March 23, 2023

Iranian, Swiss Foreign Ministers Discuss Bilateral Relations

Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian discussed with his Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis the bilateral relations between the two countries, in a phone call on Thursday.The two sides exchanged views on a number of regional and i…

5.6 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northern Philippines

An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale struck on Thursday Cagayan Province, in the northern Philippines.The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported that the epicenter of the quake occurred 17 km from Dalupiri Island in th…

The dollar index, which measures the currency against six major peers, was last down 0.3%, on track for its sixth straight daily drop, its longest such streak since September 2021, after the Federal Reserve sounded close to calling time on interest rate hikes. The Euro jumped to its highest level in seven weeks against the dollar, recording $1.0930, while Sterling hovered near a seven-week high after data showed a surprise rise in British inflation on Wednesday. The Australian and New Zealand dollars rose 0.8% and 1% respectively. Dollar/yen, which closely follows US yields, fell 0.5% after earlier hitting a six-week low of 130.41. Real Estate Trading Volume Exceeds QR 359 Million Last Week

The volume of real estate trading in sales contracts registered in the Real Estate Registration Department at the Ministry of Justice from March 12 to 16, 2023 reached QR 359,090,529.The weekly bulletin issued by the Department shows that the list of r…