Three ships targeted in Hormuz, Iran seizes two: Monitors, GuardsIranian forces seized two container ships and fired on a third vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. These actions threaten a vital trade route i...
22 Apr, 2026, 06.15 PM IST
US Israel-Iran War Day 47: Pakistan mediation, IMF risk warnings and Trump’s ceasefire optimism drive parallel tracksIran War Day 47 Updates: The Iran-Israel war continues with signs of peace talks emerging. US President Donald Trump believes the conflict ...
15 Apr, 2026, 10.26 PM IST
US Stock Market | Jefferies profit rises on dealmaking but misses estimates from losses on First Brands, MFSJefferies Financial reported a 22% profit increase, driven by investment banking, but missed analyst estimates due to loan losses from coll...
26 Mar, 2026, 07.34 AM IST
Saudi Arabia executes a journalist after seven years behind bars, activists say it was over his tweetsTurki Al-Jasser, a Saudi journalist, faced execution. He was convicted of terrorism and treason in 2018. Activists claim the charges were f...
15 Jun, 2025, 05.06 PM IST
Saudi Arabia sentences British banking analyst to a decade in prison, apparently over a tweet; here's what he wrote that sparked the controversyA British man named Ahmed al-Doush has been sent to jail in Saudi Arabia for 10 years. He worked for a bank and was on holiday with his fam...
14 May, 2025, 08.16 PM IST
Saudi pilgrimage complex developer converts $1.4 billion debt to equityThe company operates the Jabal Omar complex of hotels and residential and commercial property within walking distance of the Grand Mosque i...
28 Aug, 2022, 03.49 PM IST
Saudi Aramco-backed Islamic fintech Wahed Invest to buy UK digital banking app NiyaWahed hopes the acquisition will enable it to broaden its offering and eventually become a one-stop-shop for Islamic law-compliant digital ...
17 Dec, 2020, 01.55 PM IST
Saudi shares starts last month of 2020 on wobbly footing after a stellar NovemberInvestors worldwide are pinning their hopes on positive vaccine trial data, fuelling optimism about an economic recovery at a pace faster t...
01 Dec, 2020, 02.22 PM IST
Saudi government signs supply chain finance agreements with three banksUnder the agreements, Samba Financial Group, National Commercial Bank and Saudi British Bank (SABB) will provide funding to government agen...
16 Nov, 2020, 10.58 PM IST
Gold holds steady amid firmer dollarUS gold futures were down 0.1 per cent at $1,226.40 an ounce.
18 Oct, 2018, 09.05 AM IST
Saudi Aramco's worth may be just $1.1 trillionAlthough Saudi Arabia puts company's value at $2T, investors, media feel otherwise.
05 Apr, 2017, 02.17 PM IST
- Black money: Hasan Ali, Tapuria admit to links with Khashoggi
Hasan Ali Khan and his associate Kashinath Tapuria have admitted to their close links with Adnan Khashoggi, the notorious Saudi arms dealer.
12 Apr, 2011, 12.01 PM IST
- Hindujas to raise $1 bn through Petromin IPO
The Hinduja group, controlled by billionaire Hinduja brothers, plans to raise nearly $1 billion (approximately Rs 4,715 crore) through an i...
03 Jun, 2010, 01.28 AM IST
- 4 Gulf states sign a monetary pact
Four Gulf Arab nations on Sunday signed an agreement paving the way for a monetary union and pressing ahead with plans for a unified region...
08 Jun, 2009, 04.41 AM IST
- EDF close to buying out British Energy for $25 bn
Electricite de France (EDF), the world’s largest owner of nuclear reactors, is close to an accord to buy British Energy for £12.5 billion (...
30 Jul, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Rising oil prices top agenda of Jeddah meeting
India's Finance Minister P Chidambaram along with Petroleum Minister Murli Deora will participate in an international conference of world's...
21 Jun, 2008, 04.07 PM IST
- Qatar's fund value touches $65 billion
Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the country's sovereign wealth fund, controlled $65 billion in assets at the end of the first quarter thi...
10 Jun, 2008, 01.26 PM IST