Oil edges up after Israel strikes Gaza, while truce talks continueBrent crude futures were up 46 cents, or 0.55%, at $83.79 per barrel at 0010 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures ro...
07 May, 2024, 07.56 AM IST
European shares rise on energy boost, rate-cut hopesEuropean shares climbed on Monday, with investor optimism over interest rate cuts globally back to the fore, while Spanish defence and tech...
06 May, 2024, 01.13 PM IST
Oil nudges higher after Saudi Arabia hikes pricesBrent crude futures climbed 28 cents, or 0.3%, to $83.24 a barrel at 0119 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were at $78...
06 May, 2024, 07.45 AM IST
Oil nudges higher after Saudi Arabia hikes pricesOil prices rose slightly as Saudi Arabia increased its June crude prices for key regions and the possibility of a Gaza ceasefire diminished...
06 May, 2024, 07.24 AM IST
As Hamas considers cease-fire, question hangs: Will Israel end war without the group's destruction?Hamas is considering a cease-fire proposal from the U.S. and others to avoid an Israeli attack on Rafah in Gaza. The deal's fate depends on...
02 May, 2024, 05.09 PM IST
Oil prices fall on China demand worries"Worries over weak demand in China outweighed the extension of supply cuts by OPEC+," said Hiroyuki Kikukawa, president of NS Trading, a un...
11 Mar, 2024, 07.59 AM IST
Mental strain, deepening risks as Israel's war with Hamas reaches 100 daysTens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed, Gaza lies in ruins, and the Middle East is sliding towards a wider conflict. The war ha...
14 Jan, 2024, 05.29 PM IST
McDonald's Malaysia sues Israel boycott movement for $1 million in damagesGerbang Alaf Restaurants Sdn Bhd (GAR), which is the licencee of McDonald's in Malaysia, is suing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BD...
31 Dec, 2023, 12.07 PM IST
At least 66% of jobs lost in Gaza, more losses possible, ILO saysThe losses amount to a total of 192,000 jobs in the small Palestinian territory, the ILO said in its second assessment of the impact of Isr...
20 Dec, 2023, 05.41 PM IST
Stark UN report on devastation to Palestinian economy shows GDP fell 4% after a month of warThe gross domestic product shrank 4% in the West Bank and Gaza in the war’s first month, sending over 400,000 people into poverty — an econ...
10 Nov, 2023, 12.36 PM IST
First evacuees leave Gaza after another night of Israeli bombardmentAnother blast shook Jabalia, Gaza's largest refugee camp, on Wednesday, a day after Palestinian health officials said an Israeli air strike...
01 Nov, 2023, 11.22 PM IST
Gold prices gain as Mideast worries dominate sentimentInvestors await the U.S. GDP numbers for the third quarter later in the day and the PCE price index on Friday ahead of the Federal Reserve'...
26 Oct, 2023, 08.09 AM IST
Israel bombs Gaza areas where civilians were told to seek refugeIsrael launched airstrikes in southern Gaza, killing dozens of people as it targeted Hamas militants. The attacks come as mediators struggl...
17 Oct, 2023, 11.35 PM IST
Palestinian medics in Gaza struggle to save lives under Israeli siege and bombardmentGaza's Health Ministry has reported that Israel's bombardment - launched after Hamas mounted a bloody, unprecedented attack on Israel on Oc...
17 Oct, 2023, 02.56 PM IST
The deepening costs of 4 Gaza wars in 13 years, in 4 chartsGaza has been a flashpoint between Israel and Palestinians for decades.
25 Aug, 2021, 10.36 AM IST
- Oil prices mixed on bleak economic outlook
Oil prices were mixed in Asian trade this morning on continuing worries about the weak global economy, analysts said.
12 Jan, 2009, 08.32 AM IST
- UN official for reopening crossing at Gaza strip
UN appleals to Palestinian authorities, Israel to re-open a major crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip.
10 Aug, 2007, 12.55 PM IST