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Gaza population down by 6% in nearly 15 months of Israeli aggression

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics says more than 55,000 Gazans killed, about 100,000 left enclave as Israel commits genocide against Palestinians

Published 01 Jan, 2025 09:40pm

Middle East

Syria’s new information minister promises free press

DAMASCUS: Syria’s minister of information in the country’s transitional government told AFP he is working towards a...

Published 01 Jan, 2025 05:21pm

Middle East

Gaza rescuers say 15 killed in Israeli strike in Jabalia

GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s civil defence agency said on Wednesday that an overnight Israeli air strike targeting a house in...

Published 01 Jan, 2025 05:17pm

Middle East

Iran to hold nuclear talks with 3 European powers January 13: local media

TEHRAN: Iran will hold nuclear talks with France, Britain, and Germany on January 13 in Switzerland, local media...

Published 01 Jan, 2025 05:10pm

Middle East

Yemen will continue to defend itself, say Houthis after US strikes

Yemen’s Houthi spokesperson Mohammed Abdulsalam said that the country would continue to defend itself after several...

Published 31 Dec, 2024 07:28pm

Middle East

Gaza healthcare nearing ‘total collapse’ due to Israeli strikes: UN

GENEVA: A United Nations report published Tuesday found that Israeli strikes on and near hospitals in the Gaza Strip...

Updated 31 Dec, 2024 10:47pm

Middle East

Unemployment among Saudi citizens edges up to 7.8% in Q3

DUBAI: Unemployment among Saudi citizens edged up to 7.8% in the third quarter, according to government estimates...

Updated 31 Dec, 2024 06:42pm

Middle East

Kuwait to impose 15% minimum top-up tax on multinational enterprises

CAIRO: Kuwait will impose a minimum top-up tax (DMTT) of 15% on multinational enterprises operating in the country,...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 09:00pm

Middle East

Syria’s de facto leader hosts Ukraine’s foreign minister, SANA says

DAMASCUS: Syria’s de facto ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa held talks on Monday with a senior Ukrainian delegation led by...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 03:35pm

Middle East

Egypt tests new extension of the Suez Canal

CAIRO: Egypt has tested a new 10-kilometre (6.2-mile) extension to the Suez Canal as it tries to minimise the impact...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 05:47am

Middle East

Israeli strike on Al-Wafaa hospital kills 7 Palestinians

GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s civil defence agency said an air strike hit a hospital Sunday, killing at least seven people,...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 05:47am

Middle East

Israeli forces order new evacuation of besieged northern Gaza town: residents say

CAIRO: Israeli forces carrying out a weeks-long offensive in northern Gaza ordered any residents remaining in Beit...

Updated 29 Dec, 2024 09:52pm

MENA

Syria’s leader says holding elections could take up to four years

CAIRO: Holding elections in Syria could take up to four years, Syria’s leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said in remarks to be...

Published 29 Dec, 2024 07:12pm

Middle East

Gaza rescuers say Israeli strike on hospital kills 7

GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s civil defence agency said an air strike hit a hospital Sunday, killing at least seven people,...

Published 29 Dec, 2024 06:10pm

Middle East

Gaza hospital shut after Israeli raid, director held: health officials

GAZA STRIP: An Israeli military raid targeting Hamas has forced a major hospital in northern Gaza out of service and...

Published 28 Dec, 2024 07:27pm

Middle East

Israeli forces raid north Gaza hospital, health ministry says contact with staff lost

CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Israeli forces raided the Kamal Adwan Hospital, one of only three medical facilities on the...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:19pm

Middle East

Yemen rebels claim missile attack on Tel Aviv airport: statement

SANAA: Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Friday said they fired a missile at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport, after...

Updated 27 Dec, 2024 10:09pm

MENA

Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen, killing six

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen on Thursday,...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 08:51am

Middle East

Israel strikes Yemen’s Sana’a airport, ports and power stations

Yemen's Houthis have repeatedly fired drones, missiles towards Israel, vowing their support, solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza

Published 26 Dec, 2024 09:38pm

Middle East

Gaza medics say Israeli strike kills five journalists, Israel says it hit fighters

CAIRO/GAZA: Gaza authorities said an Israeli airstrike killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital on...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 05:58pm

Middle East

At least 10 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, medics say

At least 10 people were killed and more than a dozen wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza early on Thursday, medics...

