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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.

25,000 fragments of early Islamic era artifacts discovered in Saudi

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia -- As many as 25,000 fragments of artifacts dating from the early Islamic era, the first two...

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WEF24: AI becomes a catalyst in education equality

ASI & AI Tutor is collaborating with the UAE Ministry of Education to democratize learning with AI tutors, its 20-year-old...

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Global Town festival showcases diverse cultures

The festival dispensed cultural knowledge through visual experiences and services.
  • The Ethiopian Corner depicted the country’s ancient culture, the origin and distinct aroma of the Ethiopian coffee
  • It also showed and how it is extracted and made, even as visitors tasted it and witnessed the making process
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Newcastle appoint Eddie Howe as new manager

Howe was confirmed as Newcastle's new manager on Monday, a month after a Saudi-led takeover at St James's Park.
  • The former Bournemouth boss succeeds Steve Bruce, who left the Premier League club by "mutual consent" on October 20.
  • Newcastle are second from the bottom of the Premier League without a single win this season.
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Film festival offers Tunisian inmates brief moment of freedom for art’s sake

For the first time, three prison inmates in Tunisia were allowed a brief taste of freedom for the sake of...
  • The prestigious Carthage Film Festival offered the prisoners the chance to help make a documentary about the festival.
  • The idea was the result of a collaboration between the film festival, the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) and the North African nation's prison authority.
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40th Sharjah International Book Fair is now world’s largest

Held under the theme 'There's always a right book', SIBF has been leading international efforts to enable the publishing industry...
  • Held under the theme 'There's always a right book', SIBF has been leading international efforts to enable the publishing industry chart its post-pandemic recovery
  • The 2021 edition of the cultural extravaganza, which runs from November 3 – 13, has Spain as a Guest of Honour
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Saudi Arabia hosting world’s largest camel festival from Dec 1

The festival, set up on an area of 32 square kilometers and located nearly 100 km north-east of Riyadh, will...
  • The festival will bring together camel owners from the Gulf countries, the USA, Russia, and France
  • There will be 19 categories of the competitions where all participants will be aiming for grand prizes exceeding SR250,000,000
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Dubai Collection’s first physical exhibition inaugurated at Etihad Museum

"When Images Speak: Highlights from the Dubai Collection", the first physical exhibition of the Dubai Collection, was inaugurated by Sheikha...
  • Sheikha Latifa thanks the Dubai Ruler for his contribution of the largest share of works for the exhibition.
  • On display are 70 modern and contemporary artworks from across the region.
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UAE’s top golfer stays in contention for tourney

Ahmad Skaik, who is the sole representative of the host UAE and the Gulf region, said he was happy to...
  • UAE captain Khalid Yousuf and fellow players Khalifa Al Masaood and Rashed Al Emadi missed the cut.
  • Clubhouse leader Bo Jin of China carded a bogey-free seven-under par round of 64 to go eight under par for the tournament, six strokes ahead of Skaik.
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Dubai Art Expo attracts 500 artists from 170 countries

The opening at the Meydan Hotel was attended by Albanian Minister of Culture Elva Margariti and a crowd of artists.
  • The opening at the Meydan Hotel was attended by Albanian Minister of Culture Elva Margariti and a crowd of artists
  • The festivities will include an art exhibition, talks, workshops and a series of performances from five continents
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DCT Abu Dhabi, Hub71 partner to advance tourism, culture through startups

Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, and the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) will...
  • DCT Abu Dhabi will fund the Proof Of Concepts (POCs) of the startups identified for future work.
  • Hub71 will provide DCT Abu Dhabi with access to a broad pipeline of startups, regionally and globally.
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Turkey: ‘Eternal’ wine revives Assyrian culture

Only 3,000 or so Assyrians still live in the wider Mardin province, which is part of the historical Mesopotamia region...
  • Only 3,000 Assyrians still live in the wider Mardin province, which is part of the historical Mesopotamia region where some archaeologists believe wine was invented 2,700 years ago
  • Subjected to discrimination most of the Assyrians have either relocated to Istanbul or emigrated to the West, reducing their number from 700,000 to 15,000 across Turkey today

25,000 fragments of early Islamic era artifacts discovered in Saudi

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia -- As many as 25,000 fragments of artifacts dating from the early Islamic era, the first two...
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Cleopatra had white skin, Hellenistic features, Egypt to Netflix

Cairo, Egypt - Egypt's antiquities ministry insisted on Thursday that Cleopatra had "white skin and Hellenistic characteristics" in an ongoing row...
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Hollywood sensation Jason Momoa is new ‘Chief Island Officer’ of Yas Island Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, UAE – Yas Island Abu Dhabi, the country’s leisure and entertainment destination, appoints Jason Momoa to be the...
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Are online greetings widening social distance?

Al-Ruwayeh, however, acknowledged that the contacts in the virtual realm have helped some people who suffer from loneliness to compensate...
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Yara, Fouad Wahed enthrall Arab music fans at Eid al Fitr concert

Abu Dhabi, UAE -- Arab music and culture fans in Al Ain were treated to a special Eid al Fitr...
  • The concert was organized by the Department of Culture and Tourism at Al Ain Convention Centre.
  • Fouad Abdul Wahed showcased the depth of regional music with some of his classics, including Yal Beed, ‎Al Hob Al Kbeer and Awsafek 3ajab.
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Egypt’s village traditions in peril as costs rise

Multi-day weddings, feeding the bereaved and homemade bread are all becoming things of the past in rural Egypt.
  • In a year, the Egyptian pound has lost nearly half of its value, pushing consumer prices to more than double in the import-dependent country.
  • Weddings in Nubian villages -- renowned for their long extravagant parties -- are no longer three-day, nine-meal affairs to which the entire town is invited.
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UAE celebrates Sheikh Zayed’s humanitarian vision

Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and the Ruler of Ajman, described Sheikh Zayed as a role...
  • UAE leaders pay tribute to the late Sheikh Zayed on Zayed Humanitarian Work Day, commemorating his legacy of giving, humanitarianism, and vision for tolerance
  • They emphasized the importance of continuing the Founding Father's work and promoting benevolence within the Emirati community and across the world