Bloomberg Fast Retailing Co lowered its full-year operating profit outlook 11% as the Uniqlo owner’s international segment — a key driver of growth — was hurt by geopolitical turmoil in South Korea and Hong Kong. Asia’s largest retailer said earnings for the year through August will be 245 billion yen ($2.24 billion), according to a statement. Fast Retailing in October …

NEW YORK / WAM The UAE has supported the call made by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to stop escalation in the Middle East and renew international cooperation, reiterating its commitment to seeking political solutions, playing a mediation role, and promoting the values of tolerance in the region and beyond. During the UN Security Council Open Debate on the upholding of …

Muscat / WAM The Sultanate of Oman on Saturday officially announced the appointment of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimour Al Said as the successor of the late Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who passed away on Friday evening. The Oman Defence Council in a statement said that it has decided to implement the will of Sultan Qaboos, which was assigned …