US military aid to Pakistan may convert into loans
The Trump administration's budget proposal would convert some of the United States' foreign military grants to loans, affecting several countries, including Pakistan.
The...
Exxon says Qatar LNG not affected by Arab states tension
Doha
Exxon Mobil Corp said on Tuesday that production and exports of liquefied natural gas from Qatar have not been affected by rising...
Iranian airline signs $3bn deal for 30 Boeing jets
US plane maker Boeing said Tuesday that Iran’s Aseman Airlines had agreed to buy 30 737 MAX jets for $3b in its...
Moderna CEO says vaccine likely to protect for ‘couple of years’
Moderna’s Covid-19 mRNA vaccine is likely to offer protection of up to a couple of years, its chief executive said on Thursday,...
Softbank-Saudi tech fund becomes world’s biggest with $93b of capital
The world's largest private equity fund, backed by Japan's Softbank Group and Saudi Arabia's main sovereign wealth fund, said on Saturday it...
Donald Trump impeached by US House for second time
WASHINGTON: Outgoing US president Donald Trump achieved a rare feat on Wednesday as he became the first president to be impeached twice,...
Major cyberattack cripples banks and corporations globally
Paris: A new and highly virulent outbreak of data-scrambling software — apparently sown in Ukraine — caused disruption across the world Tuesday....
Gulf crisis puts $2b deals into jeopardy: Qatar
DOHA: The political crisis in the Gulf is putting at risk business deals worth $2 billion in Arab countries that have cut...
Asian stocks slump while Euro rallies
Tokyo: Asian shares slumped on Wednesday after Wall Street was knocked hard in the wake of a delay to a U.S. healthcare...
Japan keen to invest in human resource development in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The 5th Pakistan - Japan high-level economic policy dialogue was held on April 26, 201,8 in Islamabad. The high-level dialogue is...
China’s Xiaohong likely to replace Liepach as ADB country director to Pak
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has nominated China’s Xiaohong Yang as the country director to Pakistan, media sources have reported. The step...
Energy exports a lifeline for boycott-hit Qatar
Kuwait City
A Saudi-led diplomatic and economic blockade against Qatar may threaten food imports, but the tiny emirate still has a lifeline through...
European commission to provide €7m to Pakistan for internally displaced people
The European Commission has announced humanitarian assistance of over 44 million Euros to help people in need in south-west and Central Asia,...
Assange ‘free to return home’ once legal challenges over, Morrison says
SYDNEY: Julian Assange is “free to return home” to Australia once legal challenges against him are dealt with, Prime Minister Scott Morrison...
Nine killed in armed attack on wake in central Mexico
MEXICO CITY: Unidentified gunmen burst into a wake in the central Mexican city of Celaya late on Thursday and shot dead nine people,...