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 Palestinian Ministry of Finance and the KfW German Development Bank have signed an agreement funded by the European Union...

    The availability of clean drinking water in Gaza is one of the lowest in the world.

    The project includes the construction of a new concrete reservoir with a capacity of 26,400 cubic meters.

  • Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that Tehran has gone to Vienna with serious determination and a clear and...

    Iran says western powers should show seriousness and goodwill at the negotiating table.

    Foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said the US is imposing sanctions on Iran while engaging in talks.

  • The expected breakthrough coincided with a visit to the Gulf by French President Emmanuel Macron, who has spearheaded international efforts...

    A senior official told AFP that Kordahi "called President Michel Aoun last night to inform him of his decision to resign" on Friday

    His resignation has been on the table for weeks and is expected to help unlock a political and diplomatic crisis that has crippled Lebanon's fledgling cabinet since October

  • Turkey on Thursday called on the Council of Europe to avoid punishing Turkey ahead of a decision this week on...

    Osman Kavala, a 64-year-old civil society leader and businessman, has languished in jail without being convicted for more than four years

    An Istanbul court ordered Kavala to stay in jail on November 26, even after his case led to a diplomatic standoff between Turkey and 10 Western embassies including the US

  • Iran's top diplomat said Thursday that an agreement to revive his country's nuclear deal with world powers was "within reach"...

    The talks resumed on Monday after Iran paused them in June after the election of ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi.

    European diplomats had warned that they would assess the "seriousness" of Iran's position in the next 48 hours.

  • Chief Executive of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Air Marshal Arshad Malik announced that the PIA will start direct flights from...

    Currently, Iran Air operates a flight a week from Tehran to Karachi and vice versa.

    There are reports that Mahan Iran Airlines will resume flights from Tehran and Mashad to Lahore.

  • The Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) has joined the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), a network of 100...

    The network is pursuing a better global response and delivery of the Paris and Glasgow climate agreements, said the bank.

    Qatar has the highest GDP per capita in the Arab world due to its small population.

  • Kuwait Theater Festival is a civilizational platform that contributes to the development of the cultural and theatrical movement in Kuwait,...

    The 21st edition of the festival opened on Wednesday under the patronage of Kuwait's Minister of Information and Culture Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi.

    The festival features eight performances and a symposium dealing with the experimentalism in Kuwaiti theater and ethics in the festival.

  • Bahrain has stressed the importance of establishing a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass...

    Bahrain signed Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Convention on the Prohibition of Biological Weapons in 1988.

    Bahrain's representative to the UN says every country has a right to pursue nuclear programs for peaceful means.

  • Saudi Arabia's Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdulrahman Al-Fadley has signed a cooperation agreement with the United Nations Convention...

    A Global Initiative targets reducing land degradation by 50 percent by 2040.

    The initiative also aims increased storing of carbon in soil and to realize food security.