Gold, god and power: How Islamic coins shaped global currency
Tarì of Gisulf I modeled on a Fatimid dinar, from 946–977. (Photo via Wikimedia) By Huseyin Efe Uzun May 26, 2025 11:44 AM GMT+03:00 Long before the euro or dollar became […]
Fed Chair mum on foreign nations’ evacuation of Gold from US
Ken SilvaMoney Metals Exchange ANALYSIS | 02/29/2024 ‘What does the Federal Reserve know about international gold flows that it doesn’t want the American people to know?’ Concerned about a weaponized financial system, […]
Asante King asks British Museum to return gold to Ghana
bbc.com By Katie Razzall Culture and media editor The ruler of Ghana’s Asante people has asked the British Museum to return gold items in its collection to his country. The […]
How gold mining in Ghana is threatening Swiss chocolate
Multinational companies As the world’s second-largest cocoa producer continues to lose swathes of farmland to illegal gold mining, Switzerland’s chocolate makers are waking up to the threat to their raw […]
Russia’s currency bounces back after Moscow mandates payment for gas in gold-pegged ruble
With the aim of supporting the ruble, the Russian Central Bank announced pegging the currency with gold — one gram of gold is currently pegged at 5000 ruble. MAHUA VENKATESH […]
Trade can be conducted in ruble, yuan, gold: Erdoğan tells Putin
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL MAR 08, 2022 – President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (L) attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia, Sept. 29, 2021. (Sputnik Photo via Reuters) […]
Mapping Africa’s natural resources
News|Maps Nearly half the world’s gold and one-third of all minerals are in Africa. Here’s a look at the resources African countries have. By Al Jazeera Staff Updated: 15 Feb 2022 […]
The richest person who ever lived
12 APRIL 2021|HISTORY In the era of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Wall Street and Big Tech, it is hard to fathom a more prosperous time in human history. However, many […]
Mapping Afghanistan’s untapped natural resources
Afghanistan is believed to hold more than $1 trillion worth of mineral resources and metals but faces many challenges in untapping it. By Mohammed Hussein and Mohammed Haddad24 Sep 2021 Deep beneath the […]
Taliban ‘face health and economic disaster’ with Afghanistan running out of cash
Afghans wait in front of Kabul Bankafter the Taliban wrested back control of Afghanistan. (AP) Short Url https://arab.news/2w3rd Militants order banks to open for first time since they seized control […]
Taliban can’t touch Afghanistan’s gold stored away in the US
Samanth Subramanian © Provided by Quartz The Biden administration has frozen the Afghanistan government’s holdings in US banks, preventing the Taliban from accessing billions of dollars—a major, if indeterminate, part of the […]
Turkish craftsman makes gold and silver face masks
A Turkish craftsman in Istanbul has started designing face masks in gold and silver, costing between 200 and 2,200 euros to help keep his business as a silversmith afloat during tough times caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Gold reserve detected in northwestern Turkey worth around $6B
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL ECONOMY DEC 22, 2020 Around 3.5 million ounces of gold that were detected in the mining field of Turkish Agricultural Credit Cooperatives’ subsidiary Gübretaş in the […]
Precious metal stablecoin plugs into gold frenzy
Banking & Fintech Several tokens already exist that use precious metals to stabilise their price. Keystone / Manjunath Kiran The price of gold and silver is rising in the face of […]
President of Ghana visits Switzerland to help attract investors
By Kathrin Ammann Feb 28, 2020 – swissinfo.ch For the first time in 60 years, Switzerland has organised a state visit for a leader from Sub-Saharan Africa – Ghana’s […]
US Army transported 50 tons of gold from Syria, report says
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published 26.02.2019 The U.S. Army is transferring tons of gold from Daesh-held areas in Syria to the U.S., multiple reports said. According to a source who […]
opinion: Boycotting artisanal gold miners is not the answer
Jun 18, 2019 – 15:52 Switzerland’s anti-corruption champion Mark Pieth thinks Metalor was wrong to drop artisanal miners. The sudden decision by the giant Swiss refinery Metalor to throw a […]
US Army transported 50 tons of gold from Syria, report says
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published26.02.2019 AFP File Photo The U.S. Army is transferring tons of gold from Daesh-held areas in Syria to the U.S., multiple reports said. According to a source […]
Islamic Finance A Potential Boost For Gold’s ‘Safe Haven’ Status
Leslie Shaffer in Singapore | @leslieshaffer1 | October 8, 2018 Gold has long been viewed as a safe-haven play, but despite recent geopolitical turmoil and market fluctuations, the precious metal […]
The Safra Dynasty: The Mysterious Family Of The Richest Banker In The World
Flickr.com Joseph Safra is the richest banker in the world, according to Forbes. And, incidentally, the name Safra means yellow, or gold, in Arabic. Convenient. Especially since the illustrious family […]