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ADNOC Distribution 2025 dividend $700m

The company had reported EBITDA of $1.17 bn in 2025.

Empower okays $119.1m H2 2025 dividend

The dividend is equivalent to 43.75% of paid-up capital.

Alujain widens 2025 loss

The increase in loss is due to impairment charges, weaker prices.

Masar 2025 net profit $262m

Higher land plot sales boost revenue and operating income.

Tasnee’s 2025 losses deepen

The petrochemicals' company's revenue also fell 17.7 percent.
  • Iran to let women fans into football stadium after gap

    Women spectators will be allowed to see a football match in Iran for the first time in two years.

    Women will be allowed into the Azadi stadium in Tehran on October 12 to support the team in a World Cup qualifier match against South Korea

    The last time they were allowed in the stadium was in October 2019, when Iran thrashed Cambodia 14-0

  • Art sales rebound to an all-time high of $2.7 billion after Covid-19 slump

    Sales soared between June 2020 and June 2021 as auctioneers quickly adopted a more online approach.

    NFTs, or "non-fungible tokens", allow people to buy the rights to online art, including images, animation or even tweets.

    In March, US artist Beeple sold an NFT of his digital artwork "Everydays: The First 5,000 Days" for $69.3 million.

  • Sharjah International Book Fair begins on Nov 3

    Organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), the annual fair is one of the top three book fairs in the...

    Organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), the annual fair is one of the top three book fairs in the world.

    Authors, publishers, creatives, and intellectuals from around the world will take part in the fair's activities over the 11-day period

  • The most interesting pavilions at Expo 2020

    Expo 2020 Dubai boasts some unique pavilions. Here’s a look at the most engaging among them.

    Future Forest, the Spanish Pavilion, boasts an organic and recycled artificial ecosystem

    The Women’s Pavilion is intended to honor the significant roles that women, known and unknown, have played throughout history

  • Facebook grilled over mental health fears

    Facebook study warned of the harm Instagram can do to girls' well-being

    Facebook study warned of the harm Instagram can do to girls' well-being

    A Facebook whistleblower is set to testify before senators on Tuesday

  • Breathtaking start of Expo 2020 Dubai

    Dubai opened its extravagant Expo 2020 on Thursday with a flashy ceremony boasting fireworks and lights displays as it attempts...

    The event kicks off a six-month world fair attended by more than 190 countries

    The Expo venue is alive with music, dance, drama and projections with its star-studded opening ceremony

  • $1bn Guggenheim Abu Dhabi to open in 2025

    Guggenheim Abu Dhabi being built at a cost of one billion dollars is set for the inauguration in 2025, according...

    A $1-billion contract value was awarded to renowned architect Frank Gehry for the museum’s design

    The UAE capital is also home to Louvre Abu Dhabi, which was opened to the public in November 2017

  • Spain fortress contains mysterious Islamic era keys

    They are believed to have reached Segovia as spoils of war after the conquest of Muslim cities in Andalusia during...

    One of the keys goes back to the Al-Hambra Palace in Granada, another belongs to a palace from the Andalusian city of Wilma.

    The five keys made of metal and bronze were not meant for daily use.

  • Saudi Arabia initiative to support entertainment sector

    Saudi Arabia has launched the Makers of Happiness initiative to support the entertainment sector in the country in various ways.

    The initiative was launched by the General Entertainment Authority’s Board of Directors’ Chairman Turki bin Abdulmohsen Al Al-Sheikh

    AlThe Happiness Makers initiative aims to qualify and train human cadres specialized in the entertainment sector

  • More UAE women take up STEM courses

    The Emirati women's share in online enrollments in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics rises to 42 percent in 2021 from...

    The Emirati women's share of online enrollments in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics increased to 42 percent in 2021 from 38 percent in 2019

    Women’s enrollment in entry-level professional certificates also went up in the country from 26 percent in 2019 to 32 percent in 2021

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