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

  • The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, said the strikes targeted several military positions of Syrian government...

    According to the agency, the attack was Israel's third in recent days after Damascus was targeted on the nights of March 30 and 31

    The country's air defence intercepted several missiles, but five soldiers were wounded and some material damage was reported, the source added

  • Kyiv, Ukraine--Ukraine on Saturday branded Russia's presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of April "a slap in the...

    As part of its monthly rotation between the Security Council's 15 member states, Russia takes on the presidency with ties with the West embittered by its invasion of Ukraine

    Ukraine's foreign minister described Russia's tenure as a "slap in the face to the international community" and called on UNSC members to stop Russia from abusing its presidency

  • GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The WTO’s annual Public Forum 2023 will focus this year on how trade can contribute to a...

    The Forum will examine in particular how the services sector, digitalization and inclusive trade policies can support global environmental goals.

    Sessions at the Public Forum are organized by representatives from civil society, academia, business, government and international organizations.

  • Israeli police said they shot dead an Arab Israeli who grabbed a gun from an officer and fired it in...

    The attack occurred hours after thousands of Palestinians had packed the Al-Aqsa mosque compound.

    Since the beginning of 2023, violence between Israel and Palestinians have increased rapidly.

  • Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad in Cairo, a first since Syria's civil war...

    Several Arab countries rushed to Syria's aid after a February 6 earthquake killed tens of thousands in the war-torn country.

    Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in an unprecedented show of support.

  • Iranian authorities ordered the arrest of two women, the judiciary said after a viral video appeared to show them being...

    The new incident comes after the death in custody of Iranian Kurd Mahsa Amini in September sparked months of protests

    Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi reiterated calls affirming that Iranian women should wear the hijab as a "religious necessity".

  • ROME, ITALY  -  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed a US$23.7 million contribution from...

    The funds will be channeled through FAO’s Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities - a funding mechanism with streamlined procedures.

    With this, FAO aims to reach around 600,000 food insecure people with farming inputs, livestock supplies, fishing inputs and cash assistance where needed.

  • ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - The American Jewish Congress celebrated the arrival of the first shipment of food products from Pakistan to...

    While Israeli authorities and buyers have no issue with direct shipments from Pakistan, officials in Islamabad have not issued any comment.

    The transaction reportedly involved Pakistani-Jewish businessman Fishel BenKhald and three Israeli entrepreneurs.

  • Washington, United States--President Joe Biden on Friday called for Russia to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is being...

    In a hard-hitting editorial in the Wall Street Journal, its board of opinion editors called for the expulsion of Russia's ambassador to the US as well as all Russian journalists

    While condeming the arrest, the White House warned Americans not to travel to Russia and also advising those inside the country to leave for their own safety

  • Abu Dhabi, UAE--The UAE has dispatched a plane carrying 38 tonnes of urgent medical and food supplies to Afghanistan to...

    The food and medical supplies will assist families hit by the earthquake, which has worsened the current humanitarian situation in Afghanistan

    During the last few years, the UAE has ramped up its humanitarian assitance to Afghanistan by dispatcing 28 aircraft loaded with 623 tonnes of medical and food supplies