INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

2PointZero posts profit surge

Growth driven by merger consolidation.

Mashreq Q1 profit rises

Total revenue increased 10% year-on-year.

TECOM profit climbs

High occupancy across assets boosts earnings.

Emirates Stallions Q1 revenue up 11%

The rise helped by strong demand in real estate

ADNOC Distribution 2025 dividend $700m

The company had reported EBITDA of $1.17 bn in 2025.
  • Israel has approved buying a third squadron of advanced F-35 fighter jets manufactured by Lockheed Martin in a $3-billion deal,...

    In May 2018, Israel's military said it had become the first country to use F-35s in combat.

    The deal to purchase 25 F-35 jets- expected to be signed in coming months - will expand the country's fleet of the aircraft to 75.

  • The Saudi Arabia-based Organization of Islamic Cooperation called for collective measures to avoid future Quran burnings, days after a copy...

    The OIC urged member states to "take unified and collective measures to prevent the recurrence of incidents of desecration of copies of the" Quran.

    The burning of the holy book coincided with the start of the Eid al-Adha holiday and the end of the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.

  • Protesters, mostly minors, have torched cars, damaged infrastructure and clashed with police in an outpouring of rage since an officer...

    The interior ministry said police had made 719 arrests overnight -- still a provisional tally -- after around 1,300 the previous night.

    Some 45,000 police had been deployed across France, the same number as the night before, and backup was dispatched to the previous days' flashpoints, including Lyon,

  • France has been rocked by a major wave of violent street protests sparked by the fatal police shooting of a...

    Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani on Twitter also urged Iranian citizens to "refrain from making unnecessary trips to France"

    The unrest in France has made headlines in newspapers in the Islamic republic, which was hit last year by nationwide protests

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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).

  • 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.