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Aramco, the world's most profitable company, is seeking to raise around $25 billion from its much-delayed initial public offering that is heavily focused on domestic and Gulf investors

Saudi Aramco Surges 10% On First Day Of Trading. Can it Reach $2 Trillion Market Cap?

Saudi Aramco debuted with a 10% surge in trading, but some western investors think the company is overpriced.

Three Patients Die As Lawyers Clash With Doctors In Pakistan Hospital

A policeman chases a lawyer following the clash at a Lahore cardiac hospital

Three patients die as lawyers clash with doctors in Pakistan hospital

China Pressing Faroe Islands To Use Huawei 5G System: Media

The Faroe Islands have begun to develop a 5G telecommunications network in close collaboration with Chinese giant Huawei, local media group KVF says

China pressing Faroe Islands to use Huawei 5G system: media

President Donald Trump made a surprise visit to Bagram on November 28 where he met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (R)

Taliban Bombers Target Key US Afghanistan Base As Talks Resume

Taliban bombers target key US Afghanistan base as talks resume

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Polanski has been a fugitive from US justice for years

Polanski Blames Weinstein And Says Media 'Making Me A Monster'

Polanski blames Weinstein and says media 'making me a monster'

Paris has been hard hit by the transport strikes

France PM Makes Concessions To Striking Workers Over Pension Reform

France PM makes concessions to striking workers over pension reform

Aramco's initial public offering put the Saudi oil behemoth's value at $1.7 trillion, far ahead of other firms in the trillion-dollar club, including Apple and Microsoft

Saudi Aramco Shares Rocket On Debut After Record IPO

Saudi Aramco shares rocket on debut after record IPO

The medical care index jumped 4.2 percent copared to November of 2018, helping boost US inflation

US Housing, Medical Care Prices Drive Inflation To 12-month High

US housing, medical care prices drive inflation to 12-month high

Many people use encrypted messaging services like WhatsApp on their phones

Austrian Court Strikes Down 'Trojan Horse' Surveillance Law

Austrian court strikes down 'Trojan horse' surveillance law

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has taken her disarmingly straightforward message -- "listen to the scientists" -- around the world

Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Is Time' 2019 Person Of The Year

Climate activist Greta Thunberg is Time' 2019 person of the year

The financial industry has come mounting presure to stop financing the construction of coal-fired electricity plants

Credit Suisse Vows To Stop Financing New Coal-fired Power Plants

Credit Suisse vows to stop financing new coal-fired power plants

An Iraqi child carries a mock machine gun as armed members of Karbala clans take to the streets to declare their support for the Iraqi armed forces

Iraqis Want US Troops To Leave Their Country, But Fear Of ISIS Means That Won't Happen Soon

Iraq has seen massive protests and violence but the U.S. has no plans to leave the country.

The oil-rich kingdom has put a value of $1.7 trillion on Aramco as it prepares to sell 1.5 percent of the company to fund its "Vision 2030" economic transformation plan; pictured is a sign in front of Saudi Aramco's offices in Ryadh on December 5, 2019

25 Billion Reasons: Why Saudi Is Listing Its Crown Jewel

25 billion reasons: Why Saudi is listing its crown jewel

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi

95 Rohingya In Myanmar Face Jail As Hague Hears 'Genocide' Case

95 Rohingya in Myanmar face jail as Hague hears 'genocide' case

A number of airlines went bankrupt in 2019, including Iceland's WOW, as carriers came under greater pressure

Trade Turbulence Pushes Airline Profits Lower

Trade turbulence pushes airline profits lower

The volcanic eruption on White Island is believed to have killed 15 people, with 22 survivors being treated in hospital burns units

Heartbreak And Disbelief As Volcano Victims Named

Heartbreak and disbelief as volcano victims named

Sources say the US is seeking to continue to affect climate policy after it withdraws from the Paris agreement

US Accused Of Seeking Climate Funding Waiver At UN Talks

US accused of seeking climate funding waiver at UN talks

Last month the Constitutional Court stripped Future Forward's leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit of his MP status

Legal Bid Begins To Dissolve Thailand's Upstart Anti-army Party

Legal bid begins to dissolve Thailand's upstart anti-army party

Plastic is mixed with chemicals into a solution which can be broken down by artificial sunlight, with scientists at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University hoping to replicate the process under real sunlight

