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ADNOC Distribution 2025 dividend $700m

The company had reported EBITDA of $1.17 bn in 2025.

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.

AI and death: Sundance films grapple with our digital afterlife

Park City, United States -- Artificial intelligence promises to make death "optional," as the technology learns to perfectly emulate our personalities,...
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Iraqi cemetery echoes 1400 years of life and death

For Shiites, who make up the religious majority in Iraq, "being buried near Imam Ali is very important," said the...
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Regulate digital platforms to curb disinformation

“If the regulatory initiatives are developed in isolation, with each country working in their own corner, they are doomed to...
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Lebanese hatmaker keeps ancient skill alive

Youssef Akiki believes he may be the last commercial maker of the sheep wool "labbadeh", a waterproof and warm cap...
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In Old Cairo, residents reconnect with their heritage

Cairo, Egypt--For most of their lives, children from historic Cairo's Al-Khalifa district only saw the mausoleums, mosques and madrasa schools...
  • The Athar Lina initiative, whose name means "the monument is ours" in Arabic, has carried out workshops, tours and summer camps in the Egyptian capital since 2012.
  • Since the 1980s, the authorities increasingly protected monuments by keeping "them under lock and key", said conservation and cultural heritage expert Omniya Abdel Barr.
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Blind Saudi rider’s resolve earns him equestrian body’s recognition

Badr Al-Sharari had to train at least three times a week for nearly two years before finally being admitted into...
  • The data sector worker told AFP that just as important as his journey into the official ranks was the parallel one to self-empowerment.
  • Equestrianism is popular in Saudi Arabia, the world's leading producer of purebred Arabian horses and home to several clubs.
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$42,000 Koons sculpture breaks at art fair

The mishap occurred during a VIP preview at Art Wynwood in Miami, and some collectors thought it was performance art...
  • The shiny blue sculpture, one of Koons' famous "balloon dog" series, was valued at $42,000.
  • The sculpture sat alone on an acrylic base emblazoned with Koons's surname.