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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.

From polar bears to groundwater, nature is riddled with ‘forever chemicals’

Paris, France - They didn't exist a century ago but today PFAS "forever chemicals" contaminate the environment from groundwater to Antarctic...

Geostrategy

Hotel Dar Tantora is inspired by Saudi’s AlUla ancient mudbrick buildings

ALULA, SAUDI ARABIA – Situated in the heart of Old Town here, Dar Tantora Hotel offers guests a chance to...

Arts & Culture
Geostrategy

Iran enacts population law criticized by UN experts

The law renders reproductive screening optional, imposes restrictions on abortion and limits access to contraception
  • It also tasks public broadcasters with producing content that encourages women to have more children and denounces celibacy or abortion.
  • About 46.6 percent of Iran's population of 83 million is under 30 years old.

Saudi releases ex-death row prisoner Zaher: rights groups

Saudi authorities released Abdullah al-Zaher, a citizen from the Shiite minority whose death sentence was later commuted, after years in...
  • "Abdullah al-Zaher was released yesterday following the expiry of his sentence," ALQST for Human Rights said on Twitter on Monday
  • Last month, Ali al-Nimr, who was also arrested as a minor in 2012 for taking part in anti-government protests, was released, according to ALQST and his family
Geostrategy

Facebook whistleblower wants to start a youth movement

Francis Haugen, 37, plans to tour universities early next year. She stresses her role would simply be to get the...
  • Haugen believes young people have more reason than anyone else to pressure social media companies to do better.
  • The wider role of the movement would be to encourage young people to lobby both companies and lawmakers for a "just and equitable social media".
Business

Porters carry Istanbul’s trade traditions on their backs

The zenith of Istanbul's porter tradition to the early 1800s, when Sultan Mahmud II ruled what was still known as...
  • The porters usually work in squads, under the leadership of a captain who is responsible for coordinating jobs with merchants and distributing pay at the end of shifts.
  • More than a hundred merchants in the building rely porters as ordinary carts on wheels are of little use in old dwellings without elevators and only narrow hallways.
Investigation

Tunisia MP jailed for sexual abuse of minor

A Tunisian member of parliament was sentenced Friday to a year in prison for sexually harassing a schoolgirl in a...
  • The victim's lawyer, Naima Chabbouh, said Makhlouf had been found guilty of indecent assault after a court session that went late into Thursday evening
  • Reacting to Friday's ruling, women's rights group Aswat Nissa said it was "pleased with this historic judgement"
Arts & Culture

Pakistan party falls flat after semi-final cricket loss

The national mood was summed up by Prime Minister and former captain Imran Khan who said the side should be...
  • Pakistan cricket fans reacted largely with good grace and humour Friday to their team's exit from the Twenty20 World Cup.
  • Fans on social media heaped blame for the loss on Hasan Ali, vilified after dropping a catch at a key point of the match.
Arts & Culture

Newcastle appoint Eddie Howe as new manager

Howe was confirmed as Newcastle's new manager on Monday, a month after a Saudi-led takeover at St James's Park.
  • The former Bournemouth boss succeeds Steve Bruce, who left the Premier League club by "mutual consent" on October 20.
  • Newcastle are second from the bottom of the Premier League without a single win this season.
Arts & Culture

Film festival offers Tunisian inmates brief moment of freedom for art’s sake

For the first time, three prison inmates in Tunisia were allowed a brief taste of freedom for the sake of...
  • The prestigious Carthage Film Festival offered the prisoners the chance to help make a documentary about the festival.
  • The idea was the result of a collaboration between the film festival, the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) and the North African nation's prison authority.

Abu Dhabi enacts personal status law for non-Muslims

The emirate of Abu Dhabi has proclaimed a new law in order to regulate personal status matters for non-Muslims, providing...
  • The law supports the Emirate's leadership by issuing the first civil law governing non-Muslim family matters in line with international best practices
  • The new law applies civil principles in the regulation of family matters
Arts & Culture

UAE well-being indicator has achieved progress, says minister

Hessa bint Essa Buhumaid, Minister of Community Development and Chairwoman of Digital Wellbeing Council, said that the UAE well-being indicator...
  • The announcement was made when Buhumaid chaired the virtual Second Wellbeing Council Meeting with the participation of members of the well-being council
  • The Wellbeing Council is a platform to promote coordination and government integration

From polar bears to groundwater, nature is riddled with ‘forever chemicals’

Paris, France - They didn't exist a century ago but today PFAS "forever chemicals" contaminate the environment from groundwater to Antarctic...
Geostrategy

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French footballer Maximin to play for Al-Ahli after three-year deal

Paris, France - French winger Allan Saint-Maximin on Sunday signed a three-year deal with Saudi Arabia's Al-Ahli after leaving English club...
Arts & Culture

Egypt energy-saving measures evoke satirical reaction among citizens

Sweltering without air conditioning during the day and plunged into darkness at night, many Egyptians have responded with anger and...
Arts & Culture

Cash rich Saudi football league ‘changed market’, says English club

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said on Saturday that the Saudi Pro League had "completely changed the...
Arts & Culture
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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...
  • Located in the Old City near one of the entrances to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the library was founded by Palestinian judge Raghib Al-Khalidi in 1900
  • From its main building, warring sultans reportedly played a role in liberating Jerusalem from the Crusaders in the 12th and 13th centuries
Business

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....
  • The government is introducing initiatives to future-proof family businesses and bolster their competitiveness and growth capabilities in a global environment.
  • Dubai has introduced new legislative measures aimed at helping them navigate the challenges and opportunities brought by a global economy in transition.

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...
  • The fragrant holy fire, kept in a large bronze goblet, "has been burning for more than 1,500 years", said Simin, a tour guide welcoming visitors to the Zoroastrian fire temple
  • Zoroastrianism dates back some 3,500 years, but centuries of persecution have dwindled its numbers and a fast-changing modern world has left it struggling to adjust