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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.

Avia to buy 40 Boeing aircraft

The transaction for the purchase of 737 MAX 8 jets valued at $4.9bn.

Another Trump indictment looms as grand jury hears election case

Atlanta, United States - Prosecutors investigating Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the US state of Georgia were...

Israel PM says FBI won’t quiz troops over journalist’s death

Outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Israeli soldiers "will not be interrogated" by the US' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)...

IMF officially approves increased lending capacity

The program, which had already been approved by the IMF's executive board in mid-July, will be implemented on August 23

Abu Dhabi cuts procedures to start business by 71 percent

Discussions with stakeholders helped the Abu Dhabi government identify and remove duplicate requirements and modify existing requirements to facilitate the...

UAE children aged 3-17 to receive Chinese Sinopharm vaccine

The UAE has decided to inoculate children between the ages of 3 and 17 with Chinese Covid-19 vaccine Sinopharm. Children...

Jordanian flight, with 133 passengers on board, ‘forced’ to make landing

The airline, without disclosing the reason for early landing of the aircraft, said all the passengers and six crew members...

Israel’s govt approves state budget after three-year impasse

A protracted political crisis under former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu generated political instability that prevented the passing of a state...

RAK Properties net profit rises 348% to AED120m in H1

Revenues of the UAE-based real estate firm, which is listed on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange, grew by 121 percent...

Saudi economy likely to grow nearly five percent this year

Saudi economy is expected to grow 4.8 percent in 2021 from 2.2 percent last year, according to the estimates of...

UAE among world’s fastest countries in deploying 5G

The latest technology is likely to accelerate the deployment of tech solutions that enable establishment of smart cities, including smart...

Turkey battles forest fires for fourth day

The wildfires broke out on Wednesday across southern provinces, injuring more than 300

Man faces 20 years in prison in US for illegally exporting laboratory equipment to Iran

Reza Sarhangpour Kafrani, aka Reza Sarhang, co-owned the Canada-based company Prolife Global, which conducted business in the US and elsewhere.

Another Trump indictment looms as grand jury hears election case

Atlanta, United States - Prosecutors investigating Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the US state of Georgia were...

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Iran intensifies cyber espionage in Middle East

Cyberattacks by Iranian spies have become more sophisticated and have intensified against Arab countries, say industry experts.

UAE prosecutors launch probe into Union Properties

The UAE prosecutors have begun an investigation into Union Properties, the Dubai-based real estate developer, after allegations arose of the...

10 worst passports in the Middle East

Which passports are among the worst in the Arab World? Know the details in this Explainer video created by TRENDS.

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Dubai Police carries out region’s largest drug bust

The Dubai Police have arrested a man they say had smuggled 500 kg of pure cocaine, which has a street...
  • The police operation, codenamed Scorpion, led to the seizure of 500 kg cocaine
  • The cops said this was the region's largest drug seizure, and also resulted in an arrest

UAE to punish extortion demands on web with prison sentence of up to two years

Anyone guilty of making a threat to another person on the web will get a prison sentence of up to...
  • "The penalty shall be imprisonment for a duration of not more than ten years if the threat is a threat to commit a crime
  • The Public Prosecution, through a tweet published today on its social media account, clarified the penalty for the crime of electronic extortion

Money laundering rose during Covid-19 pandemic, says UAE Central Bank

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has disclosed that there has been an increase in the laundering of...
  • Report also cites fraud, bribery, corruption, charity and disaster fraud as risks to financial institution
  • The report also identified the methods of mitigation, identification and resolution implemented by selected financial institutions to address such risks