INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

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.

Empower okays $119.1m H2 2025 dividend

The dividend is equivalent to 43.75% of paid-up capital.
  • The sanctions announced by the US Treasury and State Department targeted government officials and organizations.

    The US treasury hit sanctions on Iran, Uganda and Syria for increasing political repression and execution of its own citizens

    Iran agreed to sign nuclear accord in 2015 with the US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany

  • UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan conferred the “Order of Zayed” on Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman...

    Abu Dhabi crown prince Sheikh Mohamed welcomed and Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman to the UAE

    Saudi crown prince is in Abu Dhabi as part of his tour of the GCC countries

  • The signing is to take place at the 7th session of the Supreme Strategic Committee between the two countries.

    The signing is to take place at the 7th session of the Supreme Strategic Committee between the two countries

    Qatar is also working alongside Turkey and the interim government of Afghanistan to reach an agreement to restart the normal operation of Kabul Airport

  • An Israeli air strike hit a shipment of Iranian weapons in the Syrian port of Latakia Tuesday, in the first...

    The Israeli raid "directly targeted an Iranian weapons shipment in the container yard," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said

    Syrian state media reported the strike on the container yard at Latakia port without specifying what was targeted

  • The announcement came as Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas visited Algiers on Monday.

    Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said the funding was in line with his people's commitment to support the Palestinian cause

    He said he would also put the Palestinian cause at the center of the Arab League summit, which Algeria is hosting in March next year

  • Iran expressed hopes Monday to turn the page in its ties with the United Arab Emirates during a rare visit...

    The trip was the first of its kind since relations between the two countries were downgraded in 2016.

    His visit also included a meeting with ultraconservative Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, state media said

  • Turkey and Qatar on Monday raised the possibility of jointly operating Afghanistan's Taliban-controlled airport, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan set...

    Afghans and foreign nationals fled the country through the facility as the hardline Islamist movement took power in August following two decades of war

    "We are going to act together," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told a joint press briefing with his Qatari counterpart

  • This week's TRENDS infographic tries to find out where do Arab countries stand in terms of the speed of broadband...

    The internet connectivity is a cornerstone to business, education, financial literacy, access to employment and health care through telemedicine

    This TRENDS infographic tries to find out where do Arab countries stand in the latest Speedtest index.

  • The landmark 2015 nuclear accord was initially agreed between Iran and Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States....

    Last Wednesday, Iran submitted two draft resolutions on the lifting of US sanctions and nuclear-related measures.

    But at the weekend the United States, as well as European participants at the Vienna talks, accused Iran of backtracking

  • Iraqi fishermen live in constant fear of arrest by Iran or Kuwait for mistakenly straying across frontiers.

    Iraqi fishermen at Al-Faw complain of ‘being harassed’ by both Iran and Kuwait

    When their boats head for the open seas of the Gulf, currents often take them to Kuwaiti and Iranian waters