The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) session, chaired by the Governor SBP, will meet today to decide on the monetary policy. According to economic experts, the policy rate is expected to remain unchanged at 11 per cent due to the prevailing flood situation in the country. They added that the ongoing crisis is likely to drive […]
Reuters reported earlier on Wednesday that the US is preparing a partial evacuation of its Iraqi embassy and will allow military dependents to leave locations around the Middle East due to heightened security risks in the region, according to U.S. and Iraqi sources. The four US and two Iraqi sources did not say what security […]
The announcement of the appointment comes as the Trump administration continues to take shape, in terms of the officials who will oversee US policy in the Middle East. Before Boulos’s selection, who is the father-in-law of Trump’s daughter, he tapped pro-Israel hawk Marco Rubio as his nominee for secretary of state; Mike Huckabee, a staunch […]
King Charles III, as he is now known, automatically became the head of the monarchy the moment his mother Queen Elizabeth II died. Aged 73, he is the longest-serving heir apparent in British history The British royal family are constitutionally obliged to stay out of political issues, but when it comes to the Middle East […]
Wednesday marks six months since the Kremlin launched its invasion of Ukraine. As Russia bombs its neighbor, what has become the biggest European war since 1945 has had an outsized impact far south, in the Middle East. A volatile region with an array of existing problems, the Middle East was no exception to the disruptions brought on by the […]
Qatar announced the reimposition of strict lockdown measures on Wednesday, banning most indoor activities except retail and work in an effort to contain surging coronavirus cases. Restaurants, cafes, hairdressers, beauty salons, museums, libraries, and cinemas will be forced to close from Friday; according to minutes of a cabinet meeting published by official media. “We are […]
Jordan’s King has broken his silence about a royal family fallout that rattled the country, calling the episode the “most painful” of his 22-year reign. In an open letter addressed to the Jordanian people that was read by a newscaster on television, King Abdullah wrote that Prince Hamzah had committed “to put Jordan’s interest, Constitution, […]
Only pilgrims and worshippers; who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 or have recovered from coronavirus will be allowed into the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said on Monday. Umrah permits and visit permits for the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah will increase operational capacity during the […]
Oman has decided to close all commercial activities in the country for more than two weeks from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. as part of efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus, according to Oman News Agency (ONA) reported. According to the committee; the temporary closure of businesses also includes closing all restaurants and cafes; […]
People arriving from a list of 10 countries will not be allowed entry into Oman; under the latest decision passed by the Supreme Committee to deal with COVID-19. The move, which comes into effect from 12 a.m. on Feb. 25 (Thursday), was taken by the country’s supreme committee to deal with coronavirus; headed by Interior […]
