BYBLOS: Bartender Richard Alam has poured hardly any drinks at his pub in Lebanon’s seaside city of Byblos, where once-busy streets have emptied of customers scared by border tensions during the Zionist entity-Hamas war.

FRANKFURT: A strike by German train drivers caused widespread disruption on the country’s rail network Thursday, as their union pushes for improved working conditions.

FRANKFURT: Siemens Energy reported a 4.59-billion-euro ($5-billion) annual loss Wednesday, dragged down by a crisis in its wind power unit, a day after a government-backed rescue package was unveiled for the German group.

KUWAIT: Ajar, the largest Property Management platform in Kuwait, has announced a strategic partnership with Tasleeh, an all-in-one digital solution offering 24/7 assistance to property owners and tenants.

NEW YORK: Conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch on Wednesday pledged to maintain an “active role” in the business as he handed control of his global empire to son Lachlan, amid questions about how Fox News will handle next year’s presidential election.

KUWAIT, Nov 16 (KUNA) -- Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) Governor Basel Al-Haroon announced Thursday launching the 15th cohort of the Harvard Business School Program, designed to develop executives in GCC banks and financial institutions.

KUWAIT, Nov 16 (KUNA) -- Minister of Commerce and Industry Mohammad Al-Aiban instructed Thursday ministry teams to impose fines against owners of shops who practice price gouging.

TOKYO, Nov 16 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's trade surplus with Japan in October narrowed 17.0 percent from a year earlier to JPY 102.6 billion (USD 678 million), down for the first time in two months due to weak exports, government data showed Thursday.

DUBAI: Flying taxis have been a sci-fi fixture for decades, but one operator says they are finally close to reality, first in the United States and then the United Arab Emirates and India.