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stc Group Q1 net profit up 11.05%

The Group reported a revenue of $5.12 billion.

SAIB reports $139 million Q1 net profit

its assets increased by 20.08 percent to $43.65bn.

Nissan forecasts $5.3bn annual net loss

Last year, it announced 9,000 job cuts worldwide.

Saudia to acquire 20 wide-body aircraft

10 of these being acquired for its flydaeal low-cost airline

ADIB’s Q1 net profit $517 million

Q1 2025 net profit before tax increased 18% YoY.
  • New Zealand passes law to make banks report climate impact

    New Zealand has passed a law that will force banks to reveal the impact of their investments on climate change....

    New Zealand’s Climate Change Minister James Shaw said the law was meant banks, insurance companies, and investment firms

    He said it would require them to make mandatory disclosures about their portfolios' global warming record from next year

  • Trump launching new social media network called ‘TRUTH Social’

    The long-awaited platform will be owned by Trump Media & Technology Group.

    The long-awaited platform will be owned by Trump Media & Technology Group

    The platform also intends to launch a subscription video on-demand service

  • Augmented reality transforms fashion retail

    Customers can try on and buy entire collections of eyeglasses, lipstick, nail color, jewelry, and even garments by using augmented...

    Customers can try on and buy entire collections of eyeglasses, lipstick, eye shadow, nail color, jewelry, and even garments by using AR and VR applications

    All of this is enabled due to significant advances in facial recognition, feature tracking, and computer vision

  • Zain Group unveils unit to help boost regional telecom infrastructure

    ZainTech will provide solutions for Cloud, Cybersecurity, Big Data, IoT, AI, Smart Cities and Emerging Technologies while incorporating NXN and...

    Solutions for Cloud, Cybersecurity, Big Data, IoT, AI, Smart Cities and Emerging Technologies remain key focus

    Andrew Hanna has been appointed CEO of the newly launched ZainTech

  • Lloyds Bank, the British lender, to shut down 48 branches

    Lloyds Banking Group will close a further 48 branches across England and Wales, the British lender said on Wednesday, as...

    The closures are the latest in a string of such moves by the bank, which in June announced the closure of 44 different branches

    Lloyds said it is responding to customers using branches less frequently

  • EDB, ADIO join hands to boost business in Abu Dhabi

    The two parties have signed an MoU to promote business establishments and Foreign Direct Investments.

    The main aim of the MoU is the expansion of the private sector in Abu Dhabi and inclusive economic growth

    The collaboration is expected to enable investment in Abu Dhabi from SMEs, big firms, and startups

  • Bitcoin hits new record above $65,000 after Wall Street foray

    Bitcoin hit a new record on Wednesday, surging past $65,000 after it took another step towards mainstream status as the...

    A bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF), a type of financial instrument, made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday

    The cryptocurrency soared to $65,778, according to CoinMarketCap

  • Rio Tinto to ‘halve’ emissions

    Mining releases 4-7% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

    Rio Tinto said it would spend around $7.5 billion from now until the end of the decade to reduce emission

    The cut would be to so-called scope one and two emissions — from mining operations and power consumption

  • Jack Ma’s Europe trip sends Alibaba shares soaring

    Jack Ma’s Ma's presence in Spain was reported by the South China Morning Post, which is owned by Alibaba. The...

    The news has renewed investor hopes that the worst of China's regulatory crackdown for the Alibaba Group might be over

    Chinese officials last year spiked what would have been a world-record $37-billion IPO for Alibaba's financial group Ant

  • Sharjah Islamic Bank board okays 40 percent foreign ownership ceiling

    Sharjah Islamic Bank has announced that its board of directors agreed to raise the percentage of foreign ownership in the...

    The board's nod will now be submitted to the bank’s general assembly for a discussion and final decision.

    In its recent financial results, the bank had announced an increase in its net profit by 29.6 percent for the nine months ended Sept. 2021.

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