BRUSSELS, Sept 19 (KUNA) -- The European Commission Tuesday announced the approval, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture by Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (آ‘Baosteelآ’) of China, Saudi Arabian Oil Company (آ‘Saudi Aramcoآ’) and Public Investment Fund (آ‘PIFآ’), both of Saudi Arabia.

BRUSSELS, Sept 19 (KUNA) -- European Union annual inflation was 5.9 percent in August, down from 6.1 percent in July. A year earlier, the rate was 10.1 percent.

KUWAIT: Gulf Bank is keen to announce that November 30, 2023, marks the final opportunity for customers to deposit and participate in the two million annual draw for the Al-Danah account.

NEW YORK: Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of New York on Sunday, calling for increased action against climate change ahead of the opening of the UN General Assembly.

NEW DELHI: The proposed ‘India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor’ (IMEC) announced during the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Delhi will prove to be a game-changer project and provide huge impetus to global trade, Engineering Exports Promotion Council India (EEPC India) said on Monday.

SHESTIRNYA, Ukraine: A truck dumps another load of black sunflower seeds into the barn of Ukrainian farmer Oleksandr Ryabinin, where they scatter over the floor, releasing a nutty aroma when crunched underfoot.

KUWAIT, Sept 18 (KUNA) -- The ministry of Finance revealed on Monday that it had encountered a cyberattack targeting one of its systems early Monday morning, which triggered its security and and protection protocol system, and also disconnected and isolated hardware devices.

KUWAIT, Sept 18 (KUNA) -- The Ministry of Commerce and Industry denied reports on hacking the ministry's system, affirming that it is still providing online services to the public.

NEW YORK: S&P Global Ratings affirmed its ‘A/A-1’ foreign and local-currency unsolicited sovereign credit ratings on Saudi Arabia. The outlook is stable. At the same time, the agency maintained its ‘A+’ transfer and convertibility (T&C) assessment on the sovereign.