Al-kut: Some 50 people were killed early Thursday when a fire broke out at a shopping center in the city of Al-Kut, south of Baghdad.
According to Qatar News Agency, the Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported that the massive blaze claimed the lives of 50…
Doha: Oil prices fell slightly today at settlement. Brent crude futures fell 19 cents, or 0.3 percent, to settle at $68.52 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 14 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $66.38.
According to Qatar News Age…
Doha: The State of Qatar’s general budget recorded a deficit of QR 0.8 billion during Q2 2025 (April, May, and June), the Ministry of Finance (MoF) announced on Thursday. In a statement published on its account on the social media platform X, MoF high…
Doha: Saudi Minister of Investment Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Falih, held a virtual meeting Thursday with Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal to discuss the growing investment relations between the two countries. The meeting also covere…
Seoul: South Korea’s automobile exports saw an increase from the previous year in June, driven by significant growth in shipments to Europe and Asia, which effectively counterbalanced a reduction in exports to the United States due to US tariffs. The …
Doha: Visit Qatar, in collaboration with Discover Qatar and Qatar Airways, hosted a strategic roadshow in Nigeria aimed at promoting leisure travel and stopover packages to Doha.
According to Qatar News Agency, the initiative brought together a tota…
Berlin: The German government has rejected the European Commission’s proposed long-term £2 trillion ($2.33 trillion) EU budget for the period 2028-2034. Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s spokesman Stefan Kornelius stated that the increase in the EU budget i…
Riyadh: The Saudi Stock Exchange’s main index concluded Thursday’s trading session on a downward trajectory, registering a decline of 31.76 points to settle at 11,006.98 points. The total value of trades conducted on the main index reached SR 4.1 bill…
Doha: Gold prices dipped on Thursday, pressured by a firmer dollar and easing market tensions after US President Donald Trump said it was “highly unlikely” he would dismiss Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Spot gold was down 0.2% at $3,340.79 per …
Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index rose by 46.29 points, or 0.43%, at the start of trading on Thursday, reaching 10,857 points, compared to the previous session’s close.
According to Qatar News Agency, the index was supported by gai…