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Photo shows an 11,000-carat ruby in Naypyidaw, after it was found at a gem tract in Mogok in Mandalay Region. (AFP)

Economy World

The newly unearthed ruby weighs approximately 11,000 carats, translating to a physical mass of 2.2 kilograms (4.8 pounds).

Myanmar Announces Discovery of Rare 11,000-Carat Ruby

Malta-flagged oil tanker Odessa arrives near Daesan Port in Seosan City on May 8, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

Economy World

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Gasoline prices are displayed at a BP station on April 29, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo: AFP)

Economy World

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Passengers prepare to board a state-owned Emirates Group aircraft at Dubai International Airport. (Photo: AFP)

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Gasoline prices are displayed at a BP station on April 29, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo: AFP)

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The South Pars Gas-Condensate field in Asalouyeh, Iran, in 2021. (AFP)

Kurdistan

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U.S. dollar banknotes in the foreground with UAE dirhams partially visible, set against a blurred skyline of Dubai featuring the Burj Khalifa. (Photo: AI-generated)

Middle East

UAE Expands Financial and Strategic Reforms Amid Regional Tensions and Energy Realignment

A girl touches fake Turkish liras, euros and US dollars' banknotes in a shop in Istanbul, Türkiye (Photo: AP)

Turkey

Türkiye Inflation Climbs to 32.37% as Regional Conflict Drives Energy and Fuel Price Surge

Aerial view of Erbil's Gomespan Dam. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

KRG Unveils Summer Water Plan as Major Projects Advance

The photo shows KRG's official emblem with cryptocurrency coins in the background. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

KRG Interior Ministry Bans Cryptocurrency Trading, Warns of Legal Action

Dried Stigmas of the crocus flowers are grouped together after being separated from the petals in Shaar-i-Shalli village, south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, on Oct. 30, 2022.

Middle East

Iranian Internet Blackout Boosts Afghanistan's Saffron Trade

A Qatar Airways aircraft flying in the sky. (Photo: Qatar Airways)

Kurdistan

Qatar Airways to Resume Passenger Flights to Erbil

Dr. Pishtiwan Hama Saeed, Director General of Industrial Cities and Zones (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Three Car Manufacturing Plants to Be Established in Kurdistan Region

Iraq

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