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Qualcomm to Alphawave for $2.4 bn

The deal makes Alphawave the latest tech company to depart London.

Equinor signs $27 bn gas deal

The 10-year contract was signed with Centrica.

ADNOC Drilling secures $1.15bn contract

The contract for two jack-up rigs begins in the second quarter.

Etihad Q1 profit $187 million

This is a 30% YoY increase over Q1 2025.

Yalla Group Q1 revenue $83m

Net income rose to $36.4 million, a 17% YoY increase.

Anger among people in Turkey, voters divided on election eve

Widespread public anger at the state's slow response to the tragedy leads many believe that Hatay's electors will vote differently.
  • Several people who were forced to flee their homes have returned to take part in the elections.
  • Many people are annoyed that after the earthquake the Turkish state had abandoned them.

Saudi football club silent on Messi as fans awaits signing

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Al-Hilal president Fahd Bin Nafel refused to comment on the possibility of signing Lionel Messi, insisting his...
  • "Don't ask me about Messi," Al-Hilal President Bin Nafel told reporters when asked after club's victory in the King's Cup final in Jeddah.
  • After two years at Paris Saint-Germain, Saudi Arabia offers an "enormous" financial opportunity for the 35-year-old Messi, a source said.

Royal wedding bells: Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein to marry Rajwa Al Saif on June 1

Crown Prince Hussein, who is 28 years old and heir to the throne, proposed to Rajwa at her father's home...
  • Crown Prince Hussein, who is 28 years old and heir to the throne, proposed to Rajwa at her father's home in the presence of his parents
  • The couple, who became engaged in August 2022, will follow in the footsteps of Princess Iman and choose one of the Jordanian palaces as their venue

Word power: Gender-neutral language need of the hour

"Despite all of the lovely words spoken by every company and organization during events such as International Women’s Day to...
  • Many airlines and airports continue to use gender-specific language despite efforts towards gender equality in the Gulf region
  • Gender-specific language is a reminder of historical bias that hinders efforts towards gender equality and this needs to change

Dozens file ‘documents’ to take part in Kuwait polls next month

Kuwait City, Kuwait -- Dozens of candidates have submitted their candidacy documents for Kuwait's National Assembly election, set to take...
  • On Saturday, 31 candidates registered to run in the elections, the second day of registration, bringing the total of hopefuls so far to 61
  • The oil-rich country has seen much wrangling between the government and the elected parliament, hampering fiscal reforms

DIFC, PwC launch program to boost tax settlement knowledge

DUBAI, UAE- DIFC Academy announced a collaboration with PwC’s Academy to offer a globally recognized diploma program aimed at upskilling...
  • Under the deal, DIFC Academy will offer the UAE Corporate Tax Diploma Program in collaboration with PwC’s Academy.
  • The program was announced in preparation for the UAE Federal Corporate Tax Law, which comes into effect June 1, 2023.

Ex- Indian Navy officer, sailing on UAE-registered boat, is second at Golden Globe Race 2022

LES SABLES-D'OLONNE PORT, FRANCE -  UAE-registered boat Bayanat has taken second place at the Golden Globe Race 2022 (GGR) after...
  • The third edition of the GGR commenced on September 4, 2022 at the picturesque Les Sables-d'Olonne port in France.
  • Initially 30 sailors had enrolled for the competition, but only 16 were able to make it to the starting line.

Almost 8,000 participants to take part in Sharjah’s 10th Charity Marathon

SHARJAH, UAE- The 10th Annual Charity Marathon, expected to attract over 8,000 runners from all segments of society, is all...
  • It is organized by the Friends of Arthritis Patients (FAP) of the Health Promotion Department (HPD) at the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Sharjah.
  • The marathon will take place along Al Mamzar Corniche and feature a variety of innovative health, sports, and recreational events and activities.

India to become world’s most populous nation this week, says UN

India will overtake China as the world's most populous country in the coming week, hitting almost 1.43 billion people, the...
  • India is topping China due to both rapid growth in its own population and a decline in China's after hitting 1.426 billion last year.
  • China is expected to decline steadily to around one billion people by the end of this century, according to UN projections.

Nile-side Egypt town heralds spring with millennia-old pungent delicacy

The delicacy of saltwater fish, buried in salt for weeks at a time, remains a staple as Egyptians celebrate on...
  • The traditional dish feseekh dates back more than 4,000 years and has been found in archaeological sites in Egypt, said former antiquities minister Zahi Hawass
  • Even a sharp economic crisis impacting every facet of Egyptian life over the past year, has not stopped locals from getting feseekh at a price of about $7-8 per kilo

‘Love is in the air’: Woods confirms romance with Trump’s ex daughter-in-law

Los Angeles, United States - Tiger Woods took the unusual step of confirming his romance with Donald Trump's former daughter-in-law...

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Expo City Dubai launches 10-day festival of Emirati light art and culture

DUBAI, UAE - Dhai Dubai, the first-ever Emirati-led light art festival, has launched its illuminating 10-day program at Expo City...

Airbus and Tata to build helicopter assembly line in India

Paris, France - Airbus will build a helicopter assembly line in India with Indian conglomerate Tata, the European aircraft manufacturer said Friday.The...

Education campaigners alarmed as homeschooling rises in England

LONDON, UK - Education campaigners demanded government action on Friday after new figures revealed that the number of children in England...

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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,...
  • The filmmakers found themselves empathizing with the customers after hearing their tragic stories of bereavement.
  • Western society is terrible at dealing with grief, they said, and technology can appear to fill the gap left by religion for many.

Money weighs on would-be Chinese parents as population falls

Long alarmed by falling fertility, the government has relaxed its decades-long one-child policy in recent years to allow three children...
  • Childbirth in China usually comes after a wallet-draining process of buying a home, finding a spouse, and paying for a lavish wedding
  • The average cost in 2019 of raising a child in China from birth to age 18 was 485,000 yuan ($68,000), a Beijing-based report said

Sudan war threatens UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Regional Network for Cultural Rights said it "strongly condemns the incursion by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)", the paramilitary...
  • The Cultural Rights group said the incident, which took place on Sunday, marked the second time since December that fighting had broken out at the religious sites
  • State authorities reported "an incursion by the RSF, repulsed by the air force", claiming that "calm has returned" without mentioning whether the sites suffered any damage