The price of Kuwaiti oil fell by USD 2.82 to reach USD 73.50 pb on Thursday, compared to USD 76.32 the day before, according to the price announced by the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation on Friday. On global markets, Brent crude dropped USD 1.86 to settle at USD 71.60 pb, and West Texas Intermediate crude fell USD 2.02 to USD 67.67 pb. Source: Kuwait News Agency
Earthquake of Magnitude 5.9 Hits Indonesia’s Flores
August 17, 2026
Abu dhabi: An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Indonesia’s Flores region Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The