AL-BU MUSTAFA, Iraq: Iraqi villager Omar Ziad gazes at the cracked and barren earth where his fish farm once stood, lost to water conservation efforts during a devastating four-year drought.

RIYADH: Oil firm Saudi Aramco on Monday announced profits of $30.08 billion for the second quarter, a sharp fall from the same period last year when prices surged after Russia invaded Ukraine.

TOKYO, Aug 7 (KUNA) - Japan and Bahrain on Monday exchanged diplomatic notes regarding the entry into force of the bilateral investment agreement between the two countries, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.

KUWAIT, Aug 7 (KUNA) -- The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) announced Monday issuing new bonds and related tawarruq valued at KD 160 million (around USD 528 million).

AMMAN, Aug 7 (KUNA) -- Jordan and Egypt on Monday sealed some 12 bilateral deals across various fields as part of efforts to strengthen cooperation, state media reported.

KUWAIT: Gulf Bank has announced a strategic partnership with Fexco International – a global leader in innovative payment and currency exchange solutions –to expand its Dynamic Currency Solutions (DCC) to over 350 merchants across Kuwait.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s population has ballooned to 250 million, according to the results of the latest census published Saturday, growing by 35 million in just six years.

KUWAIT: In the US, the latest ISM manufacturing index came in at 46.4, well below 50, indicating that the manufacturing sector is still in contraction.

LAHORE: Factory worker Lubna Babar was made redundant at the beginning of the year, a victim of a crisis in the Pakistan textile industry that has seen it lose ground to more nimble Asian competitors.