INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

Culture & Society

TECOM profit climbs

High occupancy across assets boosts earnings.

Emirates Stallions Q1 revenue up 11%

The rise helped by strong demand in real estate

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.

Iraqi date farmers fight drought to protect national treasure

Janājah, Iraq - Bare feet pressed against the rough trunk of a palm tree, his back supported by a metal and...

Israel top court rules ultra-Orthodox men must serve in army

Jerusalem, Undefined - Israel's top court ruled unanimously on Tuesday that the state must draft ultra-Orthodox Jewish men into military service,...

Arts & Culture

Works of Syrian artists on display in Qatar

The Qatar Through Syrian Lens Exhibition was inaugurated in Building 19 of the Cultural Village Foundation (Katara), in cooperation with...
  • The exhibition reflects the strength of ties between the Qatari and Syrian people, and highlights the place the State of Qatar occupies in the hearts of Syrians, organizers said.
  • Syrian artists displayed photographs from the desert, archeological sites, markets, as well as modern places and high-rise buildings.
Arts & Culture

Kuwait army allows women in combat roles, but without guns

Head of Kuwaiti Women's Cultural and Social Society has vowed legal action against ministry's restrictions while calling them discriminatory and...
  • Kuwaiti women condemned military and defense ministry over banning female soldiers from carrying weapons, called the policy "one step forward, two steps back"
  • Head of Kuwaiti Women's Cultural and Social Society has vowed legal action against ministry's restrictions while calling them discriminatory and unconstitutional
Business

DMCC to collaborate with C3 to initiate Impact Scale-Up program in Dubai

C3 is a UAE-based social enterprise empowering impact-driven entrepreneurs across the Middle East, Africa and Turkey.
  • The comprehensive training and networking program will provide a proven blueprint to successfully enter the UAE market, and connect with local and regional investors.
  • DMCC will offer a total of 20 "Impact" business licences to successful firms, providing them with substantial savings on business setup costs through 70 percent discount.
Business

2021 edition of World’s Coolest Winter raises UAE hotel revenues by 50 percent

UAE government's World's Coolest Winter campaign, which was launched in December 2021, has raised revenues of hotel establishments to AED1.5...
  • The campaign promoted tourism, natural sites and entertaining destinations and experiences across the seven emirates of the UAE.
  • The campaign also raised the number of domestic tourists from 950,000 to 1.3 million, an increase of 36 percent over the first edition of the campaign.
Business

The annual Sharjah Heritage festival to kick off in March

Armenia will be the official guest of honor this year due to its rich and diverse cultural stock, while Indonesia...
  • The Sharjah Institute for Heritage (SIH) announced that the festival’s slogan will be "The Heritage and the Future"
  • A total of 33 countries would participate in the event including Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and Qatar from GCC
Business

Zakat Fund reports revenue of $6 billion in 2021

The Zakat Fund has recorded total revenues of $6 billion in 2021, an increase of 5 percent over the same...
  • Abdullah bin Aqeedah Al Muhairi, Secretary-General of the Zakat Fund, said that the fund is totally transparent
  • Al Muhairi stressed that the Fund will continue working to raise awareness on the Islamic duty of Zakat
Arts & Culture

Mosul’s fallen monuments to rise again

The reconstruction of Al-Hadba minaret and Al-Saa’a and Al-Tahera Churches in the city is being carried out by UNESCO in...
  • After the city was liberated, UNESCO launched in 2018 an ambitious international initiative to “revive the spirit of Mosul”.
  • The UAE was the first partner to join this UNESCO’s initiative for the restoration and reconstruction of the historic landmarks of Mosul – Al-Nouri Mosque and Al-Hadba minaret.
Arts & Culture

In Iraq’s Mosul, library rises from ashes of IS reign

Arab and international universities have donated to "enable the revival of the library" in Mosul.
  • Library building of Mosul university is set to reopen this month with initial 32,000 books and refurbished by the help of UN agency
  • Central public library of Mosul founded a century ago have been restored last year and had boasted more than 120,000 titles reopened its doors in late 2019
Arts & Culture

Saudi coffee legacy percolates through the generations

Saudi Aramco, the oil company, will establish a coffee center in Jizan while using "advanced irrigation techniques to improve agricultural...
  • An integral part of Saudi culture, red Khawlani coffee beans are so popular that 2022 has been designated the Year of Saudi Coffee
  • The government has started a campaign to promote its coffee asking restaurants and cafes to say Saudi coffee instead of Arabic coffee

A gas explosion in downtown Abu Dhabi stokes unease

A gas explosion in downtown Abu Dhabi prompted a warning of a possible attack early on Wednesday following a series...
  • The US embassy issued a security alert after the blast in a building on Hamdan Street just after midnight sent a fireball into the sky and set off a blaze
  • But emergency teams in the United Arab Emirates capital "put out a fire caused by a gas cylinder explosion", the official WAM news agency said

Iraqi date farmers fight drought to protect national treasure

Janājah, Iraq - Bare feet pressed against the rough trunk of a palm tree, his back supported by a metal and...

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Saudi Arabia to register 50,000 urban heritage assets 

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- The Saudi Heritage Commission announced on Monday the nomination of 50,000 urban heritage assets across the...
Arts & Culture

Protection pact for Yemeni cultural assets extended with US support

Dubai, UAE-- Yemen and the US have signed an agreement to renews and extend protections for Yemeni cultural property that...
Arts & Culture

Liverpool turns down Al-Ittihad $190m offer for Mohamed Salah

LONDON, UK - Liverpool have rejected a blockbuster £150 million ($190 million) offer for Mohamed Salah from Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad,...
Arts & Culture
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UAE’s Olympic tapestry woven by pillars of progress

"It' time to promote the Olympic Movement's core values in close collaboration with national sports organizations and key authorities. The...
  • Sheikh Ahmed commends the efforts of past Presidents of the National Olympic Committee
  • New NOC Board members have been elected and tasked with raising UAE's sporting standards
Economy

Celebrating their success, UAE observes women’s day

Women entrepreneurs in the UAE succeed in breaking the barriers, distinguishing themselves in diverse fields, enabled along the way by...
  • The theme for the day was chosen to align with the UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan's proclamation that 2023 will be the "Year of Sustainability"
  • Women in the UAE have been able to break through barriers and take on prominent roles in the corporate world largelydue to the country's women-empowerment legislation
Geostrategy

Sheikha Fatima launches national plan for empowerment of Emirati women

ABU DHABI, UAE – Chairwoman of the General Women's Union (GWU) Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak launched the National Strategy for...
  • This strategy comes in line with Sheikha Fatima’s vision to achieve fair and comprehensive women's participation in all fields.
  • The plan provides a general framework and guidance for decision makers in federal, local government institutions, private sector and civil society.