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Roche to buy Poseida Therapeutics

The $1.5 billion deal is due to close in early 2025.

BP announces $7bn gas project

The project aims to unlock 3 trillion cu ft of gas resources in Indonesia.

Lulu Retail Q3 profit $35m

For the nine-month period, net profit increased by 73.3%.

Talabat IPO offer price range announced

The subscription will close on 27 Nov for UAE retail investors.

Salik 9M net profit $223m

The company's third-quarter profit increased by 8.8 percent.

Skipper Battat leads Palestine on and off pitch at Asian Cup

Doha, Qatar - Musab Al-Battat has led Palestine on the pitch with his all-action performances and off it as the voice...

Geostrategy

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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Business

Saudi Arabia and UAE drive real estate growth in the region

Saudi Arabia and the UAE are driving the real estate market in the Middle East region with the backing of...
  • Kingdom’s residential real estate prices increased by 1.7 percent on an annual basis in the fourth quarter of 2021
  • Apartment values in Riyadh and Jeddah accelerated by 17 percent and 12 percent, respectively, in the last 12 months
Arts & Culture

Fewer Afghan women return to universities

Afghanistan's main universities reopened Saturday six months after the Taliban returned to power, but only a trickle of women returned...
  • The Taliban insist they will allow girls and women to be educated this time around -- but only in segregated classes and according to an Islamic curriculum
  • Taliban guards refused journalists access to the sprawling campus and chased away media teams lingering near the entrance
Business

Qatar rolls out new Covid policy for travelers

The Ministry stated that Qatar's Travel and Return Policy has been a key measure in the nation's COVID-19 strategy.
  • The new changes are a result of a fall in Covid cases in Qatar due to successful rollout of Qatar’s National Covid-19 Vaccination Program
  • Qatar citizens and residents are not required to bring PCR test before returning to Qatar, regardless of the departure country
Arts & Culture

Iraq unveils restoration at ancient city ravaged by IS

Three monumental sculptures in the ancient city of Hatra were restored after being vandalized by the Islamic State group during...
  • A Roman-style sculpture of a life-size figure and a series of reliefs of faces on the side of the great temple were among the restored pieces shown off to journalists.
  • The restoration work at Hatra is being carried out by Iraqi experts in collaboration with Italy's International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies.
Arts & Culture

Art Dubai 2022 embraces digital art, NFTs

Art Dubai 2022, the art fair's largest edition and one of the few major international art events to take place,...
  • This year's event is unique as it will demonstrate that Dubai has become a big part of the discussion about modern art.
  • Dubai is a global crypto hub with a diverse group of collectors and entrepreneurs.
Business

ICESCO to cooperate with Qatari institutions and authorities

The Director-General of ICESCO Salim bin Mohammed Al-Malik met with Ambassador of Qatar to Morocco Sheikh Abdullah bin Thamer
  • During the meeting, they discussed ways to enhance the distinguished relations of cooperation between ICESCO and Qatar
  • The officials also reviewed aspects of the success achieved during the celebration of Doha, Capital of Culture of the Islamic World 2021
Arts & Culture

US restricts import of Afghan cultural items to prevent ‘pillage’

The decree implemented on an "emergency" basis took effect on Friday based on a 'request' of a former government of...
  • US has imposed restriction on importing ceramics, paintings, glass, ivory, ancient textiles, tiles and wood pieces from Afghanistan
  • This regulation on import could be troublesome for collectors or curators who already have items on their way to the US
Science

UAE sees climate action as catalyst of economic prosperity

UAE’s Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and UAE Special Envoy for Climate, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber has said that...
  • The minister noted the need to increase investments in agri-tech and leverage best practices that safeguard vulnerable nations' food and water security
  • He was speaking at the Munich Security Conference titled "Scaling Up Climate Action" where he reiterated the UAE's support for robust climate finance
Geostrategy

Qatar to distribute cash assistance for February to Gaza needy

Cash assistance will be provided at a rate of USD 100 per family.
  • Cash assistance will be provided to about 100,000 needy families in the governorates of Gaza Strip, at a rate of $100 per family.
  • The aid will be distributed through the United Nations, and nearly 300 distribution centers in the governorates of Gaza Strip.
Arts & Culture

Istanbul skyline row erupts over new build near iconic mosque

The soaring minarets of the 16th-century Suleymaniye mosque paint the postcard image of Istanbul, but that is now blighted by...
  • A UNESCO World Heritage site, the mosque which has survived fires and an earthquake, represents the golden age of the Ottoman Empire under Suleyman the Magnificent.
  • Three huge skyscrapers in the Zeytinburnu neighborhood triggered public uproar but they remain standing despite a court verdict.

Skipper Battat leads Palestine on and off pitch at Asian Cup

Doha, Qatar - Musab Al-Battat has led Palestine on the pitch with his all-action performances and off it as the voice...
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Library battles on to restore Palestinian history

The library has continued to preserve cultural heritage in Jerusalem through their restoration and digitisation, with support from local and...
Arts & Culture

Dubai seeks to unleash high-powered growth for its family business sector

DUBAI, UAE - In Dubai’s economic growth story, family businesses stand tall as architects of growth, innovation and value creation....
Business

Iran’s Zoroastrians keep ancient, sacred flame burning

They venerate fire as a supreme form of purity. Alongside water, air and earth, the elements must not be contaminated...

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Iran’s ancient ‘wind catchers’ beat the heat naturally

The wind catchers, called badgirs in Persian, are just one of the engineering marvels inhabitants have developed in this ancient...
  • Oldest of the city's 700 wind catchers dates back to the 14th century, but the architectural feature is believed to date back as far as 2,500 years when the Persian Empire ruled
  • UNESCO listed Yazd as a World Heritage Site in 2017, describing the city as a "living testimony to intelligent use of limited available resources in the desert for survival"
Economy

Lebanese activists struggle against rampant beachside development

Amchît, Lebanon--In a pristine patch of Lebanon's north coast, a rare marine visitor has fueled opposition to a seafront development, in...
  • The country's seafront at many places remains dotted with formal and informal structures and developments, some of them abandoned
  • Once sighted everywhere, monk seals are now considered endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature due loss of habitat
Arts & Culture

Iraq’s marshes along with a way of life are dying

Even at their center in Chibayish, only a few expanses of the ancient waterways - home to a Marsh Arab...
  • Both the Mesopotamian marshes, and the culture of the Marsh Arabs or Ma'adan have UNESCO world heritage status.
  • The Ma'adan have hunted and fished in the marshes for 5,000 years, building houses from woven reeds on floating reed islands.