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Syria’s Assad takes oath

DAMASCUS: President Bashar al-Assad took the oath of office for a fourth term in war-ravaged Syria Saturday, after...

Published 18 Jul, 2021 02:34am

World

Red Crescent warns of 'inhuman' Syria aid route closure

ANKARA: The Turkish Red Crescent chief on Thursday denounced as "inhuman" a possible closure of a key aid route into...

Published 09 Jul, 2021 04:25am

World

UN Syria envoy says cross-border access must stay open

UNITED NATIONS: The UN's special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, on Friday added his voice to calls to keep open the...

Published 27 Jun, 2021 03:56am

World

Qatar sees no reason for normalising ties with Syria, says foreign minister

Gulf states downgraded or shut missions in Damascus in 2012 over attacks by the government on protests at the start of the conflict.

Updated 30 May, 2021 08:23pm

World

Russia hails Assad's 'decisive' poll victory

On the eve of the election, the United States, Britain, France, Germany and Italy said the poll was "neither free nor fair", and Syria's fragmented opposition has called it a "farce".

Published 28 May, 2021 04:24pm

World

No surprises as Syria's Assad re-elected for 4th term

Celebrations were also underway in Aleppo and in Sweida, in Syria's south, where a crowd gathered in front of city hall, state media said.

Published 28 May, 2021 10:02am

World

Assad dismisses critics as Syria votes to extend his grip on power

DAMASCUS: President Bashar al-Assad dismissed criticism of Syria’s presidential election as voters cast ballots...

Published 27 May, 2021 03:41am

World

Assad dismisses critics as Syria votes to extend his grip on power

The United States and the European Union said Tuesday the election was "neither free nor fair," and Syria's fragmented opposition has called it a "farce".

Published 26 May, 2021 07:04pm

World

Syria polling stations open as Assad seeks fourth term

The 55-year-old Assad, who has been in power since 2000, is sure to keep his job after the election, every aspect of which is controlled by him and his Baath party.

Published 26 May, 2021 09:49am

World

War-ravaged Syria heads to polls with Assad set to win

The election takes place amid the lowest levels of violence since 2011 -- but with an economy in free-fall.

Published 26 May, 2021 09:48am

World

Syria's Assad to face two 'rivals' in May vote

The court's president said that Abdallah Salloum Abdallah, a state minister from 2016 to 2020, had been approved to run for president.

Published 03 May, 2021 04:05pm

World

Syria finalises list of presidential hopefuls

Electoral law stipulates that candidates need to have lived in Syria continuously for at least the past decade, which rules out all exiled opposition figures.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 04:02pm

World

Syrian opposition's Michel Kilo dies in exile

BEIRUT: Prominent exiled opposition figure Michel Kilo died of Covid-19 on Monday in Paris after a lifetime of...

Published 20 Apr, 2021 04:00am

World

Syria to hold presidential vote on May 26: speaker

Assad, who took power following the death of his father Hafez in 2000, has not yet officially announced that he will stand for re-election.

Published 18 Apr, 2021 05:07pm

World

Donors face $10bn aid appeal at Syria conference

BRUSSELS: International donors on Tuesday pushed to meet a United Nations call for $10 billion in aid for Syria and...

Updated 01 Apr, 2021 09:09am

World

Impassioned Blinken demands more crossings for Syria aid

UNITED NATIONS: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged the UN Security Council to reopen border...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

World

Thousands rally in Syria’s Idlib to mark 10 years since uprising

IDLIB, (Syria): Thousands took to the streets in Syria’s last major rebel bastion of Idlib Monday to mark 10 years...

Updated 16 Mar, 2021 09:38am

World

UK sanctions Syrian foreign minister, others in Assad regime

Britain, which formally left the EU in January 2020, previously imposed sanctions through the bloc.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 04:40pm

World

Timeline: Ten years of war in Syria

Eyad al-Gharib, 44, is sentenced to four and a half years in prison over his role in helping arrest at least 30 protesters in Duma in 2011 who were then tortured.

Published 14 Mar, 2021 10:53am

World

US sanctions complicate Syria's return to Arab League: UAE

Abdullah said it was an issue that "should be part of dialogue we address clearly with our friends in the United States".

Published 09 Mar, 2021 08:19pm

World

10 years on, no peace after war in Syria

"These girls and boys will be Syria's young adults in five or 10 years and will, in turn, want a future, economic prospects and political freedoms that the system cannot give them if it doesn't reform," he told AFP.

Updated 08 Mar, 2021 05:11pm

World

US, at UN, accuses Russia of blocking ‘accountability’ on Syria chem weapons

UNITED NATIONS: The new US envoy to the United Nations on Thursday accused Russia of seeking to stymie efforts to...

Updated 05 Mar, 2021 09:40am

World

Germany convicts Syrian in landmark torture trial

Gharib hid his face from the cameras with a folder as the verdict was read out, arms folded and wearing a medical mask.

Published 24 Feb, 2021 05:32pm

World

Israel says it hit 50 Syria targets in 2020

SANA said one Syrian soldier was killed and three others wounded.

Published 31 Dec, 2020 06:35pm

World

Syria's Assad says U.S. pressure, sanctions obstructing return of refugees

Of Syria’s 17 million people, 5.5 million are living as refugees in the region, mostly in Turkey, and a further six million are uprooted within their own country.

Published 11 Nov, 2020 05:29pm

World

Assad says refugee returns a 'priority' for Syria

Assad's forces control more than 70 percent of Syria, while remaining areas are held by US-backed Kurdish forces.

Published 09 Nov, 2020 07:36pm

Markets

Syria seeks more Russian investment as US sanctions hammer economy

Officials from Syria and Russia, whose military support since 2015 helped Damascus reverse gains by Islamists and other rebels.
Russia turned the tide for Assad and with the regime now facing its gravest challenges, Moscow is in a better position than any other time to further squeeze Assad,

Updated 07 Sep, 2020 06:20pm

World

Syria's Assad tasks caretaker PM to form new govt

The Syria conflict has killed at least 380,000 people and displaced half of the country's pre-war population.

Published 25 Aug, 2020 08:27pm

World

US imposes Syria-related sanctions on six individuals

The Treasury said in a statement it imposed sanctions on Luna Al Shibl, Assad's top press officer, and Mohamad Ammar Saati bin Mohamad Nawzad.
The United States and its allies are united in continuing to apply pressure on Assad and his enablers until there is peaceful, political solution to the conflict.

Updated 20 Aug, 2020 09:07pm

Markets

Syria's Assad says new US sanctions are part of drive to 'choke' Syrians

In a speech to deputies at the presidential palace, Assad also blamed the sanctions, known as the Caesar Act,
The pound touched a record low of 3,000 to the dollar in June as many feared the new sanctions would tighten the noose around Assad and worsen Syria's dire economic plight.

Published 13 Aug, 2020 12:25am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 16	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 16	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / May 16	154.33
USD to Swiss Franc / May 16	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / May 16	1.27
Euro to USD / May 16	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 15	5308.15
Nasdaq / May 15	16742.39
Dow Jones / May 15	39908
India Sensex / May 16	72771.48
Tokyo Nikkei / May 16	38920.26
Hang Seng / May 16	19336.77
FTSE 100 / May 16	8411.75
Germany DAX 30 / May 16	18842.52

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 16	78.95
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 16	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 16	210562
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 16	2388.50
Cotton US¢/pound / May 16	76.84
Petrol/Litre / May 17	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 17 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 17 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 17 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 17 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 17 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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