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Agthia 9M profit nearly triples

Third-quarter revenue increased 14.4 percent.

UAB nine-month profit rises 6%

Loan growth, lower impairment charges boost earnings

du 9M profit up 10.8%

Revenue grows as connectivity demand supports earnings

Al Rajhi Bank 9M profit up

Revenue growth lifts earnings despite higher provisions

Mashreq prices Dim Sum bond

UAE bank raises offshore renminbi funding

Hajj pilgrimage to begin on June 4: Saudi state media

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage to Mecca would begin on...

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Cardinals elect a new pope to lead Catholic Church

Cardinals chose a new pope to lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics on Thursday, sending up white smoke from the...

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‘Most beautiful building on Earth’ opens in Dubai

Roadside signboards describe the museum as the "most beautiful building on Earth" ahead of its gala opening.
  • Roadside signboards describe the museum as the "most beautiful building on Earth" ahead of its gala opening
  • It is the latest addition to the UAE collection of flashy architecture and comes after the $7-billion Expo world fair, featuring a swathe of futuristic designs
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The price of love: Pandemic fuels romance scam

Cancelled dates over supposedly positive Covid tests and disrupted travel plans due to lockdowns are ruses that feed into the...
  • Thousands of people fall prey to 'romance scams' every year, whose numbers rose during the Covid pandemic
  • Cryptocurrencies and untraceable online transaction is fueling scams with bogus investments and gift cards
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Istanbul skyline row erupts over new build near iconic mosque

The soaring minarets of the 16th-century Suleymaniye mosque paint the postcard image of Istanbul, but that is now blighted by...
  • A UNESCO World Heritage site, the mosque which has survived fires and an earthquake, represents the golden age of the Ottoman Empire under Suleyman the Magnificent.
  • Three huge skyscrapers in the Zeytinburnu neighborhood triggered public uproar but they remain standing despite a court verdict.
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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.

Hajj pilgrimage to begin on June 4: Saudi state media

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Head breaks India hearts as Australia win sixth World Cup title

Ahmedabad, India -- Opener Travis Head hit a sparkling 137 to power Australia to a record-extending sixth World Cup title with...
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$120m Picasso: Auction houses eye monster sales

Sotheby's and Christie's will be moving a host of big-ticket lots, though they may still have a hard time topping...
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200,000-year-old hand axe found in Saudi Arabia’s AlUla region

AlUla, Saudi Arabia -- The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) has announced that the archeological excavation teams at the Qurh...
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Esports scores big for Saudi economy, culture & jobs

The Kingdom, with its passion for sports and tech, is set to reshape the competitive gaming landscape by hosting the...
  • The Kingdom, with its passion for sports and tech, is set to reshape the competitive gaming landscape by hosting the world's premier Electronic Sports World Cup from 2024.
  • By 2030, Esports is set to add US$13.3bn to Saudi GDP, with 67% of Saudis into electronic gaming, potentially creating 39,000 jobs, and producing 30 world-class games.
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2,700-year-old sculpture unearthed in Iraq

Erected at the entrance to the ancient city of Khorsabad, the sculpture shows the Lamassu, an Assyrian deity with a...
  • It was commissioned during the reign of King Sargon II who ruled from 722 to 705 BC and erected at the city's gates to provide protection.
  • "I never unearthed anything this big in my life before," said the dig's French leader Pascal Butterlin.
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Phallus and the boar: Turkey digs yield clues to human history

For researchers, the carved statue of a man holding his phallus with two hands while seated atop a bench adorned...
  • Necmi Karul, who heads the prehistory department at Istanbul University, found the toppled statue of Karahantepe man that was broken into three sections
  • At Gobekli Tepe, archaeologists found a 1.2 mete long by 70-centimeter-tall depiction of a boar, with red eyes and teeth as well as a black-and-white body