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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.
  • Dubai Expo unveils its gleaming pavilions

    Dubai's edition, the first in the Middle East, is expected to be the biggest event ever held in the region...

    Dubai's edition, the first in the Middle East, is expected to be the biggest event ever held in the region with estimates of 25 million visitors over its six-month lifespan

    The fair is another feather in the cap for Dubai, which has long strived for recognition with achievements such as the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building at at 828 metres

  • Art flourishes on the walls of Morocco

    Lhamzi is one of a new generation of artists whose murals are changing the face of Morocco's cities.

    Lhamzi is one of a new generation of artists whose murals are changing the face of Morocco's cities

    The 25-year-old, who goes by the alias Bo3bo3, completed his first murals in the seaside city of Agadir four years ago

  • Riyadh Season 2021 has ‘big surprises’ in store

    The event featuring concerts, theater performances, wrestling matches aims at making the Saudi capital a tourism entertainment destination.

    This year's slogan is #Imagine_More, as its events will be held in an area of 5.4 million square meters.

    The event is also an opportunity to showcase the outcome of several national goals, such as raising the level of the entertainment industry sector.

  • ‘Ancestor’ of Mediterranean mosaics discovered in Turkey

    The mosaic was discovered in the remains of a 15th century BC Hittie temple, 700 years before the oldest known...

    The temple where the mosaic is located was dedicated to Teshub, the storm god worshipped by the Hittites.

    Nearly 3,000 years after their disappearance, the Hittites continue to inhabit Turkish imagination.

  • Emaar Entertainment, Eagle Hills Diyar partner to take Reel Cinemas to Bahrain

    Reel Cinemas will be the authorized cinema partner for the upcoming Marassi Galleria, a beachfront, world-class mega mall in Manama,...

    Reel Cinemas will be the authorized cinema partner for the upcoming Marassi Galleria, a beachfront, world-class mega mall in Manama, Bahrain.

    Cinema fans in Bahrain will also enjoy a specially crafted F&B menu along with Reel Cinemas’ much-loved Dine-In cinema concept, which will also debut

  • Jewel of Roman Empire lies neglected in Libya

    Founded by the Phoenicians then conquered by Rome, the city was the birthplace of Septimius Severus, who rose to become...

    There is no queue at the gate and only a handful of visitors, almost all Libyans, wander among the imposing ruins at the UNESCO World Heritage site

    Founded by the Phoenicians then conquered by Rome, the city was the birthplace of Septimius Severus, who rose to become emperor from 193 until 211

  • Joel Coen’s Macbeth: pure and somber

    With "The Tragedy of Macbeth," which premiered on the opening night of the 59th New York Film Festival on Friday,...

    With "The Tragedy of Macbeth," which premiered on the opening night of 59th New York Film Festival, Coen follows in the footsteps of Orson Welles, Akira Kurosawa, Roman Polanski

  • Saudi man crossbreeds python, some worth $100,000

    Malaikah said he had no interest in selling to fashion brands, criticised by animal rights group for their unethical use...

    Malaikah said he had no interest in selling to fashion brands, criticised by animal rights group for their unethical use of animal skins

    In the garden of his palace in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, the 35-year-old businessman has a sign on the wall in green block letters that reads: "THE SNAKE ROOM".

  • Saudi site Dawqara shows signs of civilization during the late Roman period

    DUBAI: Dawqara, a place in Saudi Arabia's Northern Borders region, has shown signs of civilization during the late Roman period....

    One of the most important artifacts of the site in Dawqara is a square palace built from volcanic stones.

    Some stone tools have also been found at the site located in the Northern Borders region.

  • Dystopia, BLM themes emerge at Art Basel fair

    The giant annual fair in the Swiss city of Basel is above all a commercial event, where artists and galleries...

    The giant annual fair in the Swiss city of Basel is above all a commercial event, where artists and galleries come to meet wealthy collectors

    Art Basel exhibits major works every year in a section where paintings, sculptures and installations are grouped together for sale to museums and large collections

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