» Aramco signs over $25bn of deals for main gas network and Jafurah gas field
30/06/24 17:57 from Business Recorder - Latest News
CAIRO/DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s state oil company Aramco has signed contracts worth more than $25 billion for the second phase of the expansion of its Jafurah gas field and the third phase of expanding its main gas network, its CEO Amin Nass...
» Pakistan announce squad for ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup
30/06/24 17:44 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday announced a 17-member squad for ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup scheduled to be held in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, from July 19 to 28. The squad was confirmed following a four-day preparation camp , which conclu...
» England drop Bairstow for first two Tests against the West Indies
30/06/24 17:35 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LONDON: England left out Jonny Bairstow from their squad announced Sunday for the first two Tests of next month’s three-match series against the West Indies, with wicketkeeping duties set to be taken over by the uncapped Jamie Smith. The...
» Djokovic inspires Osaka at Wimbledon ahead of daughter’s birthday
30/06/24 17:21 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LONDON: Naomi Osaka said Sunday she hopes to mark her daughter’s first birthday by making a winning return to Wimbledon thanks to a helping hand from Novak Djokovic. The Japanese superstar, a four-time Grand Slam champion and a former wo...
» Finance Minister says economic stability has revived international institutions’ trust
30/06/24 16:20 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said Sunday the economic stability in Pakistan has revived the trust of international institutions, Aaj News reported. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he said that the country’s economy has...
» 7 dead as coaster collides with trailer on Karachi’s Mauripur Road
30/06/24 16:33 from Business Recorder - Latest News
A coaster collided with a trailer on Karachi’s Mauripur Road on Sunday, causing seven deaths and six injuries, Aaj News reported. The deceased include three children, three women, and one man. The identified victims include 40-year-old S...
» Eleven dead in Indian capital after heavy rain, flight operations stutter
30/06/24 15:50 from Business Recorder - Latest News
NEW DELHI: The death toll from this week’s sudden heavy rain has climbed to 11 in New Delhi, including four citizens who drowned in submerged underpasses, the Times of India reported, while flight operations stuttered in the Indian capit...
» Israeli tanks advance into areas in north and south Gaza, fighting rages
30/06/24 15:45 from Business Recorder - Latest News
CAIRO/GAZA: Israeli forces advanced further on Sunday into the Shejaia neighbourhood of northern Gaza and also pushed deeper into western and central Rafah in the south, killing at least six Palestinians and destroying several homes, res...
» Devastated South Africa reflect on missed opportunity
30/06/24 15:30 from Business Recorder - Latest News
South Africa’s agonising seven-run loss to India in Saturday’s Twenty20 World Cup final has only fired them up for future success as they reflect on a solid campaign in the tournament, says captain Aiden Markram. Chasing 177 for victory,...
» 37,877 Palestinians killed in Israel’s military aggression on Gaza since Oct. 7
30/06/24 15:25 from Business Recorder - Latest News
CAIRO: At least 37,877 Palestinians have been killed and 86,969 have been wounded in Israel’s military aggression in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, Gaza’s health ministry said on Sunday. Gaza health ministry says death toll at 37,396 since...
» Italy and Spalletti at crossroads after Euros title defence disaster
30/06/24 13:33 from Business Recorder - Latest News
BERLIN: Italy are once again staring into the footballing abyss after Saturday’s humbling exit from Euro 2024 at the hands of Switzerland, the defence of their continental title ending in embarrassing fashion. A shockingly one-sided tie ...
» String of Nigeria suicide attacks kill at least 18
30/06/24 13:26 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KANO: At least 18 people were killed and 19 seriously wounded in suicide attacks targeting a wedding, a hospital and a funeral in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, authorities said. The region has been scarred by more than a decade of vi...
» Novak Djokovic battles to save legacy of Wimbledon’s golden generation
30/06/24 13:20 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LONDON: Novak Djokovic is poised to mount a one-man battle to preserve the legacy of Wimbledon’s golden generation in the face of an increasingly successful new wave spearheaded by Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. However, the odds will...
» Hurricane Beryl, first of 2024 season, bears down on Caribbean
30/06/24 13:12 from Business Recorder - Latest News
BRIDGETOWN: Much of the southeast Caribbean was on alert late Saturday as Beryl strengthened into the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, with forecasters warning it will swiftly become a major storm. The US National Hurricane C...
» India unites in joy as cricket greats hail inspiring World Cup win
30/06/24 13:09 from Business Recorder - Latest News
NEW DELHI: India’s T20 World Cup triumph was hailed by former cricketers on Sunday as inspiring the next generation, after Rohit Sharma and his team ended the country’s global trophy drought. Virat Kohli hit a match-winning 76 to set up ...
» President Zardari gives assent to Finance Bill
30/06/24 16:31 from Business Recorder - Latest News
President Asif Ali Zardari Sunday approved Finance Bill 2024 on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. According to a press release from the President’s Secretariat Press Wing, the Finance Bill will take effect on July 1, 2024. Gov...
» PM Shehbaz directs to expedite process of dissolution of Public Works Department
30/06/24 12:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered the early dissolution of the Pakistan Public Works Department (Pak PWD) and its replacement on Sunday, Radio Pakistan reported. Chairing a high-level meeting regarding the dissolution of the Pakistan...
» France to vote in election that could put far right in government
30/06/24 12:19 from Business Recorder - Latest News
PARIS: French voters cast their ballots on Sunday in the first round of a snap parliamentary election that could usher in the country’s first far-right government since World War Two, a potential sea change at the heart of the European U...
» Mexico face Ecuador in must-win Copa America clash
30/06/24 11:01 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Mexico and Ecuador, who both have three points, will face off for a spot in the Copa America quarter-finals in a crucial Group B match at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday. Ecuador require only a draw due to their su...
» UK Reform leader Farage speech interrupted by banner mocking Putin views
30/06/24 10:52 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LONDON: A speech being delivered by Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain’s right-wing Reform UK party, was interrupted late Saturday when a banner of Russian President Vladimir Putin descended from the ceiling at an election rally. Campai...