Manama, His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today sent a congratulatory cable to the President of the Republic of Côte D’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, on his country’s Independence Day.HM the King expressed sincere congratulations to President Ouatt…
Hong Kong, Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding beat market expectations for revenue in its quarter ended June, even as revenue was nearly flat and its net income plunged 50%.Alibaba reported revenues of 205.6 billion ($30.4 billion) for its q…
Beijing, Asian stock markets rose Friday ahead of an update on the health of the U.S. jobs market while the Federal Reserve weighs whether more rate hikes are needed to cool surging inflation. U.S. futures and oil prices edged higher.Investors were loo…
HE Maktoum bin Butti Al Maktoum, the Director of MoFAIC’s Dubai Office met with HE Henry Mayega, Consul General of the Republic of Uganda in Dubai and the Northern Emirates and received his credentials. His Excellency welcomed the Consul General and h…
Riyadh, Saudi Stock Exchange’s main index ended trading higher here today, gaining 44.06 points to close at 12199.08 points.According to Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the total value of the trading reported was SAR 6 billion, while the toll of shares trade…
Beijing, China’s factory activity contracted unexpectedly in July after bouncing back from COVID-19 lockdowns the month before, as fresh virus flare-ups and a darkening global outlook weighed on demand, a survey showed on Sunday.The official manufactur…
Jakarta, Indonesia has blocked search engine website Yahoo, payments firm Paypal and several gaming websites due to failure to comply with licensing rules, an official said on Saturday, sparking a backlash in social media.Registration is required under…
Qatar Central Bank (QCB) has announced a ban on the use of cash in transactions that exceeds the value of fifty thousand riyals.QCB explained in a tweet on its official Twitter account: This procedure is carried out based on the Council of Ministers’ D…