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Israel plans 2024 moonshot after first unmanned lander crashed

The new project, named “Beresheet 2”, will involve launching two landing craft and an orbiter that would circle the moon for years, conducting experiments and collecting data on behalf of school students, Israel’s Science Ministry said in statement.
Israel in early 2019 launched “Beresheet”.

Published 09 Dec, 2020 05:46pm

World

Iran says 'smart satellite-controlled machine gun' killed top nuclear scientist

Iran has blamed Israel for the assassination of top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
Israel has neither confirmed nor denied responsibility for the killing, but in the past has acknowledged pursuing covert, intelligence-gathering operations against the nuclear programme of its arch-enemy Iran.

Updated 07 Dec, 2020 04:41pm

Business & Finance

DP World chairman sees at least $5bn of UAE-Israel trade

"We estimate at least $5 billion of trade will happen between our countries in the beginning and this will grow," DP World chairman Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem said.

Published 07 Dec, 2020 12:26pm

World

Saudi, Israeli officials share fiery attacks at regional conference

During a regional conference on Sunday, an influential Saudi prince launched a bitter attack on Israel, and reiterated his strong support for the Palestinian cause.
Mutual concerns over Iran gradually brought Israel and Gulf nations closer, as Riyadh had been quietly building relations with the Jewish state since several years.

Updated 07 Dec, 2020 11:42am

UAE target of cyber attacks after Israel deal, official says

The UAE in August broke with decades of Arab policy when it agreed to forge ties with Israel in a move that angered Palestinians and some Muslim states and communities. Bahrain and Sudan have followed suit.

Published 07 Dec, 2020 10:36am

World

Bahrain says it won't allow imports from Israeli settlements

Bahrain and the UAE formalised ties with Israel on Sept. 15, in a U.S.-sponsored deal billed by the Gulf states as being made possible by Israel’s shelving of a plan to annex West Bank settlements.
Under European Union guidelines, settlement products should be clearly labelled as such when exported to EU member countries.

Published 05 Dec, 2020 05:37pm

World

Israel warns Iran may target its facilities abroad

Israel's counter-terrorism bureau said Iran could try to carry out attacks in nearby countries.

Published 04 Dec, 2020 12:31am

World

Bahrain open to imports from Israeli settlements, Palestinians fume

Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates formalised ties with Israel on Sept. 15, in a U.S.-sponsored deal billed by the Gulf countries as being made possible by Israel’s shelving of a plan to annex West Bank settlements. Most world powers deem them illegal.

Published 03 Dec, 2020 06:35pm

World

Saudi Arabia agrees to allow Israeli commercial planes to cross its airspace: senior Trump official

The agreement was hammered out just hours before Israel's first commercial flight to the UAE

Updated 01 Dec, 2020 07:13pm

World

Next round of Israel-Lebanon border talks postponed: military source

We were officially informed of the postponing of the indirect round of negotiations," a military source told AFP.

Published 30 Nov, 2020 03:08pm

World

Iranian TV says weapon used in scientist's killing was made in Israel

Fakhrizadeh, who had little public profile in Iran but had been named by Israel as a prime player in what it says is Iran’s nuclear weapons quest, was killed on Friday when he was ambushed on a highway near Tehran and his car sprayed with bullets

Published 30 Nov, 2020 01:58pm

World

Israel, Saudi Arabia secret meeting proves fruitless as both sides fail to reach normalization pact

The talks between Netanyahu and Crown Prince Salman failed to yield positive results in a blow to outgoing US President Donald Trump administration’s efforts to reorder the politics of the region and build a defence in opposition to Iran

Published 29 Nov, 2020 10:11am

Iran's Zarif says Israel likely to be involved in killing of Iranian scientist

“This cowardice - with serious indications of Israeli role -shows desperate warmongering of perpetrators,” Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted.

Published 28 Nov, 2020 10:42am

World

Covert Israeli-Saudi meeting sends Biden a strong message on Iran

Last Sunday’s covert meeting in the Saudi city of Neom, confirmed by Israeli officials but publicly denied by Riyadh, conveyed a coordinated message to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden that Washington’s main allies in the region are closing ranks.

Published 27 Nov, 2020 05:58pm

Pakistan

Recognition of Israel not under consideration, reiterates Foreign Office

He said Prime Minister Imran Khan has made it clear that unless a just settlement of the Palestine issue, satisfactory to the Palestinian people, is found, Pakistan cannot recognise Israel.