Scientists To Harness The Sun To Break Down Plastic

Scientists to harness the sun to break down plastic

Malaysia's leader-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim spent almost a decade in jailÂ after being convicted of sodomising a young male aide

Malaysian Police To Quiz Anwar Over Sex Assault Claims

Malaysian police to quiz Anwar over sex assault claims

Baladna farms, which has listed on Doha's stock exchange, meets more than 90 percent of Qatar's fresh dairy needs after a major expansion programme in the face of a Saudi-led boycott

Qatar Lists 'Blockade' Busting Dairy Farm On Market

Qatar lists 'blockade' busting dairy farm on market

This handout photo taken on December 9, 2019 and released by the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust shows the view as a helicopter heads toward the smoldering White Island volcano off the coast of New Zealand's North Island

Eruption Fears Halt Plans To Get Bodies Off New Zealand Volcano

Eruption fears halt plans to get bodies off New Zealand volcano

The press freedom watchdog said it counted at least 48 journalists jailed in China, one more than in 2018, as President Xi Jinping ramps up efforts to control the media

China Biggest Jailer Of Journalists, As Press Dangers Persist: Watchdog

China biggest jailer of journalists, as press dangers persist: watchdog

Protests that have paralysed Hong Kong for nearly six months are pushing residents to seek new lives abroad, with many turning to nearby democratic Taiwan to escape the uncertainty at home.

Hong Kong Protests: Taiwan Worried China Will Treat Taipei Like The Strife-Torn Region

Taiwan views the situation in Hong Kong as a precursor to how China will treat Taipei.

The listing of energy giant Aramco on Saudi Arabia's Tadawul stock exchange has made it the ninth biggest in the world, according to Bloomberg News, edging out the Bombay Stock Exchange and advancing on the Canadian and German markets

Aramco Listing Boosts Saudi Bourse Into World's Elite

Aramco listing boosts Saudi bourse into world's elite

Police detain protesters after they attempted to escape the campus of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in November

Experts Quit Hong Kong Police Probe, In Blow To Government

Experts quit Hong Kong police probe, in blow to government

Slain Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura (portrait pictured at a vigil held in Kabul the day after he was killed) had devoted 35 years of his life to healing Afghans and Pakistanis

Japan Funeral For 'Hero' Doctor Slain In Afghanistan

Japan funeral for 'hero' doctor slain in Afghanistan

Hospitals in Sydney have recorded a 25 percent increase in the number of people visiting emergency departments, as the city suffers under a haze of bushfire smog

Australians Protest As Bushfire Haze Sparks Health Fears

Australians protest as bushfire haze sparks health fears

Aramco's market launch saw the Saudi oil behemoth's value soar to $1.88 trillion, far ahead of other firms in the trillion-dollar club, including Apple and Microsoft

Saudi Aramco Shares Soar Maximum 10% On Market Debut

Saudi Aramco shares soar maximum 10% on market debut

This handout photograph courtesy of Michael Schade shows the volcano on New Zealand's White Island spewing steam and ash minutes following a deadly eruption

New Zealand Volcano: White Island Survivors Share Horrific Experience

According to Lillani Hopkins the injured people were screaming in pain and some had severe burns on their exposed skin and faces.

Security personnel stood guard near the stadium in Rawalpindi

Heavy Security As Pakistan Host First Cricket Test Since 2009 Attack

Heavy security as Pakistan host first cricket Test since 2009 attack

Aramco's market launch puts the Saudi oil behemoth's value at $1.7 trillion, far ahead of other firms in the trillion-dollar club, including Apple and Microsoft

Saudi Aramco Shares To Begin Trading After World's Biggest IPO

Saudi Aramco shares to begin trading after world's biggest IPO

Inspector General Michael Horowitz denied US President Donald Trump's claims that the FBI had spied on Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign.

Trump Pays $2 Mn In Damages To Charities After Court Ruling

Trump pays $2 mn in damages to charities after court ruling

Young Upe men cast their votes in the Bougainville Referendum at the men's only polling station in Teau Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.

Bougainville Voters Back Independence By Landslide

Bougainville voters back independence by landslide

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