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Saudi Arabia drives growth across MEA commercial property markets

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s commercial real estate sector is witnessing an upturn as the Kingdom’s plan to diversify its economy continues to drive demand within the overall property market, according to

Accor to run new tourist resort in Saudi Arabia Eastern Province

RIYADH: A new tourist resort is set for the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia after the Tourism Development Fund signed a memorandum of understanding with two developers. The agreement will see 440

Ukraine confirms its troops withdrawal from Soledar

KYIV: Ukrainian forces have conducted an organized retreat from a town in the eastern region of the Donbas, an official said Wednesday, in what is a rare but modest battlefield triumph for the

Netflix drops trailer of series on women navigating 1980s Kuwait

LONDON: Netflix released on Wednesday the trailer for “The Exchange,” the new Kuwaiti series that focuses on the challenges faced by women in the male-dominated stock market of the 1980s. The drama

US reroutes $72M in aid for wages for Lebanese army, police

BEIRUT: The United States is rerouting $72 million of America’s assistance to Lebanon to help the country’s cash-strapped government boost wages of its soldiers and police officers, the US ambassador

UN Palestinian refugee agency seeks $1.6 bn

Geneva: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, appealed Tuesday for $1.6 billion for its work in 2023, as it struggles to overcome chronic budget shortfalls.

Olympic skateboarders set for Street and Park World Championships at

SHARJAH: The world’s best skateboarders have pledged to put on a “spectacular show” at the Street 2022 and Park 2022 World Championships at Aljada Skate Park in Sharjah, which act as qualifiers for

Cost-of-living crisis stands as the biggest threat to UAE businesses:

RIYADH: The global cost-of-living crisis poses the largest threat to businesses in the UAE in the coming two years, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2023. Sustained high

Irish deputy PM presses Iran to release dual national

LONDON: Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister Micheal Martin has called on Iran to release an Irish citizen arrested during anti-regime protests last year. Bernard Phelan, 64, was detained on Oct. 3 for

Iran arrests three female journalists amid protests: reports

TEHRAN: Iranian authorities have arrested three female journalists in the past two days, local media said Monday, amid months of protests triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. Iran has

UAE-Israel trade hits record high to reach $2.56bn in 2022

RIYADH: Bilateral trade between the UAE and Israel more than doubled in 2022 after the countries signed a free trade agreement in May to reduce tariffs on the majority of goods. “Trade in goods

Algeria offers visas on arrival to tourists

RIYADH: In a bid to boost its tourism sector, Algeria will issue visas on arrival to tourists heading to its south, a document from the country’s Interior Ministry showed. The move aims to revive its

Saudi dairy giant Almarai’s net profit increases 12.5% to $453m in

CAIRO: Saudi dairy giant, Almarai, recorded a 12.5 percent increase in net profit to SR1.7 billion ($453 million) in 2022, compared to SR1.5 billion recorded the previous year, driven by bakery and

Israel PM removes top minister over court ruling

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu removed a top minister from office Sunday, a statement said, following a Supreme Court ruling against Aryeh Deri’s appointment which has shaken

Iran minister orders probe into sexual assault of teen footballers

TEHRAN: Iran’s sports minister has ordered a probe into allegations of sexual assault targeting teenagers at a football academy in the country’s northeast, state media reported Saturday. “A former

Indian Imports Help Russia Ride Out EU-Enforced Price Cap On Crude Exports

Louis Vuitton presents new collection to Arabic song

DUBAI: French luxury brand Louis Vuitton this week presented its menswear fall/winter 2023 collection at Paris Fashion Week, with background music featuring the hit Arabic song “Basbousa,” by

‘King of Oud’ — the inimitable Farid Al-Atrash

DUBAI: As his fingers swept over the 11 strings of his oud, the late Syrian-Egyptian composer and singer Farid Al-Atrash healed broken hearts and inspired beautiful love stories. Al-Atrash, dubbed

Germany expects further Iran sanctions at EU foreign ministers meeting

BERLIN: European Union foreign ministers are expected to agree further sanctions targeting members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps at their meeting in Brussels on Monday, a spokesperson for the

US superstar Jennifer Lopez steps out in Lebanese designer heels

DUBAI: It is safe to say that Jennifer Lopez is a fan of Lebanese designer Andrea Wazen’s creations. The 53-year-old singer and actress wore the designer’s Double Jeu platforms in white during an

Global markets: Stocks set for weekly loss as rate rise worries

TOKYO/LONDON: Global stocks were set for their first weekly loss of the year so far, as a rally driven by hopes of China fueling a global economic recovery was tempered by central bankers vowing to

Davos session on Saudi transformation

Arabian Post Staff The rapid economic transformation of Saudi Arabia and its global role in bringing near-term stability while driving long-term transformation was the subject of a high-level panel on the third day of the World Economic Forum at Davos. The session, titled “Saudi Arabia’s Transformation in a Changing Global Context”, featured four speakers from the Kingdom who offered their insights on how Saudi’s strategic investments, geopolitical […]

Saudi desalination firm increases daily production to 6.3 mcm

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Saline Water Conversion Corp. has achieved a new milestone by increasing its daily production from 5.9 million cubic meters to 6.3 mcm of desalinated water, according to a

Actress Mandy Moore to star in new series co-created by Ramy Youssef

DUBAI: US singer-actress Mandy Moore and Egyptian American actor Ramy Youssef are set to star in an animated series for Amazon titled “#1 Happy Family USA,” which Youssef co-created. Youssef took to