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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.
  • Qatar team in Kabul for restart of ‘airport operations’

    A technical team has landed in Kabul to discuss the resumption of airport operations after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan,...

    The goal is to resume flights for both humanitarian aid and to provide freedom of movement

    Taliban, according to reports, has 'officially asked Qatar to help with managing the airport as soon as possible'

  • Taliban parade as Biden defends US pullout

    The Taliban celebrated the US withdrawal, which was completed on Monday, as a major victory after taking control of Afghanistan...

    Talks are ongoing as to who will now run Kabul airport.

    Qatar has urged the Taliban to ensure "safe passage" for people still desperate to flee.

  • Price tag on the planet? Helping business value nature

    Putting a monetary value on nature means that damaging resources such as breathable air and drinkable water becomes not just...

    Experts are divided on how to measure "natural capital", and some argue that it should not be done at all.

    As the IUCN World Conservation Congress kicks off in France on Friday, conservation of nature will remain an urgent question.

  • Israel mission in Dubai eyes Gulf oil deal

    Environmentalists had voiced anger over the plan to ship Emirati crude to Israel's Red Sea port of Eilat.

    Ilan Sztulman Starosta, who heads Israel’s first consulate in Dubai, expects the trade between the two countries to surpass $1 billion within a year.

    About 200,000 Israelis have visited the UAE since the establishment of ties.

  • UAE, Turkey leaders discuss ways to boost bilateral relations

    The phone call between Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince and Turkish President marks the highest-level interaction in years

    The phone call between Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince and Turkish President marks the highest-level interaction in years

    The two sides have backed opposing sides in the Libyan conflict and sparred on other regional issues

  • Iran’s Foreign Minister says invited to Paris

    Amir-Abdollahian attended a summit in Baghdad on Saturday alongside regional leaders and Macron, the only leader from outside the region.

    Amir-Abdollahian attended a summit in Baghdad on Saturday alongside regional leaders and Macron, the only leader from outside the region

    Iran and France, alongside Britain, China and Germany, are the remaining parties to the troubled 2015 Iranian nuclear deal

  • Police rescues Egyptian boy from kidnappers

    The Egyptian boy snatched from his mother by two masked men while buying grocery has been reunited with parents, after...

    Video footage captured the terrifying moment two men snatched an eight-year-old boy from his mother’s side on an Egyptian street and bundled into a car

    his desperate mother falling to the floor as she tried to stop her son’s captors from escaping

  • Are commercial airlines ready to use Kabul’s airport?

    After the complete withdrawal of the US forces, questions remain as to who will run the security of the airport...

    Turkey had offered to run security following the withdrawal of foreign troops, but the Taliban are averse to any foreign military presence in Afghanistan.

    US officials have said the airport is in a bad condition, with much of the basic infrastructure of the airport degraded or destroyed.

  • Syrian workers head home as Lebanon collapses

    The World Bank has already called Lebanon’s economic crisis one of the worst in the world since the mid-1800s.

    Just food for a family of five in the country costs five times the minimum wage

    The Lebanese pound has degraded to around 10 percent of its value against the dollar since November 2019

  • Climate change could turn Gulf cities unlivable

    A new report by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change showed unequivocally that the climate is changing faster than...

    Daily temperatures in Dubai regularly top 40 degrees Celsius for several months of the year and are exacerbated by high humidity.

    Calls to reduce carbon emissions pose major economic challenges for oil and gas-rich Gulf countries.

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