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Empower okays $119.1m H2 2025 dividend

The dividend is equivalent to 43.75% of paid-up capital.

Alujain widens 2025 loss

The increase in loss is due to impairment charges, weaker prices.

Masar 2025 net profit $262m

Higher land plot sales boost revenue and operating income.

Tasnee’s 2025 losses deepen

The petrochemicals' company's revenue also fell 17.7 percent.

DP World 2025 revenue $24.4bn

The profit for the year up 32.2% to reach $1.96bn.

Museum in West Bank displays Gaza’s ‘artistic demonstration’ against war

BIRZEIT, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES – At a museum in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Gazan works on display are proclaimed to be an...

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‘Oppenheimer’ dominates BAFTAs in major Oscars boost

London, United Kingdom - "Oppenheimer", Christopher Nolan's epic movie about the creation of the atomic bomb, swept the board at Sunday's...

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Sweet smell of Ramadan in South Asia

The region is home to around a third of Islam's adherents. Festive Iftar meals traditionally bring families together and there...
  • More subdued evening gatherings are underway in Afghanistan, where people are still reckoning with an acute humanitarian crisis.
  • The centuries-old Chawkbazar market in Bangladesh is a traditional center for evening meet-ups during Ramadan.
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Players with disabilities score in the video game world

Hardware accessories are rare for players who have limited use of their hands.
  • Mortal Kombat-maker NetherRealm Studios added audio to help blind gamers identify objects in the game
  • Visual or audio features added in the recent release of Last of Us Part II and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy help players with disabilities
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Libyan artisans restore old Korans for Ramadan

Compared to the cost of a new Koran -- at more than $20 depending on the binding -- restoring costs...
  • Compared to the cost of a new Koran -- at more than $20 depending on the binding -- restoring costs just a few dollars
  • For Muslims, Ramadan is a month of spirituality, where a daily dawn-to-dusk fast is accompanied with prayer and acts of charity
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Riyadh Season 2021 ends, welcomes more than 15 million visitors

Middle East’s largest entertainment event, Riyadh Season 2021, which concluded on March 31, welcomed more than 15 million visitors, according...
  • Organized by the Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, the first edition of the event was launched in 2019 and saw more than 10 million visitors.
  • Riyadh Season 2021 hosted eight international exhibitions on fashion, technology and communications, electronic games, perfumes, plastic arts, and crafts.
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First World Cup in Middle East will be healthiest ever: FIFA President

Several measures will be implemented at this year’s FIFA World Cup Qatar in a bid to promote healthy lifestyles. Senior...
  • World Health Organization, Qatar's health ministry and FIFA agree to implement several measures to promote healthy lifestyles at the mega event.
  • The three entities will leverage the global power of football to help people lead healthy lives, said WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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Ramadan starts on Sunday for Shiite Muslims in Iraq, Iran, Lebanon

Traditionally, many Muslim-majority countries have followed dates set by Saudi religious authorities, but in recent years many have used their...
  • ‘The first day of Ramadan will be tomorrow’ for Shiites in Iraq, state media said on Saturday, citing Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani
  • In neighboring Iran, which like Iraq is majority Shiite, as well as for Shiites in Lebanon, Ramadan also begins on Sunday
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Qatar World Cup draw pairs Iran and USA

England also found themselves in Group B and will face Iran in their opening game on the tournament's first day,...
  • Germany and Spain are joined by Japan in Group E, which will be completed by the winner of an intercontinental play-off in June between Costa Rica and New Zealand.
  • Qatar will also take on African champions Senegal as well as the Netherlands, who return to the World Cup after missing out in 2018, in Group A.
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Opponents bury FIFA’s biennial World Cup campaign

The biennial World Cup has been left off the agenda of FIFA Congress in Doha, with only changes to the...
  • An idea to enlarge Europe's League of Nations to take in South American countries has also been mooted.
  • FIFA launched a massive campaign to persuade its members that a World Cup every two years would bring them extra cash and prestige.
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UAE stun South Korea to earn World Cup playoff with Australia

Although they were allowed only a miserly 23 percent ball possession, the Emiratis managed to sneak a goal through the...
  • South Korea and Iran had already made the cut directly from Group A in the final round of qualifying
  • This left the UAE and Iraq in a crunch battle to clinch the third spot to earn the right to meet Australia
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Will Smith slaps Chris Rock, shadowing CODA triumph at Oscars

Seeking to reassert its relevance, the Academy Awards gala was packed with big musical performances and three wisecracking female hosts...
  • CODA, a feel-good indie drama starring deaf actors in lead roles, helped Apple TV+ beat Netflix to become the first streaming best-picture winner
  • Netflix had bet on The Power of the Dog, for which Jane Campion won best director, becoming only the third woman to do so in Oscars history

Museum in West Bank displays Gaza’s ‘artistic demonstration’ against war

BIRZEIT, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES – At a museum in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Gazan works on display are proclaimed to be an...
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Saudi hosts AlUla Desert Blaze, the toughest run in GCC region

AlUla, Saudi Arabia -- AlUla Desert Blaze, a unique running challenge, which kicked off on Saturday and saw participation of nearly 200 male and female...
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UAE’s Olympic tapestry woven by pillars of progress

"It' time to promote the Olympic Movement's core values in close collaboration with national sports organizations and key authorities. The...
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Space Economy: Saudi Arabia targets stars and beyond

From the establishment of the Saudi Space Authority to Serco Middle East's new space division in Riyadh, the Kingdom is...
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Most expensive American falcon sold for $146,000 at Saudi auction

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- An American pure ultra-white falcon cherrug sold for SAR550,00 ($146,000) at the third edition of the...
  • The most expensive falcon, known locally as a Hur, belongs to the American MGE farm. It measures 18 inches in length and 18.5 inches in width and weighs 1.4kg.
  • The bidding for the falcon started at SAR200,000 before being sold for SAR550,000 ($146,000).
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Saudi MMA players out to ‘prove themselves’

Mixed Martial Arts became popular in the kingdom since 2014, when it hosted the regional Desert Force competition.
  • The sport's popularity has since soared with the rise of fighters from across the Middle East and the establishment of a national MMA foundation to develop Saudi talent.
  • Abdullah al-Qahtani and his Jeddah-based compatriot Mostafa Rashed Neda are set to compete in separate bouts in New York.
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‘Humanitarian workers play key role in restoring hope’

"Humanitarian work knows no geographical or political boundaries; it does not recognize distinctions between cultures, nationalities, religions, and sects; and...
  • Humanitarian workers, driven by their passion and dedication, work tirelessly to alleviate suffering, provide basic services, and restore hope to communities and individuals
  • Humanitarian work transcends cultural, national, and religious borders and unites individuals in their noble quest to serve humanity, says Sheikha Hessa bint Khalifa Al-Thani