A dirham and a dream: Matthews Southwest’s Jay French on future of UAE real estate
From an institutional investor-based viewpoint, it is becoming of interest more now than it ever has been. And that's a credit to what they've been able to build from a critical mass point of view, said French.
Fighting in Syria’s Daraa displaces 38,000: UN
Clashes between the two sides since late July have marked the biggest challenge yet to the Russian-brokered deal that returned the southern province to government control
Abu Dhabi’s IHC looks at ‘few billion dollars’ deals
International Holding Co (IHC), Abu Dhabi’s largest conglomerate, is looking at acquisitions of various companies in different sectors.
Despite economic crisis, Lebanon to reopen schools
Rights groups have decried an “education catastrophe”, with more than a million children in Lebanon out of school since the country’s Covid-19 outbreak began in February last yearIraq seeks role as mediator with regional summit
The meeting in Baghdad on Saturday seeks to give Iraq a "unifying role" to tackle the crises shaking the regionPrices at pump soar in Lebanon after new subsidy cut
The cost of hydrocarbon fuels in Lebanon has now roughly tripled in the two monthsIran Covid deaths at new daily high as curbs lifted
The ministry said the deaths of 684 people in the past 24 hours brought the total number of fatalities to 102,038Tackling Covid, reviving economy priorities: Raisi
More than 16.3 million people out of Iran’s 83 million inhabitants have been given a first vaccine dose, but only 5.4 million have received the second,Facebook to offer business loans in India
Facebook has announced that it will join hands with an online Indian lending firm to help provide loans to small domestic businesses in order to lure more businesses to advertise on its platform.Death toll crosses 2,000 in quake-stricken Haiti
The quake also injured at least 12,268 people and damaged or destroyed tens of thousands of buildings in the Caribbean nation
Probiotics can save corals from effects of climate change
A new study by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro shows probiotics to be helpful protagonists in boosting coral health and preventing mortality.US to announce Covid vaccine booster campaign
US officials are considering whether a third dose should be the same type of vaccine as a person's first twoGCC airlines may continue to fly into losses
In 2020, airlines lost around $370 billion globally, while airports and air navigation services providers lost $115 billion and $13 billion, respectively.Firefighters battle second day of blazes near Jerusalem
Police and local officials "began evacuating hundreds of families" from communities on the western outskirts of Jerusalem
A lot is at stake for poor in Tunisia
The country's economy is witnessing deterioration as sources of income decline, unemployment rises to 18 percent and rising debt necessitates a loan from the IMF.
Katy Perry unveils shoe range inspired by trip to Egypt
The pop diva visited Egypt in 2019 to celebrate her 35th birthday, and seems have taken inspiration from this.
Saudi customs seize drugs at port
Alert officials of Saudi customs prevented an attempt to bring in contraband drugs into the kingdom at Jeddah Islamic Port, seizing 1.6 million Captagon pills.
Saudi handouts, to poor, leap to $27bn
Saudi Arabia has paid nearly $27 billion, since 2017, in monthly handouts to low-income families, facing the unintended effects of reforms.
Israel requires Covid tests for children
Israel already requires children aged 12 and over to be tested for Covid in order to enter many public places
Dubai hotels may work full capacity
Under new Covid-19 directions for tourism sector, the number of participants in community events has been increased to 2,500 for indoor activities and 5,000 for outdoor functions with no mandatory vaccination.
$600m crypto theft case about to be solved?
DeFi platform Poly Network said on Twitter on Wednesday that the threat actor or actors had already returned cryptocurrency worth $4.77 million.
Dana Gas reports $139m net profit in H1
Dana Gas, the UAE-based energy producer, is out of woods with a big rise in its net profit to $139 million in the first half of this year.
Dubai ropes in Hollywood stars for new tourism drive
Jessica Alba and Zac Efron are part of Dubai’s latest tourism campaign as it eyes global travel recovery and growth.
