February 25, 2026

London: Oil prices held around seven-month highs on Wednesday. Brent futures were up 33 cents at $71.10 a barrel by 1127 GMT, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures gained 22 cents to $65.85.

According to Emirates News Agency, Brent prices reac…

Dubai: The Republic of Korea recorded the fastest growth in wage jobs in three quarters during the third quarter of last year, government data showed Tuesday. The number of wage employee positions stood at 20.92 million as of the end of August, up 139…

Port moresby: A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

According to Emirates News Agency, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 90 km (56 miles). The GFZ provided details about the se…

Abu dhabi: Hedayah, the International Centre of Excellence for Countering Extremism and Violent Extremism, has announced the appointment of Maqsoud Kruse, Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Countering Extremism and Terrorism, as the Chairman…

Cairo: The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has announced the start of crude oil production from a new well, “Belayim Marine 133,” located in the Belayim Marine field in the Gulf of Suez. The well has commenced operations at an ini…

Dubai: Several top seeds progressed to the Round of 16 in the 34th edition of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships (ATP 500), following the conclusion of the Round of 32 matches held today at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Al Garhoud.

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New york: Major indices on Wall Street closed higher on Tuesday, driven by a rally in technology stocks, while gold prices retreated to $5,149 per ounce at the time of publishing. The decline sees the precious metal receding from a three-week peak, gi…

Dubai: The League of Arab States has strongly condemned the burning of the Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque in the village of Tal, south of Nablus, by a group of Israeli settlers, stressing that the crime constitutes a deliberate attack on places of worship …