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BP announces $7bn gas project

The project aims to unlock 3 trillion cu ft of gas resources in Indonesia.

Lulu Retail Q3 profit $35m

For the nine-month period, net profit increased by 73.3%.

Talabat IPO offer price range announced

The subscription will close on 27 Nov for UAE retail investors.

Salik 9M net profit $223m

The company's third-quarter profit increased by 8.8 percent.

Avia to buy 40 Boeing aircraft

The transaction for the purchase of 737 MAX 8 jets valued at $4.9bn.
  • Black Eyed Peas book Oct date for Egypt concert

    Events and entertainment company Venture Lifestyle ME is organizing the concert on October 2 in Giza.

    All four current members of the band are expected to perform at the event

    Tickets are already on sale on an online portal, ranging from $51 to $160 apiece

  • National Museum of Beirut gets Unesco polish

    Unesco’s Li Beirut initiative has been working for three months to inspect the museum’s artefacts for inventory, classification, and storage.

    The National Museum of Beirut is gearing up to reopen to the public after being damaged in last year’s port blast

    Now, with Unesco’s help, it is gearing up to display artefacts that could date back to the Bronze Age or be from the Ottoman period, and anywhere in between

  • Qatar to host its own version of Geneva Motor Show

    The organizers of the Qatar Geneva International Motor Show intend the event to take place every two years.

    The first edition of Qatar Geneva International Motor Show is planned for the autumn of 2022 or 2023

    The final dates are expected to be confirmed in the coming weeks, and the full concept will be revealed during GIMS 2022

  • SRMG taps Japanese firms

    It has struck a content deal with Japanese publishing houses.

    The partnership will enable SRMG to establish official channels with Shogakukan, Shueisha, and Kadokawa

    This will let it adapt and localize global content for Arab audiences

  • Saudi women drive public taxis for the first time

    Local media showed women picking up customers in the Al-Ahsa governorate.

    Some of the customers booked rides to GCC countries in the neighborhood.

    Saudi Arabia had lifted the ban on women driving in June 2018.

  • Anghami rules regional music streaming sector

    Homegrown music-streamer Anghami is giving industry bigwigs like Spotify and Deezer a run for their money.

    The $220-million merger with Vistas Media made Anghami the first Arab technology company listed on Nasdaq

    Due to large companies signing agreements with international and local musicians and artists, voice platforms have gained global attention

  • Doctors warn over dangerous viral milk crate challenge

    Walking over a pyramid of precariously balanced milk crates can cause head bleed and injury to back that could lead...

    The challenge reminds doctors of the 2018 Tide Pod Challenge, which saw young people biting into a liquid laundry detergent packets.

    Doctors say health system already under strain due to Covid-19 pandemic.

  • New Bond, Matrix footage thrill CinemaCon

    The annual CinemaCon trade show sees Hollywood studios bring glitzy stars and never-before-seen footage to a Las Vegas casino to...

    The annual CinemaCon trade show sees Hollywood studios bring glitzy stars and never-before-seen footage to a Las Vegas casino to woo theater bosses

    The plot of "No Time To Die" starring Daniel Craifg as 007 picks up after 2015's "Spectre," with the loyalty of a love interest now seemingly called into question

  • Sony to screen ‘Spider-Man’, ‘Ghostbusters’ at CinemaCon

    CinemaCon is taking place despite fears about the Delta variant that have caused some pandemic restrictions to be reimposed on...

    CinemaCon is taking place despite fears about the Delta variant that have caused some pandemic restrictions to be reimposed on Hollywood in California

    CinemaCon did not take place at all last year as the pandemic shuttered cinemas around the world

  • Graft, security issues feed the trade in Iraq’s past

    The boom in looted objects from antiquity is a real problem in Iraq, where corruption is prevalent and archaeological sites...

    The boom in looted objects from antiquity is a real problem in Iraq, where corruption is prevalent and archaeological sites are poorly protected

    Sumerians, Assyrians and Babylonians all trod on the ancient land that is now Iraq, and that makes it a land of choice for smugglers.