Egypt denies suspending navigation through Suez Canal
Cairo, Egypt - Egypt Saturday said that navigation movement in the canal is regular from both directions, Chairman of the...Business Geostrategy
Lunate Capital launches Shariah-compliant ETF tracking Indian equities
ABU DHABI, UAE - Lunate Capital announced the launch of the Chimera SP India Shariah ETF, a physical, in-kind, liquid,...Business Economy Markets
ADNOC Logistics and AD Ports to build a port and logistics facility at TA’ZIZ
ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S) and AD Ports Group have signed an agreement to develop a new port and...The facility will be a critical part of the supply chain for feedstocks and will store and load final products for export.
The partners will select an international operator to enter into a new joint venture and contribute to the development of the new port.
Where does Saudi Arabia’s PIF invest most?
The kingdom's sovereign wealth fund is critical to its economic goals as it channels returns from foreign investments into non-oil...The Saudi Public Investment Fund raised its US-listed stock holdings to $43.4 billion in 2021 Q3.
The PIF is one of Lucid's most notable investors, owning approximately 62.7 percent of the company's shares.
Airfares drop sharply in Kuwait after the opening of International Airport
Airfares to some destinations from Kuwait have dropped by 50 to 200 percent after operations at Kuwait International Airport resumed...Airfares on some destinations such as Turkey, Egypt, France, and Germany dropped by more than 50 percent .
Cost of travel to the UAE, Britain, India, and the Philippines have remained high compared to the airfares before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Saudi Arabia sets up $187m solar panel factory in Tabuk
Saudi Arabia has set up a $186.6 million worth solar panel factory in the Tabuk Industrial City to cater to...Spread over more than 27,000 square meters, the factory will have an estimated production capacity of 1.2 gigawatts
The new Tabuk facility uses automated machines for its production, and employs latest international technologies in the field
ADNOC awards $1.46 billion EPC contracts for Dalma Gas Dev Project
The two EPC contracts, awarded to National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) and a joint venture (JV) between Técnicas Reunidas and...The Dalma field is part of the Ghasha Concession which is the world’s largest offshore sour gas development and an enabler of gas self-sufficiency for the UAE
Both engineering contracts are expected to be completed in 2025 and will enable the Dalma field to produce around 340 mmscfd of natural gas
Luxury brands burning products is a problem
High fashion can be detrimental to the environment because of its large carbon footprint.To keep their uniqueness, high-end fashion brands routinely burn unsold products
Fashion contributes up to 8 percent of the global carbon footprint
Qatar Airways welcomes first Boeing B777-9 aircraft to Doha
The aircraft, which is anticipated to join Qatar Airways fleet in the near future, will be the world's largest and...The aircraft, which is anticipated to join Qatar Airways fleet in the near future, will be the world's largest and most efficient twin-engine jet
Key technologies enabling this efficiency are its new carbon-fibre composite wing, new engines and natural laminar flow nacelles
Dubai Airshow: UAE Armed Forces sign deals worth AED22 bn
The deals were announced by the Executive Director of the Military Organizing Committee of the Dubai Airshow 2021 Major General...The deals were announced by Major General Staff Pilot Ishaq Saleh Al Balushi, and Lt. Col. Pilot Sarah Hamad Al-Hajari, Dubai Airshow spokesperson
AED5,239,207,000.00 in deals were signed on the first day, AED11,284,837,000.00 on the second day, and AED4,257,401,000.00 on the third day.
Mubadala eyes Yahsat tech
Yahsat will support Mubadala Petroleum with satellites.Yahsat’s satellite-based technologies and coverage across the EMEA and Asia regions is at the center of the deal
Mubadala Petroleum will see how these satellites can help it handle its critical operations
Emirates SkyCargo and Emirates Post Group to promote e-commerce global platform
Emirates SkyCargo and Emirates Post Group (EPG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop an e-commerce end-to-end global...The platform will focused on serving markets in the Middle East, Africa and West Asia.
In October 2019 the Emirates SkyCargo launched Emirates Delivers, an international e-commerce shipping solution
