Senegalese onion farmers in tears over glut

Bambilor, Senegal, Sept 3 (AFP/APP):In a satellite town of Senegal’s capital Dakar, 25-kilo sacks of onions are piled up on pavements, ignored by passers-by. The West African country is in the middle of a supply glut, with prices plummeting and heaps of the pungent vegetables […]

Currency rates of NBP

KARACHI, Sep 03 (APP):Following are the selling/buying rates of major currencies issued by the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), here on Friday. CURRENCY SELLING BUYING USD 169.12 165.28 GBP 233.97 228.62 EUR 200.89 196.60 JPY 1.5375 1.5024 SAR 45.14 44.01 AED 46.06 45.29 […]

Abbas, Abdullah, Sisi meet in Cairo

Cairo, Sept 2 (AFP/APP):Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas met in Cairo on Thursday with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah II for talks on Jerusalem. Abbas condemned “the aggressions of (Jewish) settlers… under the protection of the Israeli army”, in reference to the […]

Western Union restarts money transfers to Afghanistan

Washington, Sept 2 (AFP/APP):Western Union announced on Thursday that it would resume its money transfer service to Afghanistan, allowing vital remittances into a country that faces huge economic hurdles following the Taliban’s takeover last month. “Western Union is pleased to share that it is resuming […]

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