18Â Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on northern, southern Gaza
Palestinian news agency (WAFA) reported that eight Palestinians were killed, and others were injured in an airstrike by the Israeli...
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Saudi PIF’s assets up by $11.44bn by the end of third quarter 2024
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – The value of assets under Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF) assets—both...
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26,596Â new investors join Dubai Financial Market in first quarter
The new accounts were distributed over the months of the year, with a notable YoY spike of 151.5 percent in...
- The new accounts were distributed over the months of the year, with a notable YoY spike of 151.5 percent in March 2023, when 16,574 new accounts were opened.
- This coincided with Parkin floating its shares amid exceptional interest from international and regional investment institutions, as well as individual investors in the UAE.
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ADNOC Gas to pay $3.25bn in dividends
The company had paid an interim cash dividend of $1.62bn in Dec 2023.
- A further $1.625 billion scheduled for distribution in the second quarter of 2024.
- In 2023, it reported revenues of $22.7 billion and a net income of $4.7 billion
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Foreign investors retreat from GCC markets in Q4
Regional market trends, IPOs, geopolitical issues and crude oil prices affected the flow of foreign money in the region, said...
- Foreign investors were net buyers for the last 14 consecutive quarters since Q1-2020, the year of the pandemic.
- The quarterly data on trading activity on GCC exchanges showed all the exchanges recorded foreigners as net sellers during Q4-2023, barring Saudi Arabia.
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ROSHN Group’s first integrated community in Makkah launched
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- ROSHN Group has launched ALMANAR, its fifth integrated mixed-use community and its first venture in Makkah,...
- AlMANAR's first phase will provide 4,149 residential units that will house over 17,000 people on a footprint of 2.5 million square meters.
- ALMANAR is located at Makkah’s western gate, between the old and new expressways linking the city to Jeddah, 20 minutes from the Holy Mosque.
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Hamas undecided on sending delegation to new truce talks: Official
The official said the gap between the two sides' negotiating positions was too wide. "I doubt that there will be...
- "Netanyahu is not serious and not interested, and the US administration is not exerting real pressure as long as it judges that things are still under control," he added.
- Mediators had hoped to secure a ceasefire before the start of Ramadan, but progress stalled and the holy month is more than half over.
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Dubai partners with 9 developers to bolster Real Estate Program
Dubai, UAE -- The Dubai Land Department (DLD) has embarked on the first phase of a series of strategic partnerships...
- The developers include Emaar Properties, Expo Dubai, Deyaar, DAMAC Properties, Azizi Developments, MAG, Sobha Realty and Ellington Properties.
- The agreement aims to enhance the competitiveness of Emirati professionals and facilitating their roles in the real estate sector.
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Agility 2023 net profit $272m
The company is recommending a cash dividend of 10 percent.
- Full-year EBITDA was up 42.4 percent to KD 257.2 million and revenue increased 56.7 percent to KD 1.35 billion.
- The Q4 2023 earnings of KD26 million, or 10.2 fils per share was almost in line with the same period a year earlier.
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Romania center explores world’s most powerful laser
The high-tech building housing the center cost $350 million, mainly financed by the EU. Thales bills it as the largest...
- The laser at the center, near the Romanian capital Bucharest, is operated by French company Thales, using Nobel prize-winning inventions.
- Countries including France, China and the United States are already advancing their own projects to manufacture even more powerful lasers.
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Iraq to import electricity from Jordan to ease its chronic outages
Baghdad, Iraq -- Iraq said Friday a power line would soon bring electricity from Jordan to the border area as authorities...
- With its generating capacity ravaged by decades of conflict and underinvestment, Iraq has long relied on imports of both gas and electricity from neighboring Iran.
- The 340-kilometre (210-mile) power line from Jordan will officially start operating on Saturday, the electricity ministry said in a statement.
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UAE extradites alleged drug baron from Dubai to Belgium
Brussels, Belgium -- One of Belgium's most-wanted suspected drug smugglers was extradited from Dubai on Friday, the Belgian justice ministry said.Nordin...
- Nordin El Hajjioui, a Belgian of Moroccan origin, is believed to be one of the main drug barons in Antwerp and is wanted in at least three cocaine-trafficking cases.
- Emirati officials first arrested the 36-year-old in 2020 in Dubai after a request from Belgium but then released him. He was taken back into custody last year.
18Â Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on northern, southern Gaza
Palestinian news agency (WAFA) reported that eight Palestinians were killed, and others were injured in an airstrike by the Israeli...
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Saudi-hosted summit says Mideast peace requires end to Israeli occupation
The summit's closing statement said that "a just and comprehensive peace in the region... cannot be achieved without ending the...
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Avia to buy 40 Boeing aircraft
The transaction for the purchase of 737 MAX 8 jets valued at $4.9bn.
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Arab, Muslim leaders fly to Saudi Arabia for talks on Gaza, Lebanon
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Arab and Muslim leaders have begun arriving in Saudi Arabia for a summit scheduled for Monday that...
- The Saudi foreign ministry announced the summit in late October during the first meeting of an "international alliance" pushing for a two-state solution.
- The 57-member OIC and 22-member Arab League include countries that recognize Israel and those firmly opposed to its regional integration.
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Bitcoin hits $80,000 for the first time on Trump return optimism
London, United Kingdom -- Bitcoin soared to a new record high on Sunday, as traders bet that Donald Trump's return to...
- It has been rising since Republican candidate Trump won last Tuesday's US presidential election over sentiment that he will ease regulations on digital currencies.
- During his first presidency Trump referred to cryptocurrencies as a scam, but has since radically changed his position, even launching his own platform for the unit.
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Global food prices reach 18-month high, vegetable oil cost soars
Paris, France -- Global food prices rose in October to their highest level in 18 months, with a sharp increase in...
- The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in international prices of a basket of food commodities, reached 127.4 points last month, a 2% increase from September.
- It was the highest since April 2023 but still 20.5 percent lower than the peak reached in March 2022 following Russia's invasion of agricultural powerhouse Ukraine.