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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.
  • Elon Musk lifts political ad ban at rebranded Twitter

    Welcoming back potentially misleading political messages at X came less than a week after former president Donald Trump posted there...

    X, formerly known as Twitter, said in a blog post that allowing political ads, starting in the United States, was "building on our commitment to free expression"

    X policies prohibit promotion of false or misleading information, including bogus claims intended to undermine confidence in an election, the blog contended

  • GCC to establish partnerships with international organizations: Albudaiwi

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-- The GCC countries are "actively engaging" with international and regional organizations in order to establish strategic partnerships...

    The secretary general of the GCC made the remarks in a meeting with the ambassadors of the MIKTA Group in Riyadh

    The MIKTA Group comprising of Turkey, Indonesia, Mexico, Korea, and Australia is keen to consolidate cooperation with the GCC

  • Egypt looks to raise US$5bn from offloading stake in state-owned companies

    Cairo, Egypt--Egypt is looking to raise $5 billion from the offering of power plants and state-owned companies from October 2023...

    The country will offload stake in the Siemens Beni Suef power plant, Gabal El-Zeit wind power plant, and Zafarana wind farm

    Between March 2022 and July 2023, the Egyptian government raised $5 billion from offering stakes in 13 companies

  • Exclusive: Middle East’s retail sector rides on AR and hybrid shopping to become $600bn digital economy

    In the GCC, online market growth surpasses offline, driven significantly by Saudi Arabia, amid intense competition where local brands increasingly...

    In the MENA region, customers are enticed by augmented reality games with tangible rewards, as the digital economy rises and brands innovate to meet growing expectations

    In an intensifying market, customers' multi-channel interactions offer brands crucial CX strategy insights, reflecting the escalating expectations they have from merchants

  • Exclusive: Middle East’s retail sector rides on AR and hybrid shopping to become $600bn digital economy

    In the GCC, online market growth surpasses offline, driven significantly by Saudi Arabia, amid intense competition where local brands increasingly...

    In the MENA region, customers are enticed by augmented reality games with tangible rewards, as the digital economy rises and brands innovate to meet growing expectations

    In an intensifying market, customers' multi-channel interactions offer brands crucial CX strategy insights, reflecting the escalating expectations they have from merchants

  • oil, prices, crude, asian stocks

    Egypt to drill 45 exploratory gas wells with investment of US$1.9bn

    Cairo, Egypt--The Egyptian government plans to drill 45 natural exploratory gas wells in the Mediterranean and the Nile Delta with...

    Between July 2022 and June 2023, Egypt drilled nearly 10 wells that yielded huge disovery in the Nargis Offshore Area Concession, adding reserves of 2.5 trillion cubic feet

    Tarek El-Molla, Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, said that until 2025, a total of 35 exploratory wells will be drilled with $1.5 billion in investments

  • Q Properties awards $470bn contract for Reem Hills Phase 1 Villas construction

    Abu Dhabi, UAE – Q Properties, a real estate developer and subsidiary of Q Holding, announced on Tuesday the award...

    Trojan will be responsible for constructing the fully sold out 218 luxury villas ranging from 4 to 7BR and developing 3 million sqft of built-up area

    Situated at the heart of the capital, Reem Hills stands as the sole gated community on Abu Dhabi's prestigious Al Reem Island

  • Iranian company SAIPA to export cars to Russia

    TEHRAN, IRAN – The CEO of SAIPA Auto Making Company, Iran’s second-largest car manufacturing company, said a contract has been...

    SAIPA is planning to supply 90,000 units of the QUIK sedan model to Russian customers in the next three years.

    Exports can start within a month and after the required permits are issued by Russian authorities.

  • Iran’s non-oil exports reach US$19.3bn in March to July 2023

    TEHRAN, IRAN - Some 56 million tons of non-oil goods, valued at US$19.3 billion, were exported in the first five...

    Also 14.4 million tons of non-oil goods, valued at US$24.2 billion were imported into the country from March 21, 2023 to July 22, 2023.

    In this period, China, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Turkey and India were Iran’s main export markets respectively.

  • Ryanair inks pact with Joramco

    The airline is likely to carry 300m passengers a year by 2034.

    Ryanair will now utilize six heavy maintenance lines at the new facility in Amman- Jordan where Joramco is set to conduct 41 checks

    The 110,000sq meter facility will facilitate the heavy maintenance of Ryanair’s aircraft as the airline grows its fleet to 800 aircraft.