Updated 26 Dec, 2024 11:29am

MENA

Syria rescuers, activist say site outside Damascus believed to be mass grave

DAMASCUS: A key Syrian rescue group and an activist told AFP on Wednesday a burial site outside Damascus was likely...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 09:12pm

Middle East

Syria authorities say torched 1 million captagon pills

DAMASCUS: Syria’s new authorities torched a large stockpile of drugs on Wednesday, two security officials told AFP,...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:26pm

Middle East

Hamas says ‘new’ Israeli conditions delaying agreement on Gaza ceasefire

GAZA STRIP: Hamas accused Israel on Wednesday of imposing “new conditions” that it said were delaying a ceasefire...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:21pm

Middle East

At least 8 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank refugee camp

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli forces killed at least eight Palestinians in raids on Tuesday on a refugee camp near the...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:11pm

Middle East

Israeli military intercepts missile launched from Yemen, army says

CAIRO: Israel’s military intercepted a missile early on Wednesday that was launched from Yemen and crossed into...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:16am

Middle East

Iran lifts ban on WhatsApp and Google Play: state media

DUBAI: Iranian authorities have lifted a ban on Meta’s instant messaging platform WhatsApp and Google Play as a...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 08:07pm

Middle East

Palestinian officials say Israeli forces kill 2 in West Bank raid

TULKAREM: Palestinian officials reported that Israeli forces killed two Palestinians, including a woman, during a...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 07:47pm

MENA

Syrian ex-rebel factions agree to merge under defence ministry

DAMASCUS: Syria’s leader Ahmed al-Sharaa reached an agreement on Tuesday with former rebel faction chiefs to...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:04pm

Middle East

Turkiye says over 25,0000 Syrians returned home since Assad’s fall

ISTANBUL: More than 25,000 Syrians have returned home from Turkiye since Bashar al-Assad was overthrown by...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 05:57pm

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 31	278.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 31	278.55
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 31	157.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 31	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 31	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 31	5,881.63
India Sensex / Dec 31	78,139.01
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 31	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Dec 31	19,310.79
Hang Seng / Dec 31	20,059.95
FTSE 100 / Dec 31	8,173.02
Dow Jones / Dec 31	42,544.22
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 31	19,909.14

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 30	241,430.80
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 31	71.76
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 31	17,800
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 31	2,638.20
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 31	68.40
Petrol/Litre / Jan 2	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Prudential Mod. / Jan 1 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3.90 ▲ 1.00 (34.48%)
Escorts Bank / Jan 1 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.05 ▲ 1.00 (19.80%)
Ittefaq Iron Ind / Jan 1 Ittefaq Iron Industries Limited(ITTEFAQ)	8.47 ▲ 1.00 (13.39%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 1 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.53 ▲ 0.33 (10.31%)
Pak Stock Exchange / Jan 1 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	30.53 ▲ 2.78 (10.02%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	72 ▲ 6.55 (10.01%)
Big Bird Foods / Jan 1 Big Bird Foods Limited(BBFL)	62.70 ▲ 5.70 (10.00%)
Crescent Steel / Jan 1 Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited(CSAP)	115.51 ▲ 10.50 (10.00%)
Hallmark Co. / Jan 1 Hallmark Company Limited(HCL)	1,006.17 ▲ 91.47 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Dadex Eternit / Jan 1 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	63.47 ▼ -7.05 (-10.00%)
Frontier Ceram / Jan 1 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	38.62 ▼ -4.29 (-10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 1 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	183.43 ▼ -20.38 (-10.00%)
Shahmurad Sugar / Jan 1 Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited(SHSML)	383.24 ▼ -42.58 (-10.00%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 1 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	10.76 ▼ -1.19 (-9.96%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 1 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	78.55 ▼ -8.67 (-9.94%)
East West Ins. / Jan 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	51.60 ▼ -5.69 (-9.93%)
Nimir Resins / Jan 1 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	27.80 ▼ -2.99 (-9.71%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jan 1 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	38 ▼ -3.45 (-8.32%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	213,352,120 ▼ -0.21
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 1 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	66,219,268 ▼ -0.14
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	65,770,728 ▼ -0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jan 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	63,821,141 ▲ 0.17
Pak Int.Bulk / Jan 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	62,440,252 ▼ -0.12
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 1 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	55,744,730 ▲ 0.27
Pak Refinery / Jan 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	50,109,115 ▼ -1.47
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	44,203,440 ▼ -0.05
Telecard Limited / Jan 1 Telecard Limited(TELE)	34,631,623 ▲ 0.06

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