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Culture & Society

EasyLease H1 profit $12.2m

Revenue rises on stronger operations.

FAB profit edges higher

Income growth supports steady earnings.

UAB H1 profit climbs

Income, lending drive first-half growth

Sanad posts record revenue

Growth driven by global demand for services.

Bank of Sharjah profit up 39%

Bank's total assets grow 10% to $14.4 billion.

Million-plus pilgrims to begin hajj under blazing sun

About 1.4 million pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia ahead of the multi-day hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam...

Arts & Culture

Huge crowds flock to Vatican for Pope Francis’s funeral

Tens of thousands of mourners flooded into St Peter's Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, the champion...

Arts & Culture

Thousands throng Jerusalem for Orthodox Easter ‘Holy Fire’ rite

In the past about 10,000 worshippers would fill the church, with many more crowding outside, before the flame was flown...
  • The church is in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, and for the second consecutive year Israeli police had told church leaders access would be considerably restricted
  • Christians made up more than 18 per cent of the population of the Holy Land when Israel was created in 1948, but now they are fewer than two percent, mostly Orthodox

Empowering women can drive economic growth in GCC region

Many countries in the region have invested in education and provided better access to technology-related fields, resulting in women graduating...
  • Many countries in the MENA region have invested in women's education and provided better access to technology-related fields
  • This trend has resulted in women playing a significant role in high-profile tech projects in the region, such as the UAE's Mars Hope probe
Geostrategy

Iranian police to prosecute women violating dress code

Iranian police said they will deal with women who violate the Islamic dress code. The number of women defying the...
  • A wave of civil protest swept the Islamic republic after Amini's death, three days after her arrest by the morality police.
  • "Removing hijab is considered a crime, and the police deal with social anomalies within the framework of the law," the police said
Geostrategy

Iran plans to strengthen penalties for violence against women

TEHRAN, IRAN  -  Iran's parliament has adopted proposals to toughen penalties for perpetrators of violence against women which could be voted...
  • The text or the draft bill, which can still be modified, could be formally promulgated into law in the coming months.
  • The text allows the judiciary to provide married women with a permit to leave the country even if their husband prevents them from travelling abroad.
Geostrategy

Schoolgirl poisonings continue in Iran

TEHRAN, IRAN - Dozens of schoolgirls were poisoned Saturday in several schools across Iran, local media reported, in continuation of the...
  • School going girls have been regularly targeted by poisoning since late November 2022 in Iran.
  • Iran reported that till March 7, over 5000 students across 25 provinces in the country have been poisoned.
Economy

UAE’s health sector witnesses digital transformation

The Gulf country has an influential and effective international presence and continues to fulfil its obligations in enhancing the efficiency...
  • The UAE supports digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and big data in healthcare worldwide, says UAE's Minister of Health and Prevention
  • The country ranked first in the world in 14 health indicators in 2022, adds Abdul Rahman bin Mohammad bin Nasser Al Owais on World Health Day
Business

Abu Dhabi sees 40 percent drop in labor dispute cases

ABU DHABI, UAE - Labor disputes in Abu Dhabi plunged by 40 percent in 2022 compared to the same period...
  • The companies and individuals' increased awareness of laws in force in the country played a key role in the results, official said.
  • The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department ran multiple campaigns to enhance the knowledge of workers' rights under UAE's labor laws.
Arts & Culture

UAE highlights ways to enhance education system at UK meet

DUBAI, UAE - A UAE group highlighted its technological programs and initiatives aimed at boosting the educational system and reviewed...
  • The UAE emphasized the significance of the event to explore the future of EdTech and ways to benefit from its applications.
  • It has launched initiatives that attract international academic expertise to improve the integrated educational model.
Geostrategy

Iran puts two women behind bars for refusal to wear hijab

Iranian authorities ordered the arrest of two women, the judiciary said after a viral video appeared to show them being...
  • The new incident comes after the death in custody of Iranian Kurd Mahsa Amini in September sparked months of protests
  • Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi reiterated calls affirming that Iranian women should wear the hijab as a "religious necessity".

Muslim World League launches Ramadan Food Baskets Project in Pakistan

Islamabad, Pakistan – The Muslim World League (MWL) launched a program for distributing Ramadan food baskets in Pakistan as part...
  • A celebration to mark the launch of the program was held today at MWL’s headquarters, attended by Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Maliki
  • Saad bin Masoud Al Harthy, the MWL's regional director, stated that the program distributes 3,500 food baskets to provide a month of sustenance for a family

Million-plus pilgrims to begin hajj under blazing sun

About 1.4 million pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia ahead of the multi-day hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam...
Arts & Culture

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US teens make efforts for Jewish-Muslim dialogue in New Jersey suburb

TEANECK, US - They are only teenagers, but a pair of New Jersey high school students -- one Jewish and one...
Arts & Culture

AI game gains popularity during Chinese New Year festivities

SHANGHAI, CHINA - Young Chinese flocking home for Lunar New Year this weekend have turned to an AI chatbot game to...
Arts & Culture

Butter chicken battle hits Indian court

Moti Mahal, one of the city's oldest restaurant chains, accuses rival of falsely taking credit for inventing the marinated chicken...
Arts & Culture
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Djokovic and Nadal to play 6 Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will headline a new exhibition tournament in Saudi Arabia, organizers said. The...
  • The Serb and the Spaniard will be joined by Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz and Australian Open winner Jannik Sinner at the event
  • World number three Daniil Medvedev and seventh-ranked Holger Rune will also play the event in Riyadh in October, Saudi Arabia's latest foray into the sport
Arts & Culture

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...
  • The discovery was announced by the Jeddah Historic District Program, in collaboration with the Heritage Commission.
  • The project aims to preserve national antiquities and archaeological sites, uncover the rich history of the Kingdom, and promote historic Jeddah as a cultural destination.
Geostrategy

Arab Israelis let out of Gaza recount ‘terrifying’ journey

JERUSALEM - When Fatima, an Arab Israeli married to a Palestinian from the Gaza Strip, fled Israel's bombardment of the...
  • The majority of the Palestinian population, around 760,000 people, either fled or were forced from their homes during the first Arab-Israeli war.
  • According to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics, there are more than two million Arab Israelis today, accounting for 21 percent of the population.