ABU DHABI: Musalia Mudavadi, Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs of Kenya, has visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi.
During their visit, Prime Cabinet Secretary Mudavadi and his delegation tour…
RAS AL KHAIMAH: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, emphasised that strengthening strategic industrial relations and partnerships is a key pillar in the emirate’s plans to diversify its economy, sol…
WASHINGTON: Astronomers have discovered a new star that is 30 times larger than the sun and could force a major rethink of stellar evolution theorie, according to Space.com, NASA, Space Exploration and Astronomy News.
The star, designated J0524-0336 …
ABU DHABI: The Ministry of Interior, in collaboration with government entities, federal and local agencies, and private sector institutions, hosted a meeting to launch the tenth edition of the Future Services Diploma.
The programme is organised by th…
ABU DHABI: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable of condolences to His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, over the passing of former Prime Minister Zaid Samir al-Rifai.
His…
ABU DHABI: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), in coordination with the National Guard – National Search and Rescue Centre (NSRC), has conducted a medical evacuation for a critically injured person following a severe car accident while being with …
SHARJAH: The Sharjah Finance Department (SFD), in collaboration with the Arab Administrative Development Organisation (ARADO), launched the third edition of the Sharjah Award for Public Finance. The award aims to promote a culture of excellence in Ara…
DUBAI: Watania International Holding PJSC (DFM: WATANIA; ‘WIH’ or the ‘Company’), reported today a net profit of AED 7.9 million as part of its preliminary consolidated results for the first half of 2024 ended 30 June.
Financial Updates (H1 2024):
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ABU DHABI: Initial public offerings (IPOs) in the UAE markets raised US$890 million in the second quarter (Q2) of this year, according to a recent economic report.
The PwC Middle East’s latest IPO+ Watch said that notable IPOs in the second quarter i…
BEIJING: China’s Central Bank announced an increase in the relending quota for the agricultural sector and small enterprises located in 12 provincial-level regions that have been ravaged by floods.
According to Xinhua, the relending quota will expand…
ALGIERS: Algeria’s economic recovery is strengthening and its gross domestic product (GDP), which increased by 3.6 percent in 2022 and 4.2 percent in 2023, is set to be 4.0% in 2024 and 3.7% in 2025, according to the African Development Bank Group’s C…
AMMAN: The Jordanian economy offered 95,342 job opportunities in 2023 compared with 89,500 in 2022, Minister of Government Communication Muhannad Al-Mubaideen said.
Mubaideen said during the Government Communication Forum that the increase entails a …
