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ADNOC Gas awards contracts

The $2.1bn contracts are aimed at enhancing LNG supply infrastructure.

ADNOC L&S buys stake in Navig8

The company will acquire the remaining stake in mid-2027.

DAE to acquire Nordic Aviation Capital

The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

Emirates’ first A350 takes flight

The airline operated the inaugural flight from Dubai to Edinburgh.

NDMC arranges $2.5bn credit facility

The Shariah-compliant facility spans a tenure of three years.

Air Arabia 2023 net profit $408m

The firm recorded a 27 percent rise in profit compared to 2022.

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Healthcare experts must keep up with tech innovations

She emphasizes the significant impact of technology on the healthcare sector and highlighted the 'Let's Talk Innovation' Symposium's focus on...

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Bullfighting in UAE village: No rules, less fatal

Unlike the bullfights popular in Spain and Mexico, where the animals are typically slain by matadors, in Fujairah two beasts...
  • The competition typically ends after about an hour, with each fight lasting just one or two minutes.
  • The bulls were once imported from South Asia for agricultural work, but the emergence of new technologies has rendered them obsolete to farming.
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Gaza bookshop destroyed in Israeli air strike reopens

The new Samir Mansour bookshop, funded by an international donor campaign, stands some 200 meters from the original site, which...
  • The bookshop was a go-to for everything from school texts to the Koran to Arabic translations of European literary classics.
  • The new bookshop is spread across two floors and covers 1,000 square meters, stocked with 400,000 books -- approximately four times the volume held by the old facility.
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Works of Syrian artists on display in Qatar

The Qatar Through Syrian Lens Exhibition was inaugurated in Building 19 of the Cultural Village Foundation (Katara), in cooperation with...
  • The exhibition reflects the strength of ties between the Qatari and Syrian people, and highlights the place the State of Qatar occupies in the hearts of Syrians, organizers said.
  • Syrian artists displayed photographs from the desert, archeological sites, markets, as well as modern places and high-rise buildings.
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One-horse open sleigh ride across frozen Turkish lake

The region mainly produces cheese but because of harsh and long winter such activity is rare so tourists on board...
  • Visitor points at the shore of Clidir lake where many restaurants and cafes along with hot wine kiosks have sprung up recently
  • 20 kilometers long lake is a paradise in summer for migrating birds, especially gulls, swans, and wild geese
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Novel crisis: Iran’s booking shrink as US sanctions bite

The price of a book in Iran depends on the fluctuation of its currency as the country relies on paper...
  • Many publishing houses in Iran have been out of business as the economic crisis deepens
  • Iranian publishers slash number of titles published and cut the number of pages which they print by shrinking the font size
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The annual Sharjah Heritage festival to kick off in March

Armenia will be the official guest of honor this year due to its rich and diverse cultural stock, while Indonesia...
  • The Sharjah Institute for Heritage (SIH) announced that the festival’s slogan will be "The Heritage and the Future"
  • A total of 33 countries would participate in the event including Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and Qatar from GCC
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Mosul’s fallen monuments to rise again

The reconstruction of Al-Hadba minaret and Al-Saa’a and Al-Tahera Churches in the city is being carried out by UNESCO in...
  • After the city was liberated, UNESCO launched in 2018 an ambitious international initiative to “revive the spirit of Mosul”.
  • The UAE was the first partner to join this UNESCO’s initiative for the restoration and reconstruction of the historic landmarks of Mosul – Al-Nouri Mosque and Al-Hadba minaret.
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Saudi coffee legacy percolates through the generations

Saudi Aramco, the oil company, will establish a coffee center in Jizan while using "advanced irrigation techniques to improve agricultural...
  • An integral part of Saudi culture, red Khawlani coffee beans are so popular that 2022 has been designated the Year of Saudi Coffee
  • The government has started a campaign to promote its coffee asking restaurants and cafes to say Saudi coffee instead of Arabic coffee
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Disney+ shines amid streaming TV competition

Disney saw streaming subscriptions pick up pace as pandemic restrictions ease, while Netflix saw them slow.
  • Disney+ saw its big studio muscle help it reach 129.8 million subscribers worldwide, some 5 million more than predicted
  • Netflix ended the year with 221.8 million subscribers, a massive number, but it announced slowing growth
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Jordan announces program of jurisprudence lessons in the Kingdom’s mosques

The initiative is about enlightening people on the matters of their religious jurisprudence and compliance with the hadith of the...
  • The initiative is about enlightening people on the matters of their religious jurisprudence and compliance with the hadith of the Prophet
  • The initiative also aims to introduce scholars, mosque pioneers and students of knowledge to jurisprudence and its meanings in Qur’an and Hadith

Air Arabia 2023 net profit $408m

The firm recorded a 27 percent rise in profit compared to 2022.
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UAE focuses on developing a national astronaut team

"Astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi is currently on the longest space mission in Arab history ... This mission has elevated the...
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Kuwait bars film from screening for showing trans actor

The film titled 'Talk to Me' features Australian actor Zoe Terakes. (AFP)
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Gaza open-air cinema a breath of fresh air for Palestinians

Cinemas were forced to close in the late 1980s during the first Palestinian uprising, or intifada. They reopened following the...
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French footballer Maximin to play for Al-Ahli after three-year deal

Paris, France - French winger Allan Saint-Maximin on Sunday signed a three-year deal with Saudi Arabia's Al-Ahli after leaving English club...
  • Saint-Maximin, 26, made 124 appearances for Saudi-backed Newcastle and scored 13 goals since joining from Nice in 2019.
  • The financial terms of the deal were not revealed but English press reports have estimated it to be in the region of $38.5 million.
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Saudi club Al-Ahli signs Manchester City player Riyad Mahrez

London, United Kingdom - Manchester City forward Riyad Mahrez has left the treble winners to join Saudi side Al-Ahli, the two...
  • The 32-year-old Algerian winger joined Pep Guardiola's team in 2018 from Leicester, winning 11 major trophies at the club.
  • City agreed a fee understood to be worth up to £30 million ($38.6 million) with Al-Ahli last week.
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PSG allows Al Hilal to contact Mbappe over $333 million deal

Osaka, Japan - Paris Saint-Germain have given Saudi club Al Hilal permission to speak to Kylian Mbappe after tabling a world...
  • The Riyadh-based club has made a formal offer by letter, a source told AFP, but such a transfer could only be made with the agreement of Mbappe.
  • Mbappe has one year left on his contract with PSG, who want him to leave now rather than for nothing next summer.