Saudi Crown Prince launches urban plan of Qiddiya city
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, Prime Minister and Chairman of the board of directors of the...
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Saudi Arabia expects budget deficits in 2023 and 2024 as spending rises
The announcement comes one year after the Gulf kingdom, the world's biggest crude exporter and the Middle East's largest economy,...
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Jordan lowest bribery risk Arab nation
North Korea, Turkmenistan, Equatorial Guinea, Syria and Venezuela present the highest commercial bribery risk, said the TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix 2022.
- The TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix measures a country's score on the basis of four domains, which are derived from nine sub domains.
- The matrix measures the risk in 194 jurisdictions, territories, and autonomous and semi-autonomous regions.
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YahClick, Canar sign 6-year pact
The $15 million pact will expand YahClick's presence in Africa.
- The deal will make Sudan's Canar Telecom one of YahClick’s largest service providers across the region.
- Under the agreement, Canar has procured significant satellite capacity from YahClick.
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Saudi Arabia’s Al Rajhi bank reports a net profit of $4.58 bn in 2022
The net profit was up 16 percent from $3.92 billion in 2021.
- In a bourse filing, the bank attributed the rise in net profit to an increase in the total operating income by 11.12 percent.
- The bourse filing said loans and advances in 2022 stood at 568.34 billion riyals, up 25.5 percent over 2021.
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Boubyan Bank 2022 net profit $189m
The bank will pay 6 fils in cash and 6% in bonus shares.
- The total consolidated assets of Boubyan Bank Group increased to KD 7.9 billion at a growth rate of 7 percent.
- The bank said the total of customers’ deposits grew by 6 percent to reach KD 6 billion, while the financing portfolio grew by 7 percent to reach KD 5.9 billion.
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Resilient UAE health sector attracts job seekers
At G20's first Health Working Group meeting in India, UAE affirmed its commitment to play an active role in addressing...
- One of the prominent successes of Nafis program has been the inclusion of local students in health sector cadre development.
- A UAE delegation attended G20's first health working group session held in India from January 18 -20.
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Qatar joins consortium to explore Lebanon’s offshore gas
The deal will see the state-run QatarEnergy receive a minority 30 percent stake in two blocks of Lebanon's exclusive economic...
- The pact greenlights Lebanon's exploration of its southern Sidon reservoir following the signing of the landmark deal last Oct demarcating its maritime borders with Israel.
- Under a United States-brokered accord, Lebanon and Israel, which are officially still at war, delimited their maritime borders in October 2022.
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Qatar’s planning authority, Microsoft to push emirate’s digital goals
Doha, Qatar-- Qatar's Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) and Microsoft have signed an MoU to support the digital transformation in...
- The MoU will enable the Authority to implement projects, disseminate data and statistics, and support sustainability in line with Qatar National Vision 2030.
- Microsoft will provide PSA with full support, full access to global industry specialists, as well as support in artificial intelligence activities.
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Abu Dhabi customs to clear goods for non-residents, outside firms
Abu Dhabi, UAE– The General Administration of Abu Dhabi Customs has announced the provision for the possibility of clearing goods...
- This move aims to facilitate customer experience, reduce effort and time, and provide digital customs services in accordance with international best practices.
- The new feature allows non-resident individuals to clear their personal goods by creating a UAE Pass account through their passports.
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Anger among Palestinians spreads after Israel raid that killed nine
The operation, which Israel said targeted Palestinian fighters planning an attack, killed nine people and for Palestinians recalled the bloodshed...
- Analysts have warned of more violence to come, after the deadliest year in the West Bank since the UN started tracking the death toll in the occupied territory in 2005.
- The PA announced late Thursday that it was severing security coordination with Israel for the first time since 2020.
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SAL Saudi Arabia, Menzies sign MoU
The MoU is aimed at improving services at kingdom's airports.
- Menzies will provide all studies to SAL Saudi Arabia on the transfer of best practices globally to improve the level of passenger services and baggage management.
- It also involves smooth passenger services, from issuing a boarding pass to take-off.
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Saudi Crown Prince launches urban plan of Qiddiya city
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, Prime Minister and Chairman of the board of directors of the...
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Al Akaria signs $610m infra contracts
The Public Investment Fund is a related party to the contracts.
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Investcorp portfolio firm listed
The firm, PT Multitrend Indo, was listed on the Indonesian stock exchange.
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Alpha Dhabi acquires stake in Metito
With this deal, Alpha Dhabi marks entry into water and wastewater domain.
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Future100 secures 25 new partnerships to support emerging firms
Dubai, UAE -- Future100, a collaborative initiative between the Ministry of Economy and the Government Development and the Future Office,...
- The partnerships are aimed at supporting the top 100 emerging companies that play a vital role in bolstering the competitiveness of the UAE’s future economy sectors.
- The inaugural list of Future100 will be unveiled on World Futures Day, which coincides with December 2nd, the UAE's National Day.
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UAE foreign minister participates in high-level meetings of UNGA 78
New York, United States -- Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE's Minister of Foreign Affairs, hosted a reception at...
- A reception hosted by the minister focused on the theme of delivering on global climate progress at COP28, which will be held in the UAE in November.
- Sheikh Abdullah also met foreign ministers of Djibouti, Costa Rica, Israel, Estonia, Malta, Finland, Bulgaria, and Kyrgyzstan.
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Several UAE entities sign pact to implement ‘Sharjah Sat-2’
Sharjah, UAE -- A cooperation agreement was signed between the Sharjah Academy of Astronomy, Space Sciences & Technology (SAASST), the...
- Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and President of the University of Sharjah (UOS), witnessed the signing.
- The outcome of this project will help diverse parties in making decisions, developing future plans, and conducting scientific research.