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TomTom cuts 300 jobs

The firm said it was realigning its organization as it embraces AI.

Aldar nets $953m in sales at Fahid

Aldar said 42 percent of the buyers are under the age of 45.

Qualcomm to Alphawave for $2.4 bn

The deal makes Alphawave the latest tech company to depart London.

Equinor signs $27 bn gas deal

The 10-year contract was signed with Centrica.

ADNOC Drilling secures $1.15bn contract

The contract for two jack-up rigs begins in the second quarter.
  • Protesters keep pressure on Israel PM over reform plan

    The demonstrators have kept up the pressure with weekly rallies against Netanyahu, who returned to power last December at the...

    As they have done every Saturday for months, protesters thronged Tel Aviv to demonstrate against the government's judicial overhaul proposa

    In March, as the mass protests were backed by sweeping industrial action, Netanyahu announced a "pause" to allow for talks on the reforms

  • Israel launches air strikes on govt-held city of Homs in Syria

    Citing a military source, Syrian state news agency SANA said that Israel carried out air strikes near the government-held city...

    Quoting a source, SANA said Syrian air defenses intercepted some missiles, adding that there were some "material" losses

    The targeted area, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor, was a Hezbollah stronghold housing arms depots

  • EU support for Ukraine’s membership unequivocal, says Spanish PM

    Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that his visit to Kyiv on the first day of Spain's EU presidency showed...

    Ukraine applied for EU membership just five days after Russia's invasion on February 24, 2022.

    It is hoping to begin formal negotiations this year on what it needs to do to firm up its membership bid.

  • Macron adjourns Germany visit over riots in France

    President Emmanuel Macron informed Berlin he was postponing a state visit to deal with the urban rioting that has rocked...

    Shops were ransacked and town halls attacked in various locations nationwide, despite 45,000 members of the police dealing with the situation.

    The protests over the death of teenager Nahel M., who was of Algerian origin, have again exposed the severe racial tensions in modern France.

  • UAE urges world to address root causes of intolerance, extremism

    NEW YORK, US- Advisor to the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Salem Al Zaabi called on the international community to...

    Terrorism is a complex, multi-faceted, and global phenomenon that transcends borders, cultures, and religions, said the UAE official.

    The UAE hosted a discussion on terrorist groups’ acquisition, weaponization, and deployment of Autonomous and Remotely Operated Systems (AROS).

  • Hamas exhibits weapons in Gaza for first time

    The armed wing of Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas has put its weapons on public display for the first time, drawing...

    The exhibition was the first at which Hamas has allowed the public to take photos of weapons.

    "Resistance is an image and a memory. Take souvenir photos with many of Al-Qassam's weapons," the group said.

  • Botswana inks new deal with De Beers

    GABORONE, BOTSWANA -  Botswana has reached an eleventh-hour deal with diamond giant De Beers after months of tense negotiations that saw...

    The agreement provides for a new 10-year agreement to sell the rough diamonds produced by Debswana.

    Debswana is a JV equally owned by the government and De Beers - and a 25-year extension of its mining licenses.

  • Conservative-dominated US Supreme Court steers society sharp right

    Washington, United States--One year after its ruling to erase abortion rights, the conservative-dominated US Supreme Court has underscored its determination to...

    The Supreme Court among its many rulings banned universities from giving minorities priority in admissions -- so-called "affirmative action"

    The court also struck down President Joe Biden's plan to cancel more than $400 billion of student debt to ease the financial stresses on Americans

  • ‘Agenda 47’: What Trump has promised if he wins in 2024

    Trump wants to launch "a great beautification campaign" to improve US cities, making the streets more pleasant for ordinary Americans....

    The former president and frontrunning Republican candidate for 2024 has explained in speeches and a series of "Agenda 47" policy videos how he would govern

    Often thin on detail, the eye-catching pronouncements form the backbone of a platform that Trump says will "make America great and glorious again."

  • Arab Groups supports negotiations on UN Security Council reform

    New York, US--The Arab Group has welcomed the adoption by the UN General Assembly by consensus of a resolution on...

    Al Ruwae noted that the intergovernmental negotiations are the only forum for reaching an agreement on expanding and reforming the Security Council

    Arab Group demands permanent Arab representation with full powers in the category of permanent seats in the event of any future expansion of the council