INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

Samsung biggest chip investor

The tech giant invested nearly $59.2bn in 2025.

flynas to set up new hub

Five destinations in first phase of operations.

AD Ports Group acquires CLI

CLI is Brazilian agri-bulk terminal operator.

$1.59bn Makkah project awarded

A consortium will develop two districts in the Holy City.

2PointZero posts profit surge

Growth driven by merger consolidation.
  • Doha, Qatar— After the first round of FIFA World Cup group stage matches were completed, official figures show that the...

    The highest match attendance of the tournament was the game at Lusail Stadium on 24 November, with 88,103 there to see Brazil beat Serbia 2-0

    For all other matches, a minimum 40,000-seater capacity is required, with the demountable Stadium 974 being the most compact of all Qatar 2022 venues (44,089)

  • Doha, Qatar— Mexico coach Tata Martino said he was expecting a shoot-out with Saudi Arabia in their final World Cup Group...

    Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernandez's strikes helped the Albiceleste win 2-0 at the Lusail Stadium, leaving the Mexicans bottom of the group

    Mexico will likely need to win by at least three goals against Saudi Arabia to qualify

  • Beating their chest in delight, tens of thousands of migrant workers witness Messi's magic in a game that saw Argentina...

    A woman DJ entertains the overwhelmingly male and South Asian crowd before each match with Hindi pop songs and Bollywood videos

    A few thousand 40 riyal ($10) World Cup tickets were put on sale and quickly snapped up

  • SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT - The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) organized an awareness session on the UAE...

    The network aims to support collaborative research programs by creating a platform for engaging the academic and scientific community.

    Drawing the participation of 100 attendees, the event explored several key topics, including promoting science and policy engagement for climate action.

  • COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - Denmark's autonomous Faroe Islands have renewed a fishing quota deal with Russia for one year despite Moscow's...

    The agreement between Faroe Islands and Russia has been in place since 1977 and is renewable each year.

    The autonomous territory is highly dependent on fishing for its income and the fisheries ministry says the deal with Russia covers 5 percent of its GDP.

  • TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday that negotiating with the United States would not put...

    Iran has seen weeks of demonstrations sparked by the September 16 death in custody of 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini.

    She had been arrested for an alleged breach of the country's strict dress code for women.

  • AL AIN, UAE - The College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine at the United Arab Emirates University launched an awareness...

    The program is targeting schools and universities to educate students about the need to reduce food waste.

    The studies conducted in the food court showed that over 50 kilograms of foods is wasted daily during breakfast and lunch.

  • US authorities announced a ban on the import or sale of communications equipment deemed "an unacceptable risk to national security"...

    The move is the latest in a series of actions to limit the access of Chinese telecom firms to US networks.

    US officials have shown growing wariness in recent years of Chinese telecommunications companies and technology.

  • The equities had a lackluster week owing to a decline in global crude oil prices amid fears that the surge...

    The UAE stocks ended their weekly trading on a decline, and the Dubai index recorded a weekly decrease of 1.4 percent

    The Saudi oil company Aramco dropped 1.6 percent, Maaden dropped 1.8 percent, and SABIC dropped 2.1 percent

  • Abu Dhabi, UAE— The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) has partnered with Prototype Interactive to support inventors in...

    Inventors, backed by ADDED’s Takamul programme, will utilise Prototype Interactive’s latest technologies and techniques to develop their ideas

    Since its inception until the end of October 2022, the Takamul programme has evaluated 1,013 patent applications, and supported 377 applications