The Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development signed Thursday a Grant Agreement with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) worth $1.2 million to contribute to the rehabilitation and maintenance of homes for displaced persons in Yemen.
The death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 48,515, and the number of injuries has risen to 111,941, the majority of whom are children and women, since the start of the Israeli occupation's genocidal war on October 7, 2023.
The Qatar Central Bank's (QCB) international reserves and foreign currency liquidity increased by 3.81 percent in February to 255.916 billion riyals, compared to 246.509 billion riyals in the same month last year.
Saudi Arabia's Al-Taawoun qualified for the AFC Champions League semi-finals after defeating Iran's Tractor S. 4-2 on penalties, after both teams finished 2-2 after regulation and extra time.
Oil slightly rises, approaches weekly gains of 3 percent
[24/10/2024 11:46]
SINGAPORE-SABA
Oil prices rose slightly during early trading today, Thursday, recovering some of their losses in the previous session, which exceeded one percent after US crude inventories rose more than expected.
Brent crude futures rose 44 cents, or 0.59 percent, to $75.40 a barrel.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 45 cents, or 0.64 percent, to $71.22 a barrel as markets worried about supplies.
Oil fell more than seven percent last week on concerns about Chinese demand and easing concerns about potential disruptions to oil supplies from the Middle East.