Doha: The United Nations has expressed deep concern over the escalation of hostilities in Lebanon, including the Israeli shelling of southern Beirut on Thursday. Spokesman for the Secretary-General urged all parties to respect the cessation of hostili…
Kuwait city: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned the repeated hostile attacks against the State of Kuwait, carried out with missiles and drones.
According to Emirates News Agency, in a statement, the organisation affirm…
South korea: South Korea’s industrial output lost ground in April from a month earlier, data showed Friday, with retail sales and facility investment sliding amid economic uncertainties stemming from tensions in the Middle East. Industrial production …
Abu dhabi: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Ramchandra Paudel of Nepal on the occasion of his country’s Republic Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice …
Doha: Gold edged higher on Friday amid growing concerns over inflation and US interest rate hikes. Spot gold rose 0.3 percent to US$4,505.57 per ounce by 04:22 GMT, but was down about 0.1 percent for the week so far. US gold futures inched 0.1 percent…
Geneva: Senior executives from leading global shipping companies and industry groups underlined growing operational and economic challenges to goods trade during a 28 May meeting with WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. They noted that, while gl…
Doha: Belgium’s federal parliament has approved a package of budget measures, including the new ‘centenindex’ system that will limit automatic wage and benefit increases for some workers and pensioners. The government said the reforms are needed to re…
Dubai: The Positive Spirit Council of Dubai Police, in collaboration with the Event Security Committee and the General Department of Police Stations, organised a series of Eid events for labourers under the slogan “Celebrating Eid Together.” The celeb…