INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

Borouge okays $656m dividend

The company said dividend reflects its resilience

DEWA posts record H1 profit

Revenue reaches record $4.04 billion.

Tabreed H1 revenue $308m

Blurb: Profit reaches $52 million in H1

ADNOC L&S to expand fleet

It will acquire 11 carriers for $1.3bn.

Empower profit climbs 16%

Dubai district cooling demand lifts earnings
  • DUBAI, UAE – Tawazun Council signed 16 deals, worth US$1.3 billion (AED 4.87 billion), with local and international companies on...

    The first day saw announcement of contracts worth US$1.2 billion and the second day US$1.8 billion

    The total value of contracts announced on third day stood at US$1.3 billion

  • Despite the difficulties, some 4.1 million people have received humanitarian aid in the last seven months -- but that amounts...

    The deadly unrest in Sudan includes outbreaks of interethnic violence and attacks against women, according to the global body

    UN assistant secretary-general for Africa expressed alarm over the deteriorating crisis in a Security Council meeting

  • Washington, which provides significant military aid to Israel, has given unwavering support to its top Middle East ally since the...

    Blinken spoke by telephone with Jordanian Foreign Minister "to share his deep concern for the Jordanian medical personnel injured outside Jordanian field hospital in Gaza"

    Antony Blinken, who was attending an Asia-Pacific summit in San Francisco, "reiterated that civilians and medical personnel at hospitals must be protected," a statement said

  • The US President Joe Biden's recent statements on the ongoing Gaza conflict, especially his assertions about Hamas' headquarters and the...

    US President Joe Biden's recent press conference highlights differing narratives on conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, writes Shakir Husain.

    Western support for Israel's actions in Gaza underscores a shift from observers to participants in Middle Eastern conflicts, he adds.

  • Israel has targeted Syria several times in the past weeks as regional tensions simmer over the Israel-Hamas war in the...

    Syrian Observatory for Human Rights group said the strikes targeted sites belonging to the powerful Lebanese Hezbollah group

    Israeli strikes last month put Syria's two main airports in Damascus and Aleppo out of service several times over two weeks

  • Geneva, Switzerland - The heads of numerous United Nations agencies and other humanitarian organizations said on Thursday they would not take...

    The officials said they "will not participate in the establishment of any 'safe zone' in Gaza that is set up without the agreement of all the parties".

    They added that proposals to unilaterally create 'safe zones' in Gaza risk creating harm for civilians, including large-scale loss of life.

  • DUBAI, UAE - EDGE, one of the world's leading advanced technology and defense groups, announced its first major order from...

    ADASI, an EDGE entity which designs and develops autonomous systems, will oversee the production and deliver the contract to the UAE Armed Forces.

    The REACH-S will provide the UAE Armed Forces with a cost-effective, 24-hour intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability.

  • Kibbutz Beeri, Israel - EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Thursday called for Gaza hostages to be immediately freed, but...

    Speaking at Kibbutz Beeri, whose leaders reported around 85 people killed and around 30 taken prisoner by Hamas, Borrell said "Israel has to be defended".

    Israel has bombarded targets in Gaza and sent in ground troops against Hamas, killing more than 11,500 people, local Hamas government said

  • Observers say Beijing is massively investing in AI, to the point where it may soon be able to change the...

    Ahead of a summit between China's Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden, there had been suggestions that the two men would agree to ban lethal autonomous weapons

    The meeting appeared to produce no such accord, but experts say it's a vital topic that is already altering armed conflict -- and switching up the competition for global supremacy

  • Geneva, Switzerland - The UN human rights chief on Thursday decried serious allegations of international law violations in the Israel-Hamas war...

    Turk was speaking after a visit last week to the Middle East, where he warned that both sides were committing war crimes in the deadly conflict.

    He added his most important recommendation was that all parties had to acknowledge that all human lives have equal value.