529.98
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	20,988.55

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 20	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 20	242,541
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	77.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,724.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 21	68.02
Petrol/Litre / Jan 22	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 21 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.60 ▲ 1.00 (11.63%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 21 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.54 ▲ 0.34 (10.62%)
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	11.30 ▲ 1.03 (10.03%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jan 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	10.98 ▲ 1.00 (10.02%)
Globe Residency / Jan 21 Globe Residency REIT(GRR)	17.36 ▲ 1.58 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	25.06 ▲ 2.28 (10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 21 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	35.65 ▲ 3.24 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	671.22 ▲ 61.02 (10.00%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 21 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	108.90 ▲ 9.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	45.21 ▼ -5.02 (-9.99%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 21 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.62 ▼ -1.62 (-8.88%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 21 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	64.32 ▼ -6.22 (-8.82%)
S.G.Power / Jan 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9 ▼ -0.81 (-8.26%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jan 21 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	5.10 ▼ -0.43 (-7.78%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 21 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	23.05 ▼ -1.94 (-7.76%)
ZIL Limited / Jan 21 ZIL Limited(ZIL)	226.01 ▼ -18.99 (-7.75%)
Khyber Textile / Jan 21 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	526 ▼ -43.96 (-7.71%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 21 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	13 ▼ -1.03 (-7.34%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	111,866,059 ▲ 0.44
Bank Makramah / Jan 21 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,297,556 ▲ 0.05
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,182,488 ▼ -0.09
Lotte Chemical / Jan 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	59,473,543 ▼ -0.94
Fauji Cement / Jan 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	51,882,881 ▲ 0.34
Hascol Petrol / Jan 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	24,273,766 ▼ -0.39
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 21 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,353,008 ▼ -1.60
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	22,896,108 ▼ -5.02
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 21 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,890,802 ▼ -1.62

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