Australia: Australia’s economy grew 0.4% in the second quarter of 2026, slightly exceeding economists’ forecasts and raising the prospect of an interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) as early as this month.

According to Qatar News…

Damascus: Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shaibani met with a delegation from the European Union led by Director for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf Henrike Trautmann during their visit to Damascus. The meeting discussed avenues for deepen…

Muscat: The Muscat Stock Exchange 30 index concluded its trading session on a slightly lower note, closing at 7,611 points. This marks a decrease of 3.96 points, or 0.05 percent, from the previous session. The last trading session had also closed at 7…

Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al Zaidi met Wednesday with a delegation from the US-based Atlantic Council, led by Director of the Iraq Initiative within the Council’s Middle East Programs, Victoria J. Taylor, during their visit to Baghdad.

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Ramallah: Italian producer prices accelerated in July to their highest level in about three and a half years, amid higher energy costs, data from the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) showed Wednesday. The data showed that the producer …

Ramallah: The main US stock indexes opened mixed on Wednesday: The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 62.7 points, or 0.12 percent, at the open to 52,829.58.

According to Qatar News Agency, the S and P 500 gained 3.1 points, or 0.04 percent, reaching…