Oil Updates — prices edge higher on Mideast tensions despite weak demand

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's retail real estate sales are expected to grow from 2.4 percent in 2024 to 2.7 percent by 2027 to reach $183.2 billion due to modernization and urban development. In its latest Saudi Arabia real estate forecast release, global consultancy firm Deloitte, citing the Economist Intelligence Unit, revealed that retail sales will reach … Read more

Saudi Arabia’s POS spending jumps 31% to $3.91bn in latest weekly data

Closing bell: Saudi main index closes at 11,679, Middle Eastern stock markets rebound RIYADH: Most Gulf stock markets rebounded on Tuesday as US Federal Reserve officials calmed investor nerves after the previous session's global sell-off on fears of a possible US recession. Saudi Arabia's Tadawul All Share Index closed up 174.70 points, or 1.52 percent, … Read more

Turkiye to submit request to join genocide case against Israel in UN court

Ankara: Turkey will request the United Nations Court on Wednesday to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel, a Turkish official said. The declaration of intervention will be submitted to the International Court of Justice in The Hague, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity in accordance with rules. Turkey, one of the fiercest … Read more

Thai court orders dissolution of opposition Move Forward Party

Dhaka: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus was appointed chief adviser to Bangladesh's interim government on Tuesday, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned following a violent crackdown on a student-led uprising.Yunus was appointed to the post by Bangladesh President Mohammad Shahbuddin after he met with student leaders and the heads of the three … Read more

Review: Debut novel of Palestinian writer explores exile, displacement through the female body

Dubai: American singer and songwriter Katy Perry this week highlighted an Arab designer during the filming of her house-inspired music video for the single “Lifetime”. She wore Gilas Dalida PVC platform mules by Romanian-Jordanian footwear designer Amina Muaddi. The shoe has a clear design with the entire structure including the heel and platform made of … Read more

Hezbollah congratulates Sinwar as new Hamas political chief

LONDON: It has been 14 years since Israeli agents carried out one of Mossad’s most audacious, controversial and, perhaps, pointless assassinations. On Jan. 19, 2010, Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh, the man responsible for procuring weapons for Hamas, was murdered in a hotel bedroom in Dubai. It was a big operation, with many moving parts, involving almost 30 … Read more

County in New York bans wearing masks to hide identity of Gaza war protesters

WASHINGTON: New York's suburban Nassau County has passed a bill banning pro-Palestinian protesters from wearing masks aimed at concealing their identities against US support for Israel's war on Gaza. The ban on masks covers any form of public protest, but lawmakers in the Republican-controlled county say the bill is intended to prevent protesters involved in … Read more