INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

2PointZero posts profit surge

Growth driven by merger consolidation.

Mashreq Q1 profit rises

Total revenue increased 10% year-on-year.

TECOM profit climbs

High occupancy across assets boosts earnings.

Emirates Stallions Q1 revenue up 11%

The rise helped by strong demand in real estate

ADNOC Distribution 2025 dividend $700m

The company had reported EBITDA of $1.17 bn in 2025.
  • A group of 25 international children’s authors from five continents will be leading a cultural program at the 13th edition...

    Organized by Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), the annual festival for children and youth runs for 12 days this year and is themed ‘Create Creativity’.  

    It will see the participation of 139 publishers from 12 nations. A host of popular artists and experts will lead 750 workshops and 130 art shows and performances.

  • This year's Jeddah Season is expected to feature international events and artistic and theatrical performances, Arab and international art concerts,...

    Jeddah Season 2022 is expected to make Jeddah a permanent destination for tourism, entertainment, and events in the region

    The 60-day event will reportedly see 2,800 activities in nine main zones in the presence of Jeddah residents and visitors

  • Baghdad's infrastructure was laid to waste by a 13-year international embargo against the regime of late dictator Saddam Hussein.

    Baghdad's infrastructure was laid to waste by a 13-year international embargo against the regime of late dictator Saddam Hussein

    Artist acknowledges that much needs to be done to rehabilitate the city, which once stood as a beacon of Arab culture

  • Different values are given different magnitudes of priority across the world. Here are the ones that the Middle East is...

    Different values can become an influence for any number of reasons

    These could be range from geography to climate to even religion

  • With box offices bouncing back from the Covid-19 pandemic, and Netflix stock plummeting after its first loss of subscribers in...

    Releasing films on big screens before offering them to subscribers would have seemed anathema to Netflix's successful business model

    It is this model that has already sent the likes of Disney and Warner scrambling to catch up in the so-called streaming wars

  • The agreement is expected to reinforce the ABCC’s operations in the cultural area and allow for it to get closer...

    The cooperation agreement apparently provides for a collaboration in research, studies, and academic activities in areas of common interest

    These include bilateral relations and diplomatic history, trade, investment, science, technology and innovation, sustainable development, and energy

  • Carved out of limestone and 22 centimeters long, the 2500 BC statuette was found by a farmer working his land...

    The find was the latest in Gaza, where tourism at archaeological sites is limited due to an Israeli blockade imposed since the militant group Hamas took over the enclave in 2007.

    In February, workers at a construction site in northern Gaza discovered 31 Roman-era tombs dating to the first century AD.

  • The 2022 Asian Games in China is facing the possibility of being postponed, an official told AFP on Thursday, after...

    The Olympic-sized event is scheduled to be held in September in Hangzhou near Shanghai, which is grappling with a major coronavirus emergency.

    Most international sports events have been on hold in China since the Covid-19 pandemic, although Beijing hosted the Winter Olympics in a strict bio-bubble in February.

  • The director has put up a picture of his newly removed kidney stones for sale for $30,000 as an NFT.

    The Canadian has put up a picture of his newly removed kidney stones -- which he calls "Inner Beauty" -- up for sale for $30,000 as an NFT.

    The auction comes as Cronenberg prepares to premiere his new movie, "Crimes of the Future", at the Cannes film festival next month.

  • As Bahrainis celebrate Ramadan along with the rest of the Muslim world, the holy month is a period of appreciation...

    As Bahrainis celebrate Ramadan along with the rest of the Muslim world, the holy month is a period of appreciation for traditional sweets

    A thick mixture of sugar, saffron and freshly blanched almonds is transformed into a uniquely Bahraini version of the ubiquitous Middle Eastern dessert: halva