SEOUL: As a US campaign to sever TikTok from its Chinese parent heads to the Senate, analysts say Beijing’s response to a forced sale of the app—and its ‘secret sauce’ algorithm—will be clear: Hands off.

KUWAIT: As part of its Ramadan events and initiatives this year, Gulf Bank distributed Iftar meals to underprivileged people across Kuwait.

In early March 2024, China concluded this year’s session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and session of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, known as the “two sessions” that are of great importance in China’s political calendar.

WARSAW: Polish farmers blocked two major border crossings with Germany on Monday in a protest against farm imports from outside the European Union and the bloc’s environmental red tape.

TEHRAN: Millions of Iranians will travel to be with their families for Nowruz, the Persian New Year, on Wednesday but economic troubles in the sanctions-hit country are weighing on the festivities.

MUMBAI: Shares of Indian conglomerate Adani Group’s all 10 companies plunged on Monday amid reports that the US government was looking into the conduct of the group.

HAVANA: Cubans staged rare street protests Sunday over food and electricity shortages as the country suffered long outages that left parts of the island without power for up to 14 hours a day.

KUWAIT, March 18 (KUNA) -- The exchange rate of US Dollar stabilized on Monday against the Kuwaiti Dinar at KD 0.307 as did the Euro at KD 0.334 compared to yesterday's rates, said Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK).

Interview by Fawaz Al-Otaibi BEIRUT, March 18 (KUNA) -- Jitters emanating from the fighting across southern Lebanon have cast shadows on the internal social and economic conditions that started to rebounded favorably recently triggering short-lived hopes for recovery.