Thailand’s exports rise for second straight month in March

CAPE TOWN: South Africa's embattled President Jacob Zuma praised Iran's 1979 revolution today at the start of a three-day state...

Saudi Arabia’s stock market rise strongly in heavy trade

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's stock market rose strongly in heavy trade on Sunday as firm oil prices boosted petrochemical shares, while...

Crude prices fall after news of possible Saudi oilfield expansion

RIYADH: Crude prices fell in Asia Monday following a report saying Saudi Arabia could maintain its total production capacity with...

Algeria Q1 grain import volumes down 8.5%

ALGIERS: Algeria's grain imports reached 3.2 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2016, down 8.5 percent from a year...

Turkish President Erdogan wants less coal imports

ANKARA: Turkey’s current deficit can be reduced by local coal usage, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the opening ceremony...

Gold imports dip about 8% in 2015-16

NEW DELHI: Gold imports declined by about 8 per cent to USD 31.72 billion in 2015-16 due to weak global...

Port cargo traffic rises on swelling economy

WASHINGTON: Container traffic at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (SAP), which operates the country’s only deep-sea port, increased by almost 10 per...

Abu Dhabi Ports launches truck drivers safety campaign

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of ports and Khalifa Industrial Zone (Kizad) in the...

Bulk cargo sustains up major ports

NEW DELHI: World trade has been low. India’s exports and imports have dipped. Yet, the goods moved by the country’s...

Govt mulls leasing port land to private players for cargo projects

NEW DELHI: To fast track development of major ports, government is mulling giving land parcels of state-run ports to private...

Port of Cork lands Cuban trade coup

WASHINGTON: Port of Cork has scored a major coup in landing a potentially lucrative spot on the first direct freight...

Oil spill fears in Italian Riviera port

ROME: Italian authorities said Saturday they were monitoring an oil slick off the country's picturesque Riviera coast, but said the...

Sri Lanka Port Authority debt rises to Rs. 233 bln in 2015

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Port Authority’s debts have risen to over Rs. 233 billion last year, the Minister of Ports and...

FIA arrests a suspect running illegal business of hundi, hawala

LAHORE: The Federal Investigating Agency (FIA) has arrested a suspect, Waseem Khan, allegedly involved in illegal business of hundi and...

Mobile phone imports surge by 6.25 % to over $573m this year

ISLAMABAD: Mobile phone imports into the country have surged by 6.25 percent during the first nine months (July-March) of current...

Overseas Pakistanis send about $84 billion in five years

ISLAMABAD: The overseas Pakistanis have sent home $83792.11 million (about $84 billion)during the last five fiscal years and the three...

Fresh feasibility study for DI Khan-Quetta railway route under CEPC soon

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has decided to conduct a fresh feasibility study for connecting Dera Ismail Khan with Quetta under Medium...

Federal govt okays Rs 22.14 billion incentive grant for provinces

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar has approved release of Rs 2,214.5 million (Rs 22.14 billion) incentive grant for immediate...

Solar-powered plane lands in California after Pacific crossing