August 23, 2024

Kuwaiti oil barrel down USD 1.01 at USD 76.40

The price of Kuwaiti oil barrel went down by USD 1.01 to stand at USD 76.40 per barrel (pb) on Thursday, compared with USD 77.41 on Wednesday, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) on Friday.

In international markets, Brent crude oil went up by US…

France urges Iran to work for ME de-escalation

France urged Iran on Friday to help reduce escalation in the Middle East region.

During a telephone call with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, outgoing French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne called on Iran to ask its major actor in the reg…

Cairo talks on Gaza ceasefire constructive — WH

White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby welcomed on Friday the progress of the talks that resumed last night in Cairo by the United States, Egypt and Israel on ceasefire on Gaza Strip.

National Security Council Coordinator fo…

Israeli occupation airstrikes kill five people in S. Lebanon

Israeli occupation launched two airstrikes on Aaita El Jabal and Tayr Harfa towns in southern Lebanon, killing five people, including a seven-year-old child, Lebanon’s Ministry of Health said on Friday.

The drone strike on Aaita el Jabal killed a ma…

Indian PM promises all support to bring peace to Ukraine

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday pledged to provide all support to restore peace in Ukraine in talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv.

In a joint statement issued after talks between Modi who is on an official visit …

Rocket attack kills 11 policemen in E. Pakistan

At least 11 policemen were killed and seven others injured as a result of a rocket attack by dacoits in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, on Thursday.

The provincial police said in a statement that two police vans were returning from weekly duties…