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DAE 9M net profit $310m

The company said this was a 54.9 percent YoY increase in net profit.

ADNEC to acquire ‘Royal Catering’

Royal Catering has more than 2.500 employees.

PIF sets up sarcc company

The new entity will address growing staff accommodation demand.

Boeing to cut 10% of workforce

The company has projected a large third-quarter loss.

AviLease acquires 9 aircraft from Avolon

AviLease had purchased 13 aircraft from Avolon in 2023.
  • Qatar-based sound artist says it’s time to slow down and listen

    Birdsong, insects chirping, the sound of wind brushing through tall grass or over sand dunes all these form part of...

    Birdsong, insects chirping, the sound of wind brushing through tall grass or over sand dunes all these form part of what the 44-year-old Frenchman calls his "sound art."

    Rousere, who in the past managed musicians in Britain and studied sound art in Belgium, has lived in Qatar for nine years

  • Head of Lebanon’s victorious Mayyas dance troupe chides politicians

    Dozens of relatives offered the Mayyas troupe flowers at Beirut airport while thousands of Lebanese were glued to their televisions...

    Nadim Cherfan's comment came as a snub to top Lebanese politicians who had praised the group -- including the country's president and prime minister.

    Mayyas this week snatched a $1 million prize and the chance to headline a Las Vegas show for their extravagant television performance featuring belly dancing

  • The ‘majestic’ Singapore orchid named in honor of Queen Elizabeth

    After Queen Elizabeth II's death last week, the city-state's Botanic Gardens loaned a towering sprig of Dendrobium Elizabeth to the...

    After Queen Elizabeth II's death last week, the city-state's Botanic Gardens loaned a towering sprig of Dendrobium Elizabeth to the British high commissioner's residence

    The orchid hybrid, with twisted Dresden-yellow petals and a uranium-green lip, was named in honor of the queen when she visited Singapore in 1972

  • Kuwaiti Camel Racing Club sports season 2022-23 begins

    Kuwait--Activities of the local sports season of the Kuwait Camel Racing Club for 2022-2023 season begun on Saturday at Sheikh...

    Nine runs were held on the first day of the season that will last for seven months.

    More than 300 participants of all ages participated in Saturday's race, which contributed towards increasing the number of camels in the event. the organizers said.

  • Queen Elizabeth II: trouble, strife and family life

    Eight times a grandmother, and with 12 great-grandchildren, the queen loved family dinners.

    Eight times a grandmother, and with 12 great-grandchildren, the queen loved family dinners

    Family life provided the biggest shocks during her record-breaking reign

  • Century on, political fights rage over Turkey’s dogs

    The sheer number of stray animals darting between people and lounging on public squares jumps out at most visitors to...

    The sheer number of stray animals darting between people and lounging on public squares jumps out at most visitors to Turkey's ancient cultural capital

    Late it has been a love-hate affair with dogs that like most things in the painfully polarised country, has taken on a political life of its own

  • Saudi rebate program discussed at Venice festival

    A seminar organized at the film festival discussed the kingdom's cash rebate program, which is aimed at attracting international producers...

    The officials said there is a high level of coordination between government agencies and the private sector to build the film industry.

    Last May, the Commission launched a cash rebate program to support films with up to 40 percent of the financial refund.

  • Qatar’s Museum of Islamic Art to reopen on October 5

    One of the world's premier institutions of Islamic art, the MIA will re-open in time for the influx of visitors...

    One of the world's premier institutions of Islamic art, the MIA will re-open in time for the influx of visitors to Doha for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

    More than 1,000 objects many newly conserved or acquired will be displayed in the museum's permanent galleries

  • Museum of the Future’s online store creates global connections

    Dubai, UAE - The Museum of the Future has been connecting with people globally through its online store, offering memorabilia...

    The store offers memorabilia inspired by the museum’s design and exhibits, and gives a glimpse into its rich experiences.

    The museum contains products designed in innovative, artistic ways that reflect the spirit of the museum and its values.

  • Churchgoers celebrate Tunisia’s Sicilian past

    The Madonna of Trapani procession started after Tunisia's Muslim ruler Ahmed Bey -- whose mother was a Sardinian Christian --...

    It was Sicilian fishermen from La Goulette, a port district on the edge of Tunis, who started the annual procession from the church to the sea to mark the Feast of the Assumption.

    The Catholic Archbishop of Tunis, Ilario Antoniazzi, said such a procession would be "impossible" in other parts of the Maghreb region.