LONDON: The US dollar kicked off 2026 on a stronger note on Friday after struggling against most currencies last year, as traders awaited a flurry of US economic data next week, including several ...

CARACAS: About a dozen tankers loaded with Venezuelan crude oil and fuel have left the country’s waters in dark mode since the start of the year, according to documents seen by Reuters and industry ...

KUWAIT: At the end of 2025, ALSAYER Group reaffirmed its position as a leading responsible corporate citizen through measurable progress across sustainability, environmental health and safety (EHS), ...

NEW YORK: Stock markets mostly rose on Friday, the first trading day of 2026, with London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index reaching 10,000 points for the first time. After indices smashed records in 2025, ...

CARACAS: Venezuelan security forces patrolled largely empty streets at dawn in the capital, Caracas, on Saturday, hours after loud explosions woke residents to the news that US commandos had bombed ...

KUWAIT: The Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) said on Tuesday that it had referred 1,035 officials, ex-officials and others to the public prosecution on suspicion of graft and illegal profiteering or ...

CARACAS: After nearly a decade of default limbo, the US removal of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro has turned debt restructuring from a distant hope into a real possibility for bondholders, fuelling a ...

Thousands lined the streets of Cape Town Monday for the colorful annual minstrels’ parade, a cornerstone of South African culture rooted in the city’s history of slavery. Troupes of thousands of ...

KUWAIT: Juice shops and baqalas in Kuwait say they were caught off guard by last month’s decision regulating the sale and promotion of energy drinks, but the move is already prompting consumers to cut ...

DUBAI: Iran’s authorities indicated on Saturday they could intensify their crackdown on the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years, with the Revolutionary Guards blaming unrest on terrorists ...

BERLIN: The share of renewables in German power production almost stagnated in 2025, data showed Monday, as concerns grow about a shift away from green policies under conservative Chancellor Friedrich ...

CARACAS/WASHINGTON: The US attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving President Nicolas Maduro in an overnight operation on Saturday, President Donald Trump said, in Washington’s most direct ...