IRNA, citing Tehran University seismic centre, reported a magnitude-5.0 earthquake struck Sarand in Iran's Khuzestan province a few minutes ago at a depth of 12 km.

Dubai official said UAE non-oil foreign trade rose 13.1% YoY in 1H 2026 to AED 1.937 tln.

China Reform Holdings said entities under its Guoxin Investment unit have deployed more than 50 billion yuan of special re-lending for share buybacks and matching funds to support market stability. The firm said it will continue to use the re-lending policy tool and its own capital to further increase holdings in central state-owned enterprise shares to defend core-asset strategic value and maintain orderly market functioning.