DIFC Innovation Hub 2023 graduates raise $600 million in funding
Dubai, UAE -- More than 200 start-ups graduating from the programs of DIFC Innovation Hub in 2023 have collectively raised...
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Saudi Arabia’s Noor Riyadh festival sets 6 Guinness World Records
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Noor Riyadh Festival 2023 has secured six new Guinness World Records, making it its third consecutive...
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Dubai records $2.55 billion in weeklong real estate transactions
Dubai, UAE -- A total of 3,112 real estate and property transactions, valued at AED 9.4 billion ($2.55 billion), were...
- The DLD weekly real estate report noted that 170 plots were sold for AED 1.89 billion, while 2,261 apartments and villas were sold for AED 5.34 billion.
- The top three transactions were a land in Al Safouh Second, sold for AED300 million, followed by a land in Saih Shuaib 4.
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UAE President, Macron hold talks to strengthen strategic partnership
Dubai, UAE -- UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has discussed the longstanding strategic partnership between the UAE...
- They also explored opportunities to further expand bilateral cooperation across various sectors, WAM reported.
- Their talks also covered other fields central to both countries’ sustainable development ambitions, including investment, the economy, food security, and advanced technology.
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Arabian Cement Q1 net profit $13.11m
The net profit increased by 17 percent in Q1 compared to Q1 2022,
- The revenue for the first quarter reached SAR240.1 million, less 7.4 percent from SAR259.3 million during the same period last year.
- The company attributed the rise in net profit to an increase in the average selling price, decrease in cost of sales and decrease in selling and distribution expenses.
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Aramco’s plans to produce blue hydrogen ‘remain unchanged’
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia -- The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) denied reports that its plans for blue hydrogen were...
- The energy giant denied reports that it has temporarily suspended plans to produce blue hydrogen.
- It targets to produce up to 11 million tons of blue ammonia, a carrier of blue hydrogen, by 2030.
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Saudi Industrial Production Index up 4.1 percent in March
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia's Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased by 4.1 percent in March 2023, compared to the...
- The kingdom's General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) said the IPI rose to 134.8 points in March, according to the base year 2010, compared to 129.5 points in March 2022.
- The index of the mining and quarrying activity increased by 1.6 percent and the sub-index of the manufacturing activity increased by 10.5 percent over previous year.
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stc Q1 revenue $4.84 billion
This is the company's highest-ever quarterly revenue.
- The company will distribute a total of SAR1.99 billion in cash dividends to the shareholders for the first quarter of 2023.
- The company's net profits reached SAR 3.10 billion, an increase of 2.44 percent over the first quarter of 2022.
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Savola Group net profit up 45%
The company posted a net profit of $104 million for the quarter.
- The net profit was up despite higher operating expenses, higher net finance cost and higher zakat and income tax expenses.
- Revenues increased in the Retail, Food Processing and Frozen Food segments by 11 percent, 2 percent and 15 percent, respectively.
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Petro Rabigh Q1 loss $257m
The company attributed the loss to 'unfavorable market conditions'.
- Compared to the last quarter of 2022, however, the company reported a 46.77 percent fall in net losses from SAR 1.81 billion in Q4 2022 to SAR946 million in Q1 2023.
- The accumulated losses as of Mar 31, 2023, amounted to SAR 2.66 billion, representing 15.96 percent of the company's share capital of SAR16.71 billion.
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Inter-Arab investments low, need favorable conditions to grow: Hanafi
Dubai, UAE -- The UAE had become a center for foreign investments, leading Arab, regional and global rankings in attracting...
- UAE had become a center for foreign investments, leading Arab, regional and global rankings in attracting investments.
- A rise in the volume of investments entering Arab countries would be accompanied by an increase in inter-Arab investments.
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Syrian President receives invitation to Arab summit in Saudi Arabia
The pan-Arab body had suspended Damascus in November 2011 over its crackdown on protests, which began earlier that year and...
- On Sunday, the Arab League welcomed back Syria's government, securing Assad's return to the Arab fold after years of isolation.
- The invitation comes a day after Riyadh and Damascus announced that work would resume at their respective diplomatic missions in Syria and Saudi Arabia.
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Abu Dhabi, UAE -- UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Sunday...
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Emaar EC and Orascom to develop tourism destination
Dubai, UAE -- Emaar, The Economic City, the master-developer of King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), has signed a strategic agreement...
- Orascom will be the main investor to develop a world-class mix-use tourism city across a mega-parcel of 9.5 million square meters.
- The project will feature a marina, a fully-fledged downtown along with resorts, high-end residential developments.
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Mahmoud Abbas turns down call from Joe Biden: Israeli radio
Tel Aviv, Israel -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declined to take a telephone call from US President Joe Biden during...
- Representatives from the Biden administration tried to set up a phone conversation between the two leaders on October 18, but Abbas turned the request down.
- state-run Kan Radio, however, clarified that the sides nevertheless remain in contact. Biden intended to hold phone conversations with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-and Abbas.
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DCT signs MoU with Microsoft to transform Abu Dhabi tourism
Dubai, UAE -- The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) and Microsoft have signed an...
- Activities under the MoU will also drive growth, foster innovation and enhance knowledge among DCT Abu Dhabi employees.
- The MoU spans across the optimization, automation, and modernization of IT and security infrastructure and will be enabled by Microsoft’s cloud computing platform Azure.