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.
  • Moscow, Russia--Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbour and ally Belarus, bringing the arms...

    The Russian president has openly spoken about using nuclear weapons in Ukraine if Russia were threatened

    Voicing fears that Russia could use nuclear weapons if it feels defeat coming on the battlefield, the US officials have warned Russia against the use

  • The Britain-based Observatory, which has a wide network of sources on the ground, said 19 people were killed in the...

    Further rocket attacks by Iran-backed militias took place late Friday, prompting more strikes by coalition warplanes, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported

    The Syrian government, which is closely allied with Iran, accused the United States of lying about the targets of its air strikes to justify its "act of aggression"

  • SAINTE-SOLINE, FRANCE - French security forces again clashed with protesters Saturday as campaigners sought to stop the construction of reservoirs for...

    Multiple projectiles and improvised explosives were thrown by protesters, with police responding with tear gas and water cannon.

    Eleven people were already detained after police seized cold weapons, including petanque balls and meat knives, as well as explosives.

  • CHENNAI, INDIA - The UAE spoke on food and energy insecurity and their implications in the second Framework Working Group...

    The UAE delegation highlighted emerging uncertainties in the finance sector.

    The delegation discussed effective ways to promote global financial stability.

  • BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - The European Union and Germany on Saturday said they had struck a deal after a dispute over the...

    A landmark deal to prohibit new sales of fossil fuel cars from 2035 is key to the bloc's ambitious plan to become a "climate-neutral" economy by 2050.

    Germany demanded that the EU provide assurances the law would allow the sales of new cars with combustion engines that run on synthetic fuels.

  • Six disparate parties have built an anti-Erdogan alliance and -- after a year-long debate -- rallied around the candidacy of...

    Ince's last-minute entry into the election race that was shaping opposition's best chance yet to defeat Erdogan has ruffled feathers across the political spectrum

    Eurasia Group analyst Emre Peker said Muharrem Ince's ability to draw votes away from Kilicdaroglu will make his position crucial in the likely runoff on May 28

  • His detention sparked criticism in the West and among rights groups, and highlighted Rwanda's record of crushing political dissent and...

    Shortly before midnight on Friday, Rusesabagina arrived at the Qatari ambassador's residence in Kigali, a US official said

    He will likely stay there for "a couple of days" before flying to Qatar, which helped broker his release, and then to the United States

  • Ottawa, Canada--US President Joe Biden on Friday said he believed China has not sent arms to Russia after President Vladimir Putin's...

    The president told reporters in Canada that he had been hearing that China will provide weapons to Russia, but they haven't yet

    While maintaing that he didn't take China or Russia lightly, he added that reports of their rapprochement were "exaggerated"

  • Face-to-face talks between Biden and Trudeau covered a range of areas where both sides are pushing for improvements. A joint...

    Biden signalled a resolution to one irritant in the close relationship, with a deal on managing the growing issue of undocumented migration on US, Canada border

    The two leaders also reaffirmed support for pro-Western Ukraine "for as long as it takes" in its war to push back Russian invasion, and issued a warning to China

  • The US president sought to lower the temperature on Friday, saying the United States "does not seek conflict with Iran,...

    Pentagon said a US contractor died, and another contractor and five military personnel were wounded by a kamikaze drone "of Iranian origin"

    In response, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday that, at Biden's direction, he had ordered the precision air strikes tonight in eastern Syria