Oil prices rose on Monday, paring last week’s losses, amid fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East following a rocket attack on the Golan Heights.
Brent crude futures rose 20 cents, or 0.3%, to $81.33 a barrel by 00:10 GMT. US West Texas Interme…
The Japanese yen strengthened on Monday, reversing earlier declines, as an escalation in Middle-East tensions ignited safe-haven demand for the Japanese currency.
The dollar was last down 0.17 percent at 153.51 yen after slipping as much as 0.35 perc…
European shares kicked off the week on a positive note, buoyed by the global oil sector amid fears of a widening conflict in the Middle East and as a raft of upbeat earnings updates also lifted the overall market sentiment.
The pan-European STOXX 600…
Doha: HE Governor of Qatar Central Bank (QCB) Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud Al-Thani met on Monday with Regional CEO, Middle East, North Africa and Turkiye at HSBC Stephen Moss, who is visiting the country.
During the meeting, the two sides di…
New York, stock indexes are drifting in mixed trading Monday ahead of a week full of earnings reports from Wall Street’s most influential companies and a Federal Reserve meeting on interest rates.
The SandP 500 was 0.2% higher in late trading, coming…
Manama, This week’s BD 70 million issue of Government Treasury Bills has been oversubscribed by 101%.
The bills, carrying a maturity of 91 days, are issued by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), on behalf of the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
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Sanaa – Ma’an – The material damage caused by the Israeli attack on the port of Hodeidah in western Yemen amounted to about $20 million, excluding oil losses, according to an official at the strategic seaport.
Israel launched an attack on the Houthi-…
Bethlehem Ma’an – Following the recent events in the north, and against the backdrop of growing fears of a security escalation in anticipation of an Israeli response in Lebanon, the dollar and the euro are recording a jump against the shekel.
The dol…
Syrian sources announced that the sound of explosions in Deir Ezzor is caused by US artillery shelling of the Conoco gas field towards the positions of militants in the area.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency