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 lawmakers also urged the judiciary to "deal decisively with the perpetrators of these crimes and deal with all those...

    The declaration, approved by 227 parliamentarians, comes as protests following the death of Mahsa Amini enter eighth week

    Amini died in custody in mid-September following her arrest by Tehran's morality police for allegedly breaching the country's dress code for women

  • The Gulf country will reveal the mechanisms for implementing its strategic initiative to achieve climate neutrality 2050, as part of...

    At COP27, the Gulf country intends to reveal the details for the mechanisms and pathways for implementing its strategic initiative to achieve climate neutrality 2050

    This is alongside a comprehensive assessment of the status and movement of sustainable financing solutions, including green bonds, says the UAE minister

  • Gaza rulers Hamas arrested two people over firing rockets at Israel last week, a security source in the Palestinian enclave...

    Israel's army said rockets were launched Thursday from Gaza, the first such military action since three days of cross-border fighting in August.

    The incident prompted Hamas's internal security services to detain two people "directly related to the firing of four rockets", said a security source.

  • Countries least responsible for planet-heating emissions -- but hardest hit by an onslaught of weather extremes -- have been ramping...

    The issue was only added to the formal agenda to the UN's COP27 climate summit in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh after two days of last-ditch negotiations.

    This "reflects a sense of solidarity and empathy for the suffering of the victims of climate induced disasters," Egypt's Sameh Shoukry, the COP27 president, said to applause.

  • It would take two years after the passing of the law to fully restore conscription, Iraqi MP Watout said, adding...

    Service in the armed forces was mandatory in Iraq from 1935 up until 2003, when a US-led invasion toppled former dictator Saddam Hussein.

    The bill would pave the way for conscription of young men aged 18 to 35, for terms between 3 and 18 months depending on their education.

  • Abu Dhabi, UAE - UAE and European Union discussed ways to enhance cooperation relations in multiple issues of mutual concern...

    Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Josep Borrell, Vice-President of the EU Commission.

    The two also reviewed the latest developments on the regional and international arenas, including the Ukranian crisis.

  • SHARJAH, UAE - The Sharjah Consultative Council (SCC) approved several proposals submitted by the council's members on the Consultative Council...

    The session was chaired by Ali Mehd Al Suwaidi, Chairman of the Council

    The members discussed the proposed amendments in terms of the council's legislative and oversight role.

  • Minister of Climate Change and the Environment Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri said the UAE’s participation in the 27th session of...

    A UAE minister said the COP27 focuses on financing and ensuring equitable participation of developing countries in climate action efforts.

    She said the UAE will invite the world to participate in the efforts to spread and use renewable energy.

  • Four Iranian police officers and one "terrorist" have been killed in separate incidents in the strife-torn country, state media and...

    Iran has been rocked by over seven weeks of nationwide protests over the death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini.

    Amid the wider unrest, clashes have rocked Sistan-Baluchistan province, which borders Pakistan and Afghanistan.

  • Just in the past few months, climate-induced catastrophes have killed thousands, displaced millions and cost billions in damages across the...

    The COP27 summit will focus like never before on money. Developing nations have "high expectations" for the creation of a dedicated funding facility to cover "loss and damage"

    The most conspicuous no-show will be China's Xi Jinping, whose leadership was renewed last month at a Communist Party Congress.