Bahrain Q4 2023 imports increase to US$3.92bn

The top 10 countries accounted for 69 percent of Bahrain's total export value.

The value of exports with national origin was of $2.89 billion during Q4 2023.

Alef Group announces US$84m sales transaction at ACRES 2024

ACRES Exhibition is a unique global Arab platform which brings together major investors and businessmen.

This is evident in the success achieved by the ACRES over its successive sessions since its launch in 2008.

ACRES 2024 concludes, deals worth $381 million inked

Threat of AI-powered phishing is on the rise

Generative AI is driving a surge in sophisticated spear phishing, automating attacks via social media scraping and credential stuffing, transforming the cybersecurity landscape.

The emergence of tools like WormGPT and FraudGPT on the dark web, coupled with cybercrime's ranking as the world's third-largest economy, is fueling innovative phishing techniques.

Alhokair Group wins $202m contract

The contract was awarded a project by Alpha Facilities Contracting Co., an affiliate of Al Fanar Group, to provide catering services at a residential complex in NEOM.

It is expected that the financial impact of this partnership will begin as of Q1 2024, which will contribute to strengthening the group’s business.

Fit at 40: the revolutionary Apple Mac in numbers

The first Mac came with 128 kilobytes of memory space, one million times less than top-of-the-line MacBooks today

Apple paid a whopping $800,000 ($2.5 million in today's money) to air the one-minute ad, seen by 77.6 million TV viewers

Do Kwon’s Terraform Labs files for US bankruptcy

Kwon faces fraud charges in both countries related to the crash

According to the filing, Kwon holds 92 percent of Terraform's shares

SABIC to build petrochemical plant in China

SABIC will own 51% of the project and Fujian Fuhua Gulei Petrochemical Co. Ltd. will have 49% ownership of the joint venture

The company said that the complex will consist of a mixed feed steam cracker with an annual ethylene capacity of up to 1.8m tons

Sony ends merger deal with Zee

According to media reports, Sony had sent a termination notice to Zee and that a formal announcement was expected soon

The reports said that Sony cited conditions of the merger agreement not being met as the reason for the decision

Qatar Chamber discusses ways to boost ties with Korean companies

The discussion between the chambers and Hyundai Research Institute (HRI) centered upon ramping up ties in the agriculture sector

A chamber official emphasized the status of Qatar as a leading investment destination and how it can become a hub for food security