August 15, 2024

Kuwait oil price down to USD 80.48 pb

KUWAIT, The price of Kuwait oil went down 78 cents to USD 80.48 pb on Wednesday as opposed to USD 81.26 pb last Tuesday, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) on Thursday.

Globally, the price of Brent crude futures contracts went down 93 cents to U…

Over 40,000 Palestinians killed since Oct. 7

GAZA, The number of Palestinians killed since the beginning of the Israeli occupation attacks on Gaza Strip reached over 40,000 with 92,401 others injured.

In a statement on Thursday, Palestinian health authorities said the death toll since the war o…

Sweden reports Monkeypox case

KUWAIT, A case of the Monkeypox (Mpox) virus has been reported in Sweden Thursday, only a day after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared its outbreak an international public health emergency.

A person seeking healthcare in Stockholm was diagn…

UK economy grows by 0.6 pct in Q2 ’24

LONDON, British gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have increased by 0.6 percent in this year’s second quarter, highest growth pace in two years.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) attributed this growth to betterment of service secto…

US urges Israel to probe reports of Palestinian human shields

WASHINGTON, The US Department of State expressed hope that the Gaza ceasefire talks would move forward “as they should.” “Our point of view is that all negotiators should return to the table and bring this deal to conclusion,” Principal Deputy Spokesp…

Turkiye, Iraq to scale up combat against terrorism

ISTANBUL, Turkiye and Iraq signed a MoU on military and security cooperation and the combat against terrorism, said Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Thursday.

Both countries made headway in realizing the visions of their leaders and increasing…