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Aramco acquires stake in BHIG

The 50% equity interest in BHIG is Aramco-APQ joint venture.

ADNOC L&S okays $273m dividend

The final dividend of $136.5m will be paid on April 3.

ADNOC Gas to pay $3.41bn dividend

It includes $1.7 billion scheduled for distribution in Q2 2025.

BYD surpasses Tesla with record revenue

The Chinese EV giant's net profit was $5.55 billion for 2024.

Al Ansari approves $85m dividend

This is approx 78% of the company's net profit after tax.

Maori-led AI initiative can revolutionize language preservation, says Peter-Lucas Jones

Davos, Switzerland -- Peter-Lucas Jones, a Kaitaia native, who has been listed in the prestigious Time100 AI 2024 List, was...
  • Peter-Lucas Jones, a Time100 AI 2024 List honoree, discussed AI's role in preserving the Te Reo Maori language at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
  • His team at Te Hiku Media developed Te Reo Maori natural language processing tools and an automatic speech recognition model.

Israeli airstrike kills five Palestinians in West Bank

Palestinian medics said an air strike targeting a car in the occupied West Bank killed five people on Thursday, while...
  • Israel launched a large-scale offensive across the northern West Bank on August 28, killing 38 Palestinians
  • A large number of Israeli troops stormed the Al-Faraa refugee camp in Tubas governorate, where explosions were heard.

Diplomats say at least 550 pilgrims died during hajj, mostly Egyptians

"All of them (the Egyptians) died because of heat" except for one who sustained fatal injuries during a minor crowd...
  • At least 323 of those who died were Egyptians, most of them succumbing to heat-related illnesses, two Arab diplomats coordinating their countries' responses told AFP
  • Earlier on Tuesday, Egypt's foreign ministry said Cairo was collaborating with Saudi authorities on search operations for Egyptians who had gone missing during the hajj

Hajj pilgrimage ends amid deadly Saudi heat spike

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Sunday that Saudi officials had committed "to provide everything that will serve those...
  • One of the world's largest religious gatherings unfolded during the oven-like Saudi summer again this year
  • Authorities recorded more than 2,700 cases of "heat exhaustion" on Sunday alone, the Saudi health ministry said

Pulitzer Prizes honor coverage of war in Gaza

New York, United States - The war in Gaza featured prominently in Monday's Pulitzer Prizes, which included a special citation for...
  • The New York Times won a Pulitzer in international reporting for its "wide-ranging and revelatory coverage of Hamas's lethal attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7
  • Reuters meanwhile won the award for breaking news photography for its "raw and urgent" coverage of the October 7 attack and Israeli response

Trump increasingly ambiguous on Israel amid Gaza war

At the start of Israel's war with Hamas in October, Donald Trump loudly presented himself as the key US ally's...
  • In an exchange with Israeli media, Trump warned that videos "of bombs being dropped into buildings in Gaza" offer "a very bad picture for the world."
  • Despite allusions to his concerns, Trump has not explicitly mentioned the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where experts warn a famine is looming.

Top Europe rights court to issue landmark climate verdicts

STRASBOURG, FRANCE – Europe's top rights court will on Tuesday issue unprecedented verdicts in three separate cases on the responsibility of...
  • In a sign of the importance of the issue, the cases have all been treated as priority by the Grand Chamber of the ECHR.
  • All three cases accuse European governments of inaction or insufficient action in their measures against global warming.

Abu Dhabi’s private sector grows by over  35 percent in 2023

ABU DHABI, UAE – The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) organized, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Investment Office...
  • Al Multaqa Meetings empower Abu Dhabi to accelerate economic growth, by providing a platform to support investment.
  • Supported by private sector and family-owned businesses, Abu Dhabi’s non-oil sectors is going from strength to strength.

Sweden Quran burner arrested in Norway, faces deportation

OSLO, NORWAY – An Iraqi refugee in Sweden who stoked international outrage by repeatedly desecrating the Quran last year has been...
  • According to a ruling by the Oslo District Court, Salwan Momika,was arrested on March 28 -- a day after he arrived.
  • In the court's ruling it said "a deportation will take place as soon as the formal and practical arrangements are in place."

Electric cars credited with lower CO2 emissions in US neighborhoods

LOS ANGELES, US – The booming use of electric vehicles in parts of California is reducing CO2 emissions in those areas,...
  • Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, say a network of sensors has logged a small drop in the volume of carbon dioxide.
  • Carbon dioxide is one of the main contributors to global warming, the human-caused phenomenon of rising temperatures.

The future of logistics: Insights from DHL’s Amadou Diallo

The future of logistics is a convergence of technology, sustainability, and human ingenuity, which are transforming supply chains into more...

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Israeli airstrike kills five Palestinians in West Bank

Palestinian medics said an air strike targeting a car in the occupied West Bank killed five people on Thursday, while...

Number of journalists killed on job in 2023 declines despite Gaza: RSF

In the first 11 months of 2023, 45 journalists were killed carrying out their work, down from 61 last year,...

UN admits aid failure for Syria as quake toll hits 33,000

Supplies have been slow to arrive in Syria, where years of conflict have ravaged the healthcare system, and parts of...

At least 20 escape Syria prison holding IS inmates after quake

The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said it could not verify whether prisoners had escaped, but confirmed...

Beyonce, Jay-Z, Grande, and Billie Eilish shortlisted for Oscar

Iran's Asghar Farhad is among a select group of auteurs to have won multiple foreign film Oscars previously again makes...

Diplomats say at least 550 pilgrims died during hajj, mostly Egyptians

"All of them (the Egyptians) died because of heat" except for one who sustained fatal injuries during a minor crowd...

Hajj pilgrimage ends amid deadly Saudi heat spike

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Sunday that Saudi officials had committed "to provide everything that will serve those...

Pulitzer Prizes honor coverage of war in Gaza

New York, United States - The war in Gaza featured prominently in Monday's Pulitzer Prizes, which included a special citation for...

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Top Europe rights court to issue landmark climate verdicts

STRASBOURG, FRANCE – Europe's top rights court will on Tuesday issue unprecedented verdicts in three separate cases on the responsibility of...
  • In a sign of the importance of the issue, the cases have all been treated as priority by the Grand Chamber of the ECHR.
  • All three cases accuse European governments of inaction or insufficient action in their measures against global warming.

Abu Dhabi’s private sector grows by over  35 percent in 2023

ABU DHABI, UAE – The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) organized, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Investment Office...
  • Al Multaqa Meetings empower Abu Dhabi to accelerate economic growth, by providing a platform to support investment.
  • Supported by private sector and family-owned businesses, Abu Dhabi’s non-oil sectors is going from strength to strength.

Sweden Quran burner arrested in Norway, faces deportation

OSLO, NORWAY – An Iraqi refugee in Sweden who stoked international outrage by repeatedly desecrating the Quran last year has been...
  • According to a ruling by the Oslo District Court, Salwan Momika,was arrested on March 28 -- a day after he arrived.
  • In the court's ruling it said "a deportation will take place as soon as the formal and practical arrangements are in place."