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ADQ, Orion to establish JV

The partners commit to deploying $1.2bn in the next four years.

Alpha Dhabi acquires interest in NCTH

The deal increases NCTH's portfolio to 8 hotels with 1,500 keys.

Meraas awards construction contract

The $272m contract has been awarded for Bluewaters Bay.

SIB’s 2024 profit $272m

The profit surpassed AED 1 billion for the first time in bank's history.

AD Ports to invest in Kazakh port

Under the deal, AD Ports Group owns 51% stake.
  • Qatar and ExxonMobil sign Cyprus gas deal despite Turkey opposition

    US giant ExxonMobil and Qatar Energy signed a contract Friday for oil and gas exploration and production-sharing off the divided...

    It is the second gas exploration contract that the consortium has signed for Block 5 in the island's Exclusive Economic Zone.

    In February 2019, the consortium discovered a huge natural gas reserve off Cyprus in Block 10, the island’s largest find to date.

  • Global Business Forum ASEAN ends, records 1,368 participants

    A total of 1,368 delegates from 58 countries – including 250 virtual participants – attended the first edition of the...

    GBF ASEAN was held 8-9 December and organized by Dubai Chamber in partnership with Expo 2020 Dubai under the theme ‘The New Frontiers’.

    The Forum is part of Dubai Chamber’s flagship Global Business Forum series, which was launched in 2013 to explore economic opportunities in Latin America and Africa.

  • Roborace, ADIO and Mubadala team up for innovation

    Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), Mubadala, and Roborace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to drive innovation in the...

    Roborace will review the opportunity to establish its regional HQ in Abu Dhabi

    ADIO, Mubadala and Roborace are active proponents of the 4th Industrial Revolution

  • Jahez to raise $428m through IPO

    HSBC is the financial advisor of the Saudi online food delivery startup.

    It has set the price range for its IPO on Nomu Parallel Market between SR750 and SR850 per share

    HSBC Saudi Arabia is the financial advisor, lead bookrunner, lead manager, and stabilization manager for the listing

  • Oman launches operations at 500-acre shrimp farming project

    A commercial shrimp farming project was launched at Quroom Farm in Jaalan Bani Bu Hassan, in the Governorate of South...

    Quroom Farm in Jaalan Bani Bu Hassan is is set to have a total capacity of 4,600 tons per annum by the time it is completed in 2023.

    The farm will also serve as a springboard for academics and researchers in the field of aquaculture.

  • Saudi markets rocky, Abu Dhabi index loses ground

    The Saudi and Abu Dhabi indices saw a choppy week, while the Dubai markets saw some good gains.

    Aramco's share price dropped by 9 percent, as the Saudi index fell by 0.5 percent on Thursday

    The Abu Dhabi index slipped 0.2 percent on Tuesday, down from a record high

  • Syria to host the Arab Energy Conference in 2024

    The meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), was held on Thursday...

    The meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), was held on Thursday via video

    The ministers agreed that Syria would head the Council of Ministers of OAPEC as of January 2022 until January 2023

  • Morocco businessman jailed over 29 deaths in factory flood

    The workers were trapped as heavy rains flooded the basement factory in the northern city of Tangiers.

    The workers were trapped as heavy rains flooded the basement factory in the northern city of Tangiers.

    Main defendant Adil El Balili was sentenced to 18 months in prison and a fine of $107 for "involuntary homicide"

  • Saudi Arabia eyes gas primacy with Al-Jafurah

    The country is looking to move up a position and become the world’s second-largest gas producer with this field.

    Saudi Arabia intends to be one of the most influential in defining global policies in the gas market

    Al-Jafurah is the country’s largest non-associated gas field, with reserves estimated at 200 trillion cubic feet

  • Airbus looks to go the arbitration way with Qatar Airways

    Qatar Airways in August stopped taking deliveries from Airbus over a problem that saw external paint degrading.

    Qatar Airways grounded 13 of its 53 A350s after the aircraft saw the exterior paint degrade

    This exposed the metal mesh that protects the composite fuselage from lightning strikes