Oil Updates – crude gains on fears of wider Middle East conflict after rocket strike in Golan Heights

Riyadh: In the first trading session of the week, Saudi Arabia's Tadaul Al Share index increased by 149.22 points or 1.24 percent to close at 12,175.43 on Sunday.Total trading volume of the benchmark index was SR6 billion ($1.6 billion) as 143 stocks advanced, while 84 retreated.The Kingdom's parallel market Nomu also closed up 82.97 points, … Read more

A complete list of Paris Olympics medal winners

Paris: The 2024 Olympic Games are underway. Australia led the medal table after the second day of competition, but more winners will join the list each day from July 27-Aug. 11. See which countries are leading in the medal count. Below is a list of all medal winners by day.Sunday, July 28archeryWomen's teamGold: South KoreaSilver: … Read more

FAB achieves H1 2024 group net profit of AED 8.4bn

First Abu Dhabi Bank has delivered record results for the first half of 2024, net profit of AED8.4 billion, revenue of AED 15.7 billion (+16 percent year-on-year) underlining the bank's continued growth forecast, while profit before tax. grew by 15 percent year-on-year to AED10.0 billion. Q2 '24 net profit was AED4.3 billion, and operating income … Read more

Erdogan says Turkiye might enter Israel to help Palestinians

Beirut: Lebanon has called for an international investigation into a strike that killed 12 people, including children, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Sunday and warned of large-scale reprisals. Hezbollah denied Israel's accusation that it bombed Majdal Shams on Saturday, saying in a statement that it “has nothing to do with the Islamic Resistance incident, … Read more

Harris’ support for Israel ‘ironclad’ after attack on Golan Heights

In Afghanistan, the Taliban has banned girls' education, leaving thousands of classrooms empty KABUL: Before the Taliban suspended secondary education for girls, some of Salma's friends attended her school in Kabul with her older sisters. But after the ban was imposed about three years ago, they stopped attending classes. “They didn't want to come alone. … Read more