Lawmakers from 6 countries say Beijing is pressuring them not to attend conference in Taiwan

Arab American leaders are listening as Kamala Harris moves to garner support from key swing-states Dearborn, Michigan: Osama Siblani's phone won't ring.Days after President Joe Biden withdrew his bid for re-election and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic presidential nomination, top officials from both major political parties are asking the Dearborn-based Arab American … Read more

Why the Israel-Hezbollah conflict is heating up again

BEIRUT: A deadly rocket attack on the Israeli-held Golan Heights has fueled concerns that Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah could be surprised by a full-scale war – something they have already signaled they want to avoid but for which. They also said that they are ready.Israel said on Sunday it would crack down … Read more

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