INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

ADNOC L&S to expand fleet

It will acquire 11 carriers for $1.3bn.

Empower profit climbs 16%

Dubai district cooling demand lifts earnings

Burjeel profit nearly doubles

Healthcare demand drives stronger earnings.

Salik profit slips in H1

The company said traffic recovery supported resilience.

Alpha Dhabi profit jumps 48%

AI and technology investments boost earnings.
  • According to Hamas, more than 15,500 people have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war, but Kirby...

    John Kirby insisted that US intelligence was unaware of any secret, advance Hamas blueprint for its October 7 attack on Israel that triggered the conflict

    The New York Times reported last week that Israeli authorities had obtained such a document a year before the attack occurred

  • Dubai, UAE - Rebels from the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement (the Houthi) have staged a drone attack on a British...

    The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said earlier that it had received information about increased drone activity and, presumably, an explosion in Ban el-Mandeb

    Yemen’s Houthi movement said on Sunday targeted two Israeli ships with an armed drone and a naval missile, a spokesperson for the group’s military said

  • Dubai, UAE-- UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and UN Secretary General António Guterres discussed the importance of the conference...

    The UN chief applauded the initiative of UAE president in establishing a US$30 billion fund for global climate solutions

    They also talked on cooperation between the UAE and UN agencies, particularly in supporting world peace and climate action

  • The Gulf Railway aiming for completion by 2030, will link GCC nations with a comprehensive rail network, marking a new...

    The Gulf Railway aiming for completion by 2030, is set to link GCC nations with a comprehensive rail network, marking a new era in regional transportation and economic integration.

    Saudi Arabia's railway expansion, an integral part of the Gulf Railway Project, boosts GCC connectivity and trade, with parallel progress in the UAE, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait.

  • Sultan Al Jaber -- who also heads state oil giant ADNOC -- made the comments during a testy exchange with...

    Jaber has repeated that phasing out hydrocarbons is inevitable, but that it cannot happen before viable alternatives are in place -- and that developed nations must lead the way.

    Specifying a "phase-out" or "phase-down" of fossil fuels is one of the main battles facing negotiators at COP28, where they will try to reach new a pact on fighting global warming.

  • ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan has vowed to ramp up efforts in investigating war crimes in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, highlighting...

    ICC stresses the need for adherence to international humanitarian law despite conflict complexities.

    Both Hamas and Israel face the possibility of war crime charges, according to legal experts.

  • "There is so much suffering in Gaza," the pontiff said in comments from his private residence, which were read by...

    In the comments, Francis said the end of the ceasefire meant "death, destruction, misery", stressing that the besieged Palestinian territory lacked even essential supplies.

    He said the situation in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories was "serious". "Many hostages have been freed but so many others are still in Gaza," he said.

  • DUBAI, UAE - International Labor Organization (ILO) Deputy Regional Director for the Arab States Peter Rademaker has confirmed that the...

    The trend towards renewable energy has helped to create 13.7 million jobs in the sector worldwide.

    The ILO is participating in COP28 to ensure that climate change efforts include to monitor the impact on jobs.

  • The hostages, most of whom were freed during a seven-day truce between Israel and Hamas, spoke in a video broadcast...

    The freed hostages urged the government to take all action necessary to secure the remaining captives' release

    Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said Saturday that 137 Israelis and foreign nationals remained captive in the Gaza Strip

  • Dubai, UAE -- "World Bank has offered to host the Lost and Damage Fund, so we'll work very closely with...

    Axel van Trotsenburg, Senior Managing Director, said, "“COP28 started with great announcements on the Loss and Damage Fund. I think it has been an extremely important decision."

    "We need to be global. We need all countries to participate in this global challenge," he noted, adding, "We need to make sure that we can keep the 1.5 degrees."