Updated 26 Nov, 2020 06:18pm

Pakistan

Recognition of Israel not under consideration: FO

The Spokesperson in a statement underlined that the Prime Minister’s statements in this context have been clear and unequivocal.

Updated 24 Nov, 2020 11:00pm

World

Saudi foreign minister denies meeting between Crown Prince and Israeli officials

Earlier, Israeli media said Netanyahu had secretly flown on Sunday to Neom, on the Red Sea, for talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Updated 23 Nov, 2020 07:29pm

World

Israel, Bahrain agree to open embassies

I was pleased to convey to Minister Ashkenazi the Kingdom of Bahrain's formal request to open an embassy in Israel.
Israeli and Bahrani officials signed several memoranda of understanding in October in Manama covering trade, air services, telecommunications, finance, banking and agriculture.

Published 18 Nov, 2020 05:58pm

Pakistan

'Baseless speculation': FO rejects reports claiming Pakistan under pressure to recognize Israel

The Prime Minister had stressed that Pakistan’s policy in this regard was rooted in Quaid-e-Azam’s vision, FO said.

Updated 17 Nov, 2020 03:51pm

World

Qatar FM says normalisation undermines Palestinian statehood efforts

Three Arab countries - the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan - set aside hostilities with Israel in recent months to agree to formal relations in deals brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration

Published 17 Nov, 2020 11:16am

World

Bahrain FM to make first visit to Israel

Bahrain and its Gulf neighbour, the United Arab Emirates, both signed US-sponsored normalisation accords with Israel on September 15 at the White House.

Published 16 Nov, 2020 08:49pm

World

Israeli operatives killed al Qaeda’s No. 2 leader in Iran in August: New York Times

Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah, who went by the nom de guerre Abu Muhammad al-Masri, was gunned down by two men on a motorcycle in the streets of Tehran.

Updated 14 Nov, 2020 11:06am

World

Israeli cabinet ratifies deal on ties with UAE

The UAE in August became the third Arab state to establish relations with Israel following Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994.

Published 25 Oct, 2020 06:17pm

World

Israel delegation visited Sudan in push to normalise ties

Sudan experienced a historic shift last year as Bashir was ousted in April in the face of youth-led street protests.

Published 22 Oct, 2020 06:45pm

World

First commercial flight from UAE lands in Israel

The two nations agreed to enable 28 weekly direct flights.

Updated 19 Oct, 2020 02:42pm

World

Bahrain, Israel ink joint communique to establish diplomatic ties, boost economic activity

The documents were inked by Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al-Zayani and Israel's National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat while U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin witnessed the signing agreement

Published 19 Oct, 2020 11:14am

Markets

Israel and Bahrain to formalise diplomatic ties

An Israeli delegation arrived from Tel Aviv for a one-day trip that will see Israel and Bahrain formalise a US-brokered agreement they signed at the White House on September 15.

Published 18 Oct, 2020 06:34pm

World

Pompeo urges Saudi Arabia to consider normalizing relations with Israel

Pompeo says he raised the so-called Abraham Accords with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud at a meeting at the U.S. State Department

Published 14 Oct, 2020 07:11pm

World

Israel will oppose any U.S. F-35 sale to Qatar, says Israeli minister

Cohen says the step is necessary to maintain Israeli military superiority in the region

Published 11 Oct, 2020 03:05pm

World

New anti-Netanyahu demos in Israel despite virus rules

Anti-Netanyahu protests have been staged each Saturday since July to denounce the prime minister's handling of the virus pandemic and the economy.

Published 11 Oct, 2020 02:19am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 10	278.14
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 10	277.97
USD to Japanese Yen / May 10	155.78
USD to Swiss Franc / May 10	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 10	1.25
Euro to USD / May 10	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 10	5222.68
India Sensex / May 10	72664.47
Tokyo Nikkei / May 10	38229.11
Nasdaq / May 10	16340.87
Hang Seng / May 10	18963.68
FTSE 100 / May 10	8433.76
Dow Jones / May 10	39512.84
Germany DAX 30 / May 10	18772.85

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 10	78.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 10	2360.50
Cotton US¢/pound / May 10	77.31
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 11	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 11	208762
Petrol/Litre / May 13	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 13 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 13 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 13 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 13 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 13 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 13 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 13 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 13 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 13 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 13 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 13 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 13 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 13 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 13 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 13 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 13 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 13 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 13 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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