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UAB net profit up by 50% for H1

Total assets increase by 11 percent.

TSMC Q2 profit up 60%

TSMC is the world's largest contract maker of chips.

ADNOC shifts OMV stake to XRG

XRG is ADNOC's wholly-owned international investment company.

SIB H1 net profit $189m

The bank's total assets increased by $1.49 billion.

TSMC’s H1 revenue up 40 percent

Robust demand for AI technology behind the surge.
  • Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Tehran: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

    "The residence of Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political office of Hamas Islamic Resistance, was hit in Tehran, and as...

    Haniyeh arrived in Tehran on Tuesday to attend the inauguration of Iran's new President Masoud Pezeshkian in parliament

    Tuesday's swearing-in ceremony came amid concerns of war between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah following a Saturday rocket attack on the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights

  • Israel says ‘eliminated’ Hizbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut strike

    "Fuad Shukr was the commander responsible for the Majdal Shams massacre, in which 12 children were murdered after Hizbollah fired...

    He was responsible for the majority of Hizbollah's most advanced weaponry, including precise-guided missiles, cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, and UAVs, Israeli military said

    While Israel wanted to end hostilities without any wider war with Hizbollah, its forces were ready for "any scenario, Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said

  • Israel army says 9 soldiers held over suspected abuse of detainee

    The Israeli military said Monday nine soldiers were being held in a case of suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee...

    Israel's military has said its detention conditions are in line with international law

    Several far-right Israelis, on hearing of the soldiers' detention, rushed towards Sde Teiman to show support

  • Hamas says Netanyahu ‘stalling’ ceasefire deal with new terms

    A source with knowledge of the talks said last week that Israel's return with extra demands was "a recurring theme"...

    The statement came after Egyptian, Qatari and US mediators met with Israeli negotiators in Rome on Sunday as international pressure for a ceasefire grows

    US President Joe Biden outlined in late May what he called an Israeli initiative for a truce and hostage release deal, and this has become the basis for subsequent talks

  • Iran’s Khamenei formally grants Pezeshkian presidential powers

    In a message read by the director of Khamenei's office, he said: "I endorse the vote (for) the wise, honest,...

    The endorsement ceremony was held in the capital Tehran in the presence of senior Iranian officials and foreign diplomats, and broadcast on state TV

    Following the event, acting president Mohammad Mokhber handed over official responsibilities to 69-year-old Pezeshkian

  • Israel vows retaliation after rocket kills 12 youths in occupied Golan Heights area

    Israel's security cabinet on Sunday authorized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to decide on the "manner and timing" of a...

    Israel's military said Hezbollah fired the rocket from Lebanon, hitting a football pitch in the Druze town of Majdal Shams and killing the youngsters, between 10 and 20 years

    Hezbollah strongly denies involvement while the US and Israel pinned blame on Hezbollah. EU is pitching for an independent investigation into the incident

  • Gaza mediators, Israel spy chief to meet in Rome: Egypt media

    "A four-way meeting between Egyptian officials and their American and Qatari counterparts, in the presence of Israel's intelligence chief, will...

    Egypt, along with Qatar and the United States, has been involved in months of mediation efforts aimed at ending the Israel-Hamas war

    The proposed truce deal would be linked to the release of hostages held by Gaza fighters in exchange for Palestinian captives held in Israel

  • UAE urges ‘temporary international mission’ for post-war Gaza

    Washington has said repeatedly that it opposes post-war government of Gaza by either Israel or Hamas and has called for...

    It came after Arab heads of state called at a summit in May for the deployment of UN peacekeepers across the occupied Palestinian territories, an idea strongly opposed by Israel

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said little about his plans for post-war Gaza, but he wants Israel to retain control of security matters

  • Palestinian and Jewish protesters stage rare peace march

    Chanting "yes, to peace, yes, to a deal", hundreds of Palestinian and Jewish Israelis marched noisily through Tel Aviv on...

    Their agenda starts with a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, but ultimately, they want to reboot Palestinian-Israeli relations,

    According to activists and watchdogs, Palestinian citizens of Israel have struggled to get authorization for anti-war protests

  • Netanyahu, Biden to meet on elusive Gaza deal

    Joe Biden will press Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to seal a Gaza ceasefire deal, despite the US president's shock election...

    Relations between Biden and Netanyahu are tense over Israel's conduct in the war

    Netanyahu's fiery speech to Congress sparked rowdy protests