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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.

Egypt forms review team on restoring pyramid after outcry

Cairo, Egypt - Egypt's antiquities ministry said on Saturday it was setting up a committee to review the restoration of Giza's...

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Over 70 percent of musicians fear AI, says French-German study

PARIS, FRANCE - More than two-thirds of musicians fear that artificial intelligence will make it impossible to make a living, according...

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Demand for films in Saudi Arabia grows, above 1,000 released in 3 years

There is a great demand from distributors for films in Saudi Arabia, which is borne by the fact that more...
  • CEO of the General Commission for Audiovisual Media holds meet with Warner Bros EMEA head.
  • The participants say the film industry in the kingdom will witness a 'qualitative renaissance'.
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Saudi Arabia will launch world’s first ‘flying museum’

The Sky Museum will see a flight from Riyadh to Al-Ula, displaying ancient history on the first human civilization in...
  • Saudi Arabia is to launch first flying museum, where archaeological pieces will be showcased which were discovered in Al-Ula
  • Passengers will be able to watch Discovery Channel documentary The Architects of Ancient Arabia during the journey
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Iraq’s Babylon arts festival back after almost 20 years

The last edition of the festival was held in 2002, the year before the US-led invasion that toppled the veteran...
  • The arts showcase, staged in what was the capital of the ancient Mesopotamian state of Babylonia, this year drew artists from dozens of countries.
  • The festival, first launched in 1987, was staged at the majestic UNESCO World Heritage site of Babylon, south of Baghdad.
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Dubai’s creative and cultural scene needs a wider reach: Sheikha Latifa

Dubai Culture shall have its own official social media channels for updates on the creative and cultural sector in the...
  • Dubai Culture and Arts Authority to own official social media channels for updates on the cultural sector.
  • Creative and cultural industries should be given more time and space in the media to raise awareness, said Sheikha Latifa.
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Exhibition of artist Hrair Sarkissian’s works opens

'The Other Side of Silence' is Sarkissian's first investigative exhibition that will run until Jan. 22, 2022. The works on...
  • Sharjah Art Foundation has organized the exhibition in collaboration with Galerie Bonnier Constellation in Stockholm and Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht, Netherlands.
  • The exhibition examines the history of demise, the architecture of violence and possibilities of the photographic medium.
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Tunisia film festival opens with ‘taboo’ abortion movie

The festival showcases 57 diverse films from 45 Arab and African countries, with screenings not only in cinemas, but in...
  • The opening film Lingui, by Chadian director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, tells the story of a 15-year-old seeking an abortion in a country where it is condemned.
  • Entries from Arab nations include films from Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Yemen.
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US, Bahrain vow to fight illicit cultural property trade

Bahrain enjoys a prominent role in the art world, serving as the host of the Arab Regional Centre for World...
  • The two countries issue joint statement after a key forum on antiquities, art crime.
  • Information sharing, strengthening legal frameworks among key areas of future cooperation.
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Bookshops disappear in war-torn Damascus

A decade-old civil war, economic crisis and a creative brain drain that has deprived Syria of some of its best...
  • A decade-old civil war, a chronic economic crisis and a creative brain drain has deprived Syria of some of its best writers and many of their readers
  • Surging printing costs and logistical difficulties linked to power cuts have combined to make books too expensive for most
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2,700-year-old wine press found in Iraq

The carvings - 12 panels measuring five metres (16 feet) wide and two metres tall - date from the reigns...
  • The carvings -- 12 panels measuring five metres (16 feet) wide and two metres tall -- date from the reigns of Sargon II (721-705 BC) and his son Sennacherib
  • Iraq was the cradle of some world's earliest cities. It was once home to Sumerians, Assyrians and Babylonians
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Picasso masterpieces fetch $108.9 million

Eleven masterpieces by Pablo Picasso fetched $108.9 million at a Sotheby's auction in Las Vegas on Saturday. Two iconic portraits...
  • The works went under the hammer at the Bellagio hotel and casino, known for its extensive art collection
  • It sold for nearly $40.5 million after a starting price was estimated at $20-30 million

Egypt forms review team on restoring pyramid after outcry

Cairo, Egypt - Egypt's antiquities ministry said on Saturday it was setting up a committee to review the restoration of Giza's...
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ADMSC, Abu Dhabi Marine ink deal to organize Dalma Race

Abu Dhabi, UAE - Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club (ADMSC) signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi Marine for the sponsorship...
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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...
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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.
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Photographer tricks Instagram with AI images

Jos Avery, an engineer and lawyer by training, used AI program Midjourney to create images with brief text instructions and...
  • "At the beginning, I don't think many people thought the images were photographs," he said. "The eyes and skin were unrealistic."
  • He fixed these glitches with a dose of Adobe Photoshop, eventually populating his Instagram feed with stunning and stark portraits of beautiful -- but unreal -- people.
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New deal to transform Dubai into a Global Music City

The MoU aims to strengthen the emirate's creative economy and support entrepreneurs, individuals, and the local music and artistic production...
  • Dubai Culture has forged a strategic alliance with Music Nation Copyrights Management and DGMC Production to propel the emirate's music industry to worldwide recognition
  • The partnership aims to ensure that these business structures bolster the success of local industries while leveraging the expertise of Music Nation and DGMC, says an official
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Jordan’s Mansaf: Rooted in war, symbol of peace

Mansaf, the kingdom's national dish of lamb cooked in dried yogurt, served with rice and nuts, was inscribed on UNESCO's...
  • Long before it became a symbol of peace -- traditionally shared to mark the end of tribal feuds -- mansaf was born on the eve of battle, according to one version of history.
  • Large platters are traditionally shared between around a dozen people, using only the right hand, while the left is placed behind the back.