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RIYADH: A surge in domestic investment and credit led Qatari bank assets to rise 1.2 percent month-on-month in June to 1.99 trillion Qatari riyals ($546.4 billion). According to QNB Financial Services, this growth contributed to a 1.5 percent increase in banking sector assets in 2024, compared to 1.96 trillion riyals recorded in December 2023. Domestic … Read more
The Aussie has revealed a new 'horror' reality that young people just have to deal with.
NAJAF, Iraq: After Iraqi farmer Muntazer Al-Joufi saw his once-blooming rice fields dwindle in recent years due to relentless drought, he fought back with harder seeds and water-saving irrigation techniques. “This is the first time we are using modern techniques that use less water” to grow rice, said Joufi, 40, as he surveyed his land … Read more
The former prime minister, who was tasked with returning the state to normalcy after the pandemic, said the government should not introduce sweeping vaccination mandates.
BEIJING: China's embassy in Beirut has urged citizens to “travel with caution” if visiting Lebanon, warning they face “higher security risks” as fears of a regional conflict mount. In a statement issued Monday evening Beijing time, the embassy warned citizens that the situation in the country was “serious and complex.” “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs … Read more
One of Australia's banking giants has shut down a home loan provider, ending a 33-year run of the troubled business.
BEIRUT: The World Health Organization delivered 32 tons of emergency medical supplies to Lebanon on Monday amid growing fears of an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah. The aid, which will equip Lebanon's most under-equipped hospitals, included at least 1,000 trauma kits to treat any war casualties. “The aim is to get these supplies and … Read more
NAJAF, Iraq: After Iraqi farmer Muntazer Al-Joufi saw his once-blooming rice fields dwindle in recent years due to relentless drought, he fought back with harder seeds and water-saving irrigation techniques. “This is the first time we are using modern techniques that use less water” to grow rice, said Joufi, 40, as he surveyed his land … Read more
Financial guru Mark Bouris has issued a grim warning about the state of Australia's economy.
WASHINGTON: The World Bank said on Monday it was assessing the impact of events in Bangladesh on its lending program with the country after its prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, resigned and fled. Hasina left after hundreds of people were killed in a crackdown on demonstrations that began as protests against preferential job quotas and grew … Read more
