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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.

World’s only Dragon Ball theme park launched in Saudi Arabia’s Qiddiya City

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – The Board of Directors of the Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) revealed on Sunday the launch of...

Arts & Culture

High inflation leaves Nigeria struggling ahead of Ramadan

Lagos, Nigeria - The holy fasting month of Ramadan begins early next week in Nigeria, with the worst economic crisis in...

Geostrategy
Infographics

Iraqis saddest people in Arab region: Report

Political, economic and social crises in the Middle East countries has led to an implosion of negative emotions among their...
  • Lebanon, Egypt and Tunisia follow Iraq, according to Gallup World Poll.
  • Research has revealed that emotions usually drive bad investment decisions.
Economy

Two decades after 9/11, Saudi Arabia seeks economic reform, softer image

Women can drive and cinemas have reopened in the "new" Saudi Arabia under crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammed...
  • Women can drive and cinemas have reopened in the "new" Saudi Arabia under crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman
  • MBS as crown prince is called, has brought a string of economic, social and religious changes
Arts & Culture

Graft in focus as Iran’s spy thriller ‘Gando’ returns

In March, the sixth episode of Gando's second season triggered fierce debate with a plotline featuring a spy among Iran's...
  • In March, the sixth episode of Gando's second season triggered fierce debate with a plotline featuring a spy among Iran's nuclear negotiators
  • By the 13th episode of the show, broadcast five days a week, the plug was pulled without explanation
Arts & Culture

American falcon sells for $467,000 in Saudi auction

The falcon was 16.5 inches both long and wide, and weighed 980 grams.
  • An ultra-white Gyr Qarmousha Falcon, less than a year old, was sold for SAR1.75 million (around $467,000)
  • It came from a noted international breeding facility called the Pacific Northwest Falcons farm, located in the US
Science

Success rocks: NASA’s US$2.75bn Perseverance ‘pays’

The rover succeeds in its second attempt to scoop up a piece of Martian rock for future analysis by scientists...
  • The rover succeeds in its second attempt to scoop up a piece of Martian rock for future analysis by scientists on Earth
  • Perseverance, NASA's latest Mars rover, had landed on the planet's Jezero crater in February
Arts & Culture

Colonial-era architectural heritage at risk in Tunis

Built by Italian and French architects and businesspeople, such buildings are associated with colonialism
  • Built by Italian and French architects and businesspeople, such buildings are associated with colonialism
  • Built just outside Tunis's traditional Arab medina they were meant to "modernise" the city
Business

Twitch video gamers go offline to protest ‘hate raids’

The protest organized using the social media hashtag #ADayOffTwitch was intended to get Twitch to do more to protect streamers...
  • The extent of the protest remained unclear, but a TwitchTracker website indicated that there were nearly 4,000 fewer channels streaming at Twitch than the daily average
  • The protest organized using the social media hashtag #ADayOffTwitch was intended to get Twitch to do more to protect streamers from attacks
Business

Holy and worldly offerings of Saudi tourism

The Arab world's most powerful economy is devoting enormous resources to attracting at least 100 million tourists by 2030. TRENDSMENA...
  • King Fahd Fountain, the tallest fountain in the world, holds up to 318 tons of seawater and measures 312m in height.
  • Masjid al-Haram comprises 13 minarets, while five main entrances/doors and hundreds of subsidiary doors give the building its overall form.
Arts & Culture

Saudi women drive public taxis for the first time

Local media showed women picking up customers in the Al-Ahsa governorate.
  • Some of the customers booked rides to GCC countries in the neighborhood.
  • Saudi Arabia had lifted the ban on women driving in June 2018.
Arts & Culture

Pedaling for peace: cyclists hit the road in war-torn Yemen

In the capital Sanaa, the cyclists prepared for their 320-kilometre (200-mile) journey to the northern province of Saada
  • In the capital Sanaa, the cyclists prepared for their 320-kilometre (200-mile) journey to the northern province of Saada
  • Yemen, the poorest country in the Arabian Peninsula, is devastated by conflict, coronavirus

World’s only Dragon Ball theme park launched in Saudi Arabia’s Qiddiya City

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – The Board of Directors of the Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) revealed on Sunday the launch of...
Arts & Culture

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Iran emerging as a hub for health tourism in West Asia: Raisi

Tehran, Iran--Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has claimed that health tourism in the country has attracted patients from neighboring countries and...
Business

After five years of driving, roadblocks remain for Saudi women

Women drivers in Saudi Arabia is just one example, Jawhara al-Wabili says, of how women's rights have blossomed in recent...
Arts & Culture

First Saudi at Paris Fashion Week underlines dramatic changes

Paris, France - Saudi Arabia is continuing its multi-billion-dollar entry into all aspects of global culture, hitting a new milestone on...
Business
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UAE prepares for upcoming 3-Day weekend to celebrate Islamic New Year

Dubai, UAE - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is gearing up for its next public holiday, as residents anticipate the...
  • The upcoming holidays are highly anticipated. following the recent extended Eid Al Adha vacation, which provided a six-day break and marked the longest holiday of the year
  • It presents another chance for people to spend quality time with family and friends, explore local attractions, or embark on short getaways within the country
Economy

Lebanon looks to recycling to rid streets of garbage

Beirut, Lebanon--Beirut motorists pull up to a drive-through counter -- not for fast-food, but to exchange empty bottles and cardboard for...
  • The country has seen a decline in recycling carried out by the government agencies during its three-year-long economic turmoil
  • At Drive Throw, the recyclables are sorted carefully, highlighting how recycling could be a solution to Lebanon's trash problem
Arts & Culture

Moroccan women shake up world of Gnaoua music

Originally practiced by enslaved people and dating back at least to the 16th century, Gnaoua has gone from being practiced...
  • Also known as "tagnaouite", it gained worldwide recognition after it was listed by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage in 2019.
  • Gnaoua has evolved from being practiced largely in private gatherings, where therapeutic rituals accompanied the music, to public events such as concerts and festivals.