Stocks
Asian markets hit by Ukraine fears
HONG KONG: Asian markets mostly fell Monday as traders track developments in the Ukraine war and diplomatic efforts to bring the crisis to an end while Hong Kong took a…
Visa, Mastercard suspend operations in Russia
NEW YORK: Card payment giants Visa and Mastercard announced Saturday they will suspend operations in Russia, the latest major US firms to join the business freeze-out of Moscow over its invasion…
Ukraine: UN calls for a Pause
MANHATTAN: The newly-appointed UN Crisis Coordinator for Ukraine, Amin Awad, has called for an “immediate humanitarian pause” in the fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces, as UN aid supplies for…
Ukraine Crisis: Russian judokas
PARIS: The International Olympic Committee's call for federations to bar Russian athletes due to the invasion of Ukraine has been criticized as "not justified" by the International Judo Federation. Russian and…
Ukraine Crisis: Xi talks to Putin
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone and exchanged views on the current situation in Ukraine. Putin introduced the history of the…
Qatar
Ukraine Crisis: Qatar gas summit
DOHA: Leading gas producers meet in Qatar from Sunday to discuss how to answer frantic world demand, but Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to stay away as Ukraine tensions soar,…
Bearish Bourse
Ukraine Crisis let the bear growl
NEW YORK: Global stock markets retreated on Friday at the end of a highly volatile week rocked by twists and turns in the Ukraine crisis and concerns about coming interest…
Ukraine: Call between Biden and Putin
WASHINGTON: A US officer on condition of anonymity told the Media that the over an hour long call between US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin about…
Ukraine: Blinken speaks to Lavrov
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned FM of Russia Sergey Lavrov by means of phone that in case of an invasion of Ukraine there would be a "resolute,…