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Masar signs $82m land deal

Agreements signed with Abdulmohsin Al Rossais & Sons Group.

Borouge okays $656m dividend

The company said dividend reflects its resilience

DEWA posts record H1 profit

Revenue reaches record $4.04 billion.

Tabreed H1 revenue $308m

Blurb: Profit reaches $52 million in H1

ADNOC L&S to expand fleet

It will acquire 11 carriers for $1.3bn.

Putting people at the center of justice

Al Shamsi said technology could support analysis, accelerate access to information and improve efficiency, but stressed that “AI cannot replace...

Alphabet and Tesla in focus as markets demand more from Big Tech

"Three months ago investors were comfortable funding aggressive AI investment," Gilbert added. "Today they're asking tougher questions. Markets now want...
  • One bright spot remains Alphabet's AI monetisation strategy, with Gemini now exceeding 900 million monthly users.
  • The market expects Tesla to report USD 26.3 billion in revenue and earnings per share of USD 0.50.

Reading Dubai’s place on the UBS Bubble Index

The index scores the distance between current prices and their historic relationships with local rents, incomes and mortgage debt. A...
  • Fifth place measures how far and how fast Dubai has repriced, not how fragile it is.
  • The realistic downside is an orderly cooling, concentrated primarily in the over-supplied districts named above, not a credit-driven fall across the city

Why flexibility is non-negotiable in the Middle East’s AI transformation

The region is a mosaic of digital ambitions where distinct national strategies are unfolding simultaneously. While the UAE accelerates its...
  • Open source is the ultimate enabler of digital sovereignty, as it gives enterprises greater transparency, flexibility, and control over their IT estate.
  • Energy and public sectors require rugged edge capabilities and the ability to process data in remote, high-demand environments.

Fuel to Air India jet engines cut off moments before crash: probe

New Delhi, India - Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff,...
  • The report, issued by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), did not offer any conclusions or apportion blame for the June 12 disaster
  • The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was headed from Ahmedabad in western India to London when it crashed, killing all but one of the 242 people on board as well as 19 people on the ground

MENA Brief: Key Geopolitical, Defence, and Innovation Updates – June 11, 2025

Regional tensions, high-stakes defence deals, and new innovation-led collaborations defined the Middle East and North Africa landscape on Wednesday. Here’s...
  • Turkey announced a landmark agreement to supply 48 domestically produced KAAN fifth-generation fighter jets to Indonesia
  • Kuwait announced that expatriates working in the private sector will now require employer consent to leave the country

US truce fails to curb Huthi ambitions: analysts

Paris, France - Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels have emerged bruised but defiant from a blistering US bombing campaign, cementing their...
  • US President Donald Trump said the rebels had "capitulated" after the intense, seven-week campaign that came in response to Huthi threats to renew attacks on Red Sea shipping
  • Rebel leader Abdulmalik al-Huthi slammed Trump's remarks on Thursday, calling on supporters to celebrate "America's great failure" during Friday demonstrations

The future is already here

Humanity is on a tech-fueled trajectory. Data and informed predictions are inspiring, showing how AI is reshaping economies, smart cities...
  • The global travel and tourism industry is projected to contribute over $15 trillion annually to the world economy by 2030.
  • By 2035, 60% of the city traffic and emissions can be reduced thanks to shared autonomous electric vehicles.

Saudi pioneering solutions for water scarcity

The kingdom is forging partnerships with major corporations to revolutionize water technologies and achieve water self-sufficiency.
  • Water scarcity is 500 cubic meters per capita, while Saudi Arabia's annual per capita share of water does not exceed 89.5 cubic meters.
  • The Saline Water Conversion Corporation has signed agreements with several major corporations to tackle water scarcity.

Israel-Gaza conflict creates global economic ripples

As Israel grapples with the surprise Hamas action and global community gauges economic ramifications, the future of Israel's relations with...
  • As Israel grapples with the surprise Hamas action and global community gauges economic ramifications, the future of Israel's relations with its neighbors hangs in the balance
  • World Bank emphasizes the economic repercussions of the conflict, while the OECD projects Israel's 2024 GDP growth at 3.3%; Lebanon's crisis may worsen with Hizbollah's role

Israel-Gaza conflict creates global economic ripples

As Israel grapples with the surprise Hamas action and global community gauges economic ramifications, the future of Israel's relations with...
  • As Israel grapples with the surprise Hamas action and global community gauges economic ramifications, the future of Israel's relations with its neighbors hangs in the balance
  • World Bank emphasizes the economic repercussions of the conflict, while the OECD projects Israel's 2024 GDP growth at 3.3%; Lebanon's crisis may worsen with Hizbollah's role

Putting people at the center of justice

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  • The global travel and tourism industry is projected to contribute over $15 trillion annually to the world economy by 2030.
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The kingdom is forging partnerships with major corporations to revolutionize water technologies and achieve water self-sufficiency.
  • Water scarcity is 500 cubic meters per capita, while Saudi Arabia's annual per capita share of water does not exceed 89.5 cubic meters.
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  • As Israel grapples with the surprise Hamas action and global community gauges economic ramifications, the future of Israel's relations with its neighbors hangs in the balance